List of compositions by Fritz Kreisler

Below is a list of compositions by Fritz Kreisler sorted by genre.

Fritz Kreisler

Original compositions

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External audio
  You may listen to Fritz Kreisler's Liebesfreud - (Love's Joy) and Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) performed by Fritz Kreisler on violin in 1943 here on archive.org

Operetta

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  • Apple Blossoms, operetta / musical (1919); music also by Victor Jacobi
  • Lisa, operetta in 3 Acts (published 1969)
  • Rhapsody, operetta / Musical (1944)
  • Sissy, singspiel in 2 Acts (1932)

Movie songs

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Vocal

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  • The Bonnie Earl O'Moray (published 1917); lyrics by Reinhold von Warlich
  • Cradle Song (published 1915); based on Caprice Viennois
  • Drei Nachtgesänge (Three Night Songs) (published 1921); on poems of Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
  • Leezie Lindsay (published 1917); lyrics by Reinhold von Warlich
  • Love Comes and Goes (published 1934); based on Liebesleid; lyrics by Geraldine Farrar
  • Madly in Love (published 1936); lyrics by Dorothy Fields
  • The Old Sweet Song, duet for soprano and baritone (or tenor) (published 1915); based on Caprice Viennois; lyrics by J. Kilp
  • O salutaris hostia (published 1916); after Louis Couperin; lyrics by Alice Mattullath
  • O sanctissima (published 1916); freely adapted from a melody by Arcangelo Corelli; lyrics by Alice Mattullath
  • The Praise of Islay (published 1917); lyrics by Reinhold von Warlich
  • The Shepherd's Madrigal (published 1937); lyrics by Geraldine Farrar
  • Stars in My Eyes (published 1936); lyrics by Dorothy Fields
  • The Whole World Knows, a Viennese Love Song (published 1934); based on Caprice Viennois; lyrics by Geraldine Farrar

Piano

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  • Liebesfreud (Love's Joy) (published 1911)
  • The Old Refrain, Viennese popular song (published 1919)
  • Petit valse (published 1927)

String quartet

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  • String Quartet in A minor (premiered 1919; published 1921)

Cello and piano

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  • Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini (published 1910)
  • Andantino in the Style of Martini (published 1910)
  • Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin (published 1910)
  • Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francœur (published 1910)

Solo violin

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  • Austrian Imperial Hymn Gott erhalte unseren Kaiser (published 1915)
  • Recitative and Scherzo-Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 6 (published 1911)
  • Study on a Choral in the style of Johann Stamitz (published 1930)

Original cadenzas

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Violin and orchestra

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  • Violin Concerto in C major in the style of Vivaldi (also arranged for violin and piano - see below)

(I. Allegro energico ma non troppo; II. Andante doloroso; III. Allegro molto)

Violin and piano

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Title Publ.
date
Remarks
Allegretto in the style of Boccherini 1910 falsely attributed to Luigi Boccherini
Allegretto in the style of Porpora 1913 falsely attributed to Nicola Porpora
Andantino in the style of Martini 1910 falsely attributed to Giovanni Battista Martini
Aubade Provençale in the style of Couperin 1911 falsely attributed to Louis Couperin
Aucassino and Nicolette, Medieval Canzonetta 1917  
Berceuse Romantique (Romantic Slumber-song), Op. 9 1916  
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 1910  
Cavatina 1933  
Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the style of Couperin 1910 falsely attributed to Louis Couperin
La Chasse, Caprice in the style of Cartier 1911 falsely attributed to Jean Baptiste Cartier
Concerto in C major in the style of Vivaldi 1927 falsely attributed to Antonio Vivaldi; also for violin and string orchestra with organ ad lib.
Episode 1965  
Fantasie   written in 1883; unpublished
La Gitana 1917 Arabo-Spanish gypsy song of the 18th century
Grave in the style of W.F. Bach 1911 falsely attributed to Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Gypsy Caprice 1927  
Liebesfreud (Love's Joy) 1905 No. 1 of Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen; falsely attributed to Joseph Lanner[1]
Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) 1905 No. 2 of Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen; falsely attributed to Joseph Lanner[1]
Malagueña 1937  
Marche Miniature Viennoise (Miniature Viennese March) 1925  
Menuet in the style of Porpora 1910 falsely attributed to Nicola Porpora
Polichinelle (Sérénade) 1917  
Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani 1910 falsely attributed to Gaetano Pugnani
La Précieuse in the style of Couperin 1910 falsely attributed to Louis Couperin
Preghiera in the style of Martini 1911 falsely attributed to Giovanni Battista Martini
Retrospection 1945 from String Quartet in A minor
Romance, Op. 4 1910  
Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven 1915 based on an unused theme by Beethoven, from the rejected final movement of the Wind Octet in E-flat major (1793), later used as theme in the Rondò for violin and piano in G major WoO 41[2] - dedicated to Mischa Elman (1905)
Scherzo 1945 from String Quartet in A minor
Scherzo in the style of Dittersdorf 1910 falsely attributed to Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Schön Rosmarin 1905 No. 3 of Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen; falsely attributed to Joseph Lanner[1]
Shepherd's Madrigal 1927 old German (18th century) melody
Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the style of Francœur 1910 falsely attributed to François Francœur
Song, Op. 7    
Syncopation 1926  
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 1910  
Tempo di Minuetto in the style of Pugnani 1938 falsely attributed to Gaetano Pugnani
Toy Soldier's March 1917  
Variations on a Theme by Corelli in the style of Tartini 1910 falsely attributed to Giuseppe Tartini
Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta 1948  

