Fritz Kreisler - Adagio from Sonata #1 in G Major (Bach)

[petrof4056]

76 rpm, that's it! thank you Roger!

[TchaikovskyFDR]

@petrof4056 78 i thought

[takhirviolinest]

Si, it's correct speed. Thank you so much.

[paulostroff99]

Lovely playing of this lovely piece!

[SFChristo]

Thanks for posting. Interesting issue about the speeds. Ours says its playing at 78 and my friend who is now 80 grew up with the victrola. And most likely he was listening at slightly incorrect speeds a good bit of the time.

Of course I remember a friend in 1985 with a belt drive 33/45 player and it was about 1/4 step to high in pitch. Drove me crazy because he was always claiming it was correct. Another friend with perfect pitch had to return 2 walkmen because the pitch was so far off.

[closetviolinista]

My favorite adagio.  What strikes me is how Kreisler maintains the musical pulse throughout the movement--a very complex rhythmic structure is coherent and connected in his hands.

[AulicExclusiva]

Such expressive playing, with the most beautiful trills.

[transformingArt]

Thanks for the correct speed. However, one correction - I have a Japanese Victor pressing of this record which is a seperate record rather than a filler side. (Side B of that record is Schon Rosemarin played by Kreisler.)

[Dagarvs]

thanks, Merrihew!

[symfotroll]

Yes, that's the one, thanks so much! Makes all the difference. Now it is actually G minor at a proper pace and we can understand what's going on. Thank you again.