!!!Kreisler, Fritz

Kreisler, Fritz, b. Vienna, Feb. 2, 1875, d. New York (USA), 
Jan. 29, 1962, violin virtuoso. Studied under J.  Hellmesberger jr., 
composed operettas ("Apfelblueten", 1919; "Sissy", 1932), numerous 
cadences, arrangements and works "in the old style" (a musical 
experiment of this kind caused the Vivaldi renaissance). Lived in New 
York 1915-1925, then in Berlin and 1933-1939 in Paris, returned to New 
York in 1940.

!Literature
L. P. Lochner, F. K., 1951 (catalogue of works, 
bibliography); J. Hartnack, Grosse Geiger unserer Zeit, 1968; A. 
Biancolli, F. K., 1998 (catalogue of works, discography).


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