Description

• Composer: Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
• Editor: Eric Wen
• Introduction: Yehudi Menuhin
• Arranger: Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
• Instrumentation: Piano, Violin
• Binding:
• ISBN: 9780825804076
• Size: 9.0 x 12.0 inches
• Pages: 164

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Description

Edited by Eric Wen. “There is not a violinist alive in this century who does not have the sound of Kreisler’s works in his ear, and indeed, in his heart.” Isaac Stern said those powerful words when shown this collection. This outstanding edition includes original compositions and transcriptions by Kreisler, including his cadenzas, and well-known works loved by audiences and violinists alike. Volume One offers 22 originals and transcriptions, including cadenzas.

Works:

• Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
• Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
• Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy) (1905)
• Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow) (1905)
• Schön Rosmarin (1905)
• Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven (1915)
• La gitana (1917)
• Variations on a Theme by Corelli (In the style of Tartini) (1910)
• Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane (in the style of Couperin) (1910)
• Sicilienne & Rigaudon (In the Style of Francoeur) (1910)
• Praeludium and Allegro (in the Style of Pugnani) (1910)
• Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) (from Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice) (1913)
• Rondo (from Mozart’s Serenade in D Major (“Haffner”)) (1913)
• Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words) (1913)
• Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E Minor (1914)
• Danse espagnole in E Minor (Granados’ Spanish Dance No. 5) (1915)
• Tango in D Major (1927)
• Danse espagnole (from de Falla’s “La Vida Breve”) (1926)
• 3 Cadenzas for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major (1928)
• Cadenza for Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major (1928)
• Cadenza for Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 (1936)