Fritz Kreisler chose to record his String Quartet in A minor fourteen years after composing it, playing first violin himself.
Composition History
Fritz Kreisler's String Quartet in A minor, an ambitious and chromatic work, was written during the First World War.
Recording & Production
The short pieces on this album were recorded in Berlin in February 1930 with Michael Raucheisen, an exceptional pianist and master accompanist, at the piano.
Compositional Technique
Fritz Kreisler was known for his ability to compose in various musical styles, allowing him to present his own compositions as works by Baroque composers for over thirty years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fritz Kreisler refined his gift for harmony and counterpoint through composition lessons with Anton Bruckner and Léo Delibes at the Vienna and Paris conservatories.
Composer Biography
Fritz Kreisler's violin writing is always idiomatic, and his cadenzas for concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms are considered among the most imaginative for the instrument.
Composer Biography
Fritz Kreisler, a renowned violinist, was also the last of the 'violinist-composers,' continuing a tradition that began with Corelli and Vivaldi.
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