Kreisler - Violin Music | Nimbus NI2529

Kreisler - Violin Music

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Label: Nimbus

Cat No: NI2529

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 4

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 5th January 2009

Contents

Artists

Oscar Shumsky
Milton Kaye
William Wolfram

Artists

Oscar Shumsky
Milton Kaye
William Wolfram

About

Fritz Kreisler was a dominant influence during my formative years. There is little doubt of it in my mind. From the time I was five years old, I was trundled back and forth to the Philadelphia Academy of Music, where I heard many of the famous violinists of the '20s, and was fascinated by them. However, it was always Kreisler who left me with a special afterglow that stayed on and on. His glorious sound engraved itself in my mind's ear and indeed never left it. The dignity of the man and the nobility of his performances were equally unforgettable. Kreisler records were favourites in my home; I listened to the old Red Seal Victor 78 rpms with great eagerness and often committed his recorded pieces to memory before the music became available to me. This faculty for rapid memorization played a part in a subsequent meeting with Kreisler...

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