Itzhak Perlman plays Fritz Kreisler [3 CD set]

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FRITZ KREISLER
Itzhak Perlman plays Fritz Kreisler [3 CD set]
Itzhak Perlman (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano)

[ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 3 CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 1 October 2015

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"He was an incredibly intimate artist," said Itzhak Perlman of Fritz Kreisler in an interview with The Strad magazine, "For me, he was best in violin-and-piano repertoire". Perlman pays tribute to the great Viennese violinist with these three albums of delightful short pieces

"The Kreisler Album represents the lighter side of Itzhak Perlman's repertoire and admirably displays the performer's consummate showmanship and charm. While Kreisler's lush Viennese style is an acquired taste -- sometimes too crowded with portamentos and euphonious thirds and sixths to please everyone -- the music is nevertheless highly sophisticated in technique and sparkling enough to appeal as pure entertainment, and it need not be regarded as a guilty pleasure. Perlman relishes the opportunity to play with the open sound and light bowing effects Kreisler's effervescent music requires; and with his accompanist Samuel Sanders, he gives a fairly complete picture of the old master's work in all its manifestations. Kreisler's original compositions, such as the Caprice Viennois and the Liebesleid, are presented alongside his arrangements of Romantic miniatures from Dvorák, Chopin, and Schumann, and several of his pastiches in older styles, such as the Tempo Di Menuetto in the Style of Pugnani and Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur. " (AllMusic.com)

Tracks:

CD 1: Compositions and arrangements including
Caprice viennois, Op.2
Schon Rosmarin
Slavonic Dance In E Minor, Op.46 No.2 (Dvorak)
Liebesfreud

CD 2: Arrangements including
The Devil's Trill
Dancing Doll
Hungarian Dance (Brahms)
Londonderry Air

CD 3: transcriptions including
Andante cantabile (Tchaikovsky)
Serenade from Frasquita (Lehar)
Molly on the Shore (Grainger)
Toy Soldier's March