Fritz Kreisler Collection
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Fritz Kreisler Collection1845-1969 (bulk 1910-1955)
Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962
Biographical History for: Fritz Kreisler Collection1845-1969 (bulk 1910-1955)
Biographical Sketch Date Event 1875, Feb. 2 Born in Vienna to Samuel and Anna Kreisler 1882-1885 Studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Joseph Hellmesberger (violin) and Anton Bruckner (harmony and theory) 1885 Won gold medal of the Vienna Conservatory 1885-1887 Studied in Paris with Joseph Lambert Massart (violin) and Léo Delibes (composition) 1887 Won Premier Grand Prix of the Paris Conservatoire 1888, Nov. 9 While on tour with pianist Moriz Rosenthal, made American debut with the Boston Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch 1890-1896 Spent two years at Piaristen Gymnasium to pass his Abitur Took two years of pre-medical training Spent two years as a soldier in the Kaiserjäger Regiment of Austrian army 1896-1898 Frequented the Tonkünstlerverein and Café Grünsteidl in Vienna with Brahms, Joachim, Wolf, Heuberer, and Hellmesberger 1899-1902 Performed in concerts in the United States and throughout Europe and Scandinavia 1902 Nov. Married Harriet Woerz (née Lies) in New York City 1910 Sept. Copyrighted Caprice Viennois, Liebesfreud, Tambourin Chinois, and Liebeslied 1910, Nov. 10 Performed world premiere of Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor, which is dedicated to him 1914 Aug. Served one year as a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army 1915 Published Four Weeks in the Trenches with Macmillan & Company 1917-1919 Retired from performing for money due to American resentment over his service in the Austro-Hungarian army 1919-1935 Performed throughout the world, including the Near and Far East, Scandinavia, Russia, Australia, and South America 1921 Wrote "Music and Life" for The Mentor 1932, Dec. 23 Premiere in Vienna, of his operetta Sissy, the Rose from Bavaria-land 1935, Mar. 3 After Kreisler was questioned by Harold Spivacke about the actual provenance of the Classical Manuscripts, Olin Downes reveals in the New York Times that the series is Kreisler's own original compositions rather than transcriptions 1938 May Awarded the French Legion of Honor; assumed French citizenship (officially granted in May 1939) 1940-1945 Made charitable appearances to benefit organizations such as the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Metropolitan Opera Association Fund, and the Musician's Emergency Fund 1941, Apr. 27 Skull fractured in traffic accident in New York City 1942 Oct. Successful return to concert stage at Carnegie Hall 1944, July 7 Radio debut on the Bell Telephone Hour with the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Voorhees 1947, Nov. 1 Final concert at Carnegie Hall 1949 Jan. Public auction at Parke-Bernet Galleries of Kreisler's rare books, manuscripts, and artifacts earned over $120,000 for the Golden Rule Foundation and Lenox Hill Hospital 1962, Jan. 29 Died, New York City
Scope and Content Note Fritz Kreisler is known predominantly for his artistry as a violinist, particularly in performances of his own transcriptions and cadenzas, but he is also worthy of note as a composer. More than fifty of Kreisler's original compositions are represented in this collection, in sketch, manuscript, or printed form. Holographs of some of Kreisler's most popular compositions, such as Caprice viennois, Liebesfreud, and the Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta, are complemented by his manuscripts of less well-known works, including Drei Nachtgesänge (with poetry by Eichendorff) and his Song, op. 7, for violin and piano. Included among the holographs are several works of the Klassische Manuskripte series, a set of 14 pieces for violin and piano that were thought to be Kreisler's transcriptions of classical works until 1935, when it was revealed that they were his original compositions. Kreisler's Viennese light opera Sissy (1932) is also represented in the collection, both by holograph full scores of most of its individual numbers and by a complete printed vocal score. Approximately 130 of Kreisler's transcriptions are included in the collection, adaptations of works by composers ranging from Corelli to Moussorgsky to Stephen Foster and Percy Grainger. The manuscripts and heavily annotated prints of Kreisler's transcriptions reveal the compositional process through which his characteristic virtuosic sound was achieved. For many such works there are 2 or more manuscript versions to compare with the holograph annotations to the printed edition. The musical manuscripts and printed scores in the collection are by far its largest component, but they are supplemented by a number of Kreisler's personal papers, including correspondence, financial and legal documents, photographs, and honors. There are also various papers relating to Kreisler's violins and bows, and a collection of programs, itineraries, and clippings relevant to his activities as a performer. The papers that journalist Louis Lochner (1887-1975) donated to the Library in 1960 are divided into two categories: those relating directly to Kreisler, and those pertaining to Lochner's 1950 biography, Fritz Kreisler. Kreisler's papers include letters, legal documents, and honors, as well as writings, programs, press releases, and clippings about Kreisler. Lochner's own papers in the collection consist of notes and corrections for his biography, relevant correspondence, and other miscellaneous source material. Claudia Widgery, May 1992
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Music, 1845-1966
Fritz Kreisler is known predominantly for his artistry as a violinist, particularly in performances of his own transcriptions and cadenzas, but he is also worthy of note as a composer. More than fifty of Kreisler's original compositions are represented in this collection, in sketch, manuscript, or printed form. Holographs of some of Kreisler's most popular compositions, such as Caprice viennois, Liebesfreud, and the Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta, are complemented by his manuscripts of less well-known works, including Drei Nachtgesänge (with poetry by Eichendorff) and his Song, op. 7, for violin and piano. Included among the holographs are several works of the Klassische Manuskripte series, a set of 14 pieces for violin and piano that were thought to be Kreisler's transcriptions of classical works until 1935, when it was revealed that they were his original compositions. Kreisler's Viennese light opera Sissy (1932) is also represented in the collection, both by holograph full scores of most of its individual numbers and by a complete printed vocal score. Approximately