Transcriptions and arrangements

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Piano trio

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  • "Farewell to Cucullain" (The Londonderry Air), traditional tune arranged for violin, cello and piano by Kreisler and his brother, Hugo, a cellist (published 1922)

Violin and orchestra

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  • Concerto in one movement after Paganini's Violin Concerto Op.6, new cadenza / arrangement / re-orchestration of Violin Concerto No.1 in D (E-flat) major, Op. 6, MS 21: I. Allegro Maestoso (published 1936)[3]

Violin and piano

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Original composer Title Publ.
date
Remarks
Albéniz, Isaac Malagueña 1927 original for piano: Op. 165, No. 3
Tango in D major 1927 original for piano: Op. 165, No. 2
Bach, Johann Sebastian Gavotte in E major 1913 original title Gavotte en rondeau from Partita No. 3, BWV1006 for solo violin
Prelude in E major 1913 original from Partita No. 3, BWV1006 for solo violin
Balogh, Ernő Caprice antique 1924  
Dirge of the North 1924  
Brahms, Johannes Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F minor   original for piano 4-hands
Berlin, Irving Blue Skies 1927  
Brandl, Johann The Old Refrain (Du alter Stephansturm) 1905 traditional Viennese popular song
Chaminade, Cécile Sérénade Espagnole   original for piano
Chopin, Frédéric Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33, No. 2 1923 original for piano
Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67, No. 4 1915 original for piano
Corelli, Arcangelo La Folia, Op. 5, No. 12   original for violin and cembalo
Sarabande and Allegretto 1913  
Dawes, Charles Gate Melody in A major (1912) 1912  
Dvořák, Antonín Humoresque 1906 original for piano: Op. 101, No. 7
Indian Lament in G minor 1914 original for violin and piano: Larghetto of Sonatina, Op. 100
Negro Spiritual Melody 1914 from the Largo of the New World Symphony, Op. 95
Songs My Mother Taught Me 1914 original for voice and piano: Když mne stará matka spívat, Op. 55, No. 4
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in G minor 1914 original for piano 4-hands: arranged from Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 2 and Op. 72, No. 1 (ded. Achille Rivarde[4])
Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor 1914 original for piano 4-hands: Op. 72, No. 2
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in G major 1914 original for piano 4-hands: Op. 72, No. 8
Slavonic Fantasie in B minor 1914 original themes from Songs My Mother Taught Me Op. 55 No. 4 and 4 Romantic Pieces Op. 75
Falla, Manuel de Danse espagnole 1926 Danza I (from Act II Scene I) of the opera La vida breve
Foster, Stephen Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) 1925 original for voice and piano
Friml, Rudolf La Danse des demoiselles, Op. 48    
Gärtner, Eduard Aus Wien (Viennese Melody) 1915  
Glazunov, Alexander Sérénade espagnole, Op. 20, No. 2   original for cello and orchestra
Gluck, Christoph Willibald Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) 1913 original from the 1774 version of Orphée et Eurydice
Godowsky, Leopold Nocturnal Tangier   original for piano: from Triakontameron (1919)
Grainger, Percy Molly on the Shore (Irish reel) 1924 original for string quartet or string orchestra
Granados, Enrique Danse espagnole (Spanish Dance No. 5) in E minor 1915 original for piano: No.5 Andaluza from Danzas españolas, Op. 37
Handel, George Frideric Ombra mai fu, Largo   from the opera Serse
Haydn, Joseph Gott erhalte unseren Kaiser 1915 Austrian National Anthem
Hungarian Rondò 1945 original from Piano Trio in G major, Hob.XV:25 'Gypsy'
Heuberger, Richard Midnight Bells 1923 from the operetta Der Opernball (1898)
Hughes, Herbert I saw from the beach (Irish melodies, Vol 6, nº12)   original melody by Thomas Moore, arranged for violin, voice and piano
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Tanzlied des Pierrot 1920 from the opera Die tote Stadt, Op. 12 (1920)
Krakauer, Alexander Im Paradies (Paradise) 1922 Viennese folk-song
Leclair, Jean-Marie Tambourin 1913 original from the Violin Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 9, No. 3 "Tombeau"
Lehár, Franz Serenade from Frasquita 1927 from the operetta Frasquita
