Fritz Kreisler Playing Chausson Poem - Part 1

[violin031]

Thanks much!

[windstorm1000]

If Kreisler didn't play violin he could had another career as a movie star or model--he's easily the best looking performer/composer of all time. You can see this in this picture of him in his later years.

[warandcheese]

@windstorm1000 thank providence he became a musician!!!!!!!!!!!

[valdengo1]

well...good or bad, I never thought this recording existed..I like hearing Fritz do this, for sentimental reasons

[kevaughn1030]

the sun doesn't set on intonation. if one thinks the old masters recordings sound terrible, it reveals more about them and their inability to connect with the higher order musical ideas that transpire through their playing

[pingsters]

Kriesler did say that if he was ever to be heard playing on the radio, one would know he was nearing the end of his career... but what soul!

[robotnik77]

Too bad this is Kreisler past his prime, and after being run over by a truck while

absent-mindedly crossing the street. I'd loved to have heard him play this in his vigor and strength, say early 40's. I can only imagine the power and lyricism. This piece was perfect for his style. Once he played it in Paris; his colleague, Jacques Thibaud was so overcome, he stood in the audience and before he could catch himself, gushed audibly, "Ohhh....que magnifique!!'

[maxreger100]

This is VERY late in his career, after his automobile accident--a time when he was pushed by his aggressive wife to keep performing, DO NOT judge Kreisler by any of the recordings from the late 40's--early 50's. His contemporaries were very saddened to hear him still performing. Rather tragic actually.

[windstorm1000]

@maxreger100 what happened? did the car accident alter his hands/arms, eye coordination???

[maxreger100]

@windstorm1000 He's 73 here. Most violinists--with the exception of Milstein--lose a great deal of control by this age. (Even Heifetz retired at 72) Plus, the accident naturally brought on even more debilitation.

My father, a top violinist, heard him play at Carnegie Hall in 1950 and was forever saddened by the spectacle.

[lovesGenet]

Must had a lotta charm cuz he sounds inept. All te geysers who read Schoenberg on pianists think these old timers got something. Yeah bad training and no fooking technique. Players ARE BETTER NOW MAYBE MORE MATERIALISTIC AND COOKIE CUTTER BUT BETTER THAN ANYONE OF THESE DUDES EXCEPT HOFM,ANN HEIFETZ LHEVINNE AND A FEW OTHER GENIUSES . SUCH STUPID STUFF PEOPLE POST HERE JUST SHOWS THEY READ & DONT THINK!!!

[chessmeister]

@lovesGenet What an ignorant think to say

[lovesGenet]

I can't believe how bad is K.'s intonation. Heifetz really changed the world.before 1920 violin playing must have been really awful.The older players all except Sarasate on rec sound pretty awful.Joachim the worst of all.Hubay was young but ...yuck!

[assa123assa123]

@lovesGenet show us what you can do on the violin (maybe write some music?), stupid punk )

[Simsonsimsons]

This violin concert is a except great in its way. Wonderful flowed bows, fantastic melodies. Chausson was a espacially master of the composers.

[violin614]

I can't think how this can be improved on, musically. But Kreisler is about the only one on youtubes, playing this, to which i feel i can say this.

[lordhenrywotton69]

magic...

[Geigenspiel]

Eine Rundfunkaufnahme aus dem Jahr 1948 mit dem 73jährigen Kreisler. Die geistig-seelische Intensität ist in ihrer Schönheit hypnotisierend, atemberaubend. Der geigentechnische Ablauf sicher, das Vibrato zu früheren Aufnahmen etwas langsamer. Kreisler wurde mit Ole Bull verglichen und dieser wiederum mit Paganini. Eine Größenordnung eigener Art ?