Although temperamentally quite different and born a century apart, both Nicol Paganini and Fritz Kreisler enjoyed stellar careers as violin virtuosos, touring widely and thrilling audiences with their astonishing virtuosity and innate showmanship.
1 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7: III. Rondo, la Campanella (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
2 Introduction and Variations in E Flat Major on Non Piu Mesta from Rossini's la Cenerentola, Op. 12, Ms 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
3 Moto Perpetuo, Op. 11, Ms 72 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
4 No. 13 in B Flat Major
5 No. 20 in D Major
6 Le Streghe, Op. 8, Ms 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
7 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in a Minor (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
8 Introduction and Variations in a Major on Di Tanti Palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, Op. 13, Ms 77, I Palpiti (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Although temperamentally quite different and born a century apart, both Nicol Paganini and Fritz Kreisler enjoyed stellar careers as violin virtuosos, touring widely and thrilling audiences with their astonishing virtuosity and innate showmanship.
