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Kreisler, Fritz
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Fritz Kreisler

(Born; Vienna, 2 Feb 1875; Died; New York, 29 Jan 1962). American violinist and composer of Austrian birth. After study at the Vienna Conservatory and the Paris Conservatoire he toured the USA (1888-9). Real recognition came in 1899, after a concert with the Berlin PO under Nikisch. His London début was in 1902 and in 1910 he gave the première of Elgar's Concerto. He lived in Berlin, 1924-34, and in 1939 settled in the USA, becoming an American citizen in 1943. His last concert was in 1947. Kreisler played with grace, elegance and a sweet, golden tone with a pronounced vibrato. His repertory included brief pieces of his own, some of them semi-pastiche pieces which he initially ascribed to composers such as Tartini and Pugnani, some of them sugary Viennese morsels, all beautifully written to display brilliant, subtle and expressive violin playing.
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