Fritz Kreisler boycotted Germany after the Nazis came to power in 1933 due to their treatment of his fellow Jews, later becoming a French citizen and emigrating to the United States.
Performer Biography
Katya Apekisheva, the pianist on this album, is a prize-winner at the Leeds Piano Competition and has performed with leading orchestras and conductors like Sir Simon Rattle.
Performer Biography
Jack Liebeck, the violinist on this album, made his concerto debut with the Hallé Orchestra at age fifteen and is a professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fritz Kreisler, a virtuoso violinist, began passing off some of his own compositions as works by older composers around 1905, claiming it was "impudent and tactless to repeat my name endlessly on the programmes."
Critical Reception
Fritz Kreisler's deception about his 'Classical Manuscripts' being works by older composers made front-page news worldwide when he admitted they were his own compositions in 1935.
Compositional Technique
Fritz Kreisler's popular pieces, including his 'Classical Manuscripts', reflect his dual talents as a colorist on the violin and as a pianist.
Composer Biography
Fritz Kreisler, born in Vienna in 1875, was a child prodigy who entered the Vienna Conservatory at age seven and won a gold medal by ten.
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