Liliuokalani Aloha Oe 1925 Hawaiian melody
Logan, Frederic Knight Pale Moon, Indian Love Song 1923  
Mendelssohn, Felix Lied ohne Worte: May Breezes 1913 original for piano: Op. 62, No. 1 (1844)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Rondo 1913 original for orchestra from the Haffner Serenade, K.250/248b
Ethelbert Nevin The Rosary (1898) 1917  
Owen, Elwyn Invocation    
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan Melody 1923 original for piano: Op. 16, No. 2
Paraphrase on Paderewski's Famous Menuet 1917 original for piano: Op. 14, No. 1
Paganini, Niccolò La Campanella (The Bell), Op. 7   original for violin and orchestra
Caprice No. 13 in B major 1913 original for violin solo
Caprice No. 20 in D major 1913 original for violin solo
Caprice No. 24 in A minor 1913 original for violin solo
Moto Perpetuo in C major, Op. 11   original for violin and orchestra
Le Streghe (The Witches' Dance), Op. 8   original for violin and orchestra
Theme and Variations: I Palpiti, Op. 13   original for violin and orchestra
Theme and Variations: Non più mesta, Op. 12   original for violin and orchestra
Poldini, Ede Poupée valsante (Dancing Doll) 1924 No. 2 from Marionettes, 7 Piano pieces
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Daisies   original for voice and piano: Маргаритки, Op. 38, No. 3 (1916)
Polka Italienne   original for piano
Preghiera (Prayer) 1940 original from the Piano Concerto No. 2
18th Variation from Paganini Rhapsody   original for piano and orchestra
6 Romances, Op. 4: No. 3, V molchan'i nochi taynoy (When night descends)   for voice, violin and piano; English version by Edward Agate
6 Romances, Op. 4: No. 4, Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Oh, cease thy singing, Maiden fair)   for voice, violin and piano; English version by John McCormack
15 Romances, Op. 26: No. 7, K detyam (To the children)   for voice, violin and piano; English version by Rosa Newmarch
15 Romances, Op. 26: No. 10, U moyego okna (Before my window)   for voice, violin and piano; English version by Rosa Newmarch
Rameau, Jean-Philippe Tambourin 1913 from the opera Les fêtes d'Hébé
Ravel, Maurice Habanera (Rapsodie espagnole: 2nd movt.) 1928  
Renk, Fritz To a Pickaninny 1924  
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Fantasy on Two Russian Themes, Op. 33   original for violin and orchestra: Фантазиа на русские темы
Song of India (Chanson hindoue) (1897) 1919 from the Opera Sadko
Hymn to the Sun 1919 from the Opera Le Coq d'Or
No.1 Danse orientale 1922 from Scheherazade
No.2 Chanson arabe 1922 from Scheherazade
Roeder, Edward Wooden Shoe Dance, Op. 2 1923  
Schelling, Ernest Irlandaise 1928  
Schubert, Franz Ballet Music No. 2 1913 from Rosamunde von Cypern
Impromptu in G-flat major 1913 original for piano: Op. 90, No. 3, D.899
Moment musical in F minor 1913 original for piano: Op. 94, No. 3, D.780
Schumann, Robert Romanze in A major 1913 original for oboe and piano: Op. 94, No. 2
Scott, Cyril Lotus Land 1922 original for piano: Op. 47, No. 1
Tartini, Giuseppe Fugue in A major 1913  
Sonata in G minor "The Devil's Trill"   original for solo violin (with figured bass accompaniment), Violin Sonata in G minor, B.g5; the Cadenza is composed by Kreisler
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Andante cantabile 1925 from String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 (1871)
Chanson sans paroles in F major 1924 original for piano: No. 3 from Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2 (1867)
Humoresque 1926 original for piano: No. 2 from 2 Morceaux, Op. 10 (1871)
Scherzo 192? original for violin piano: No. 2 from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 (1878) -Revised & Edited by Kreisler-
Traditional Farewell to Cucullain (The Londonderry Air) 1922 old Irish melody
Russian Folk Songs (2) 1925 Paraphrase on "Volga Boatman's Song" and "A Folk Song"
Weber, Carl Maria von Larghetto 1913 from Violin Sonata No. 1
Wieniawski, Henryk Caprice in A minor 1913 originally for violin solo or violin duet: No. 4 from 8 Études-Caprices, Op. 18
Caprice in E major "Alla salterella" 1913 originally for violin solo: No. 5 from L'Ecole Moderne, Op. 10

Kreisler as editor

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  NODES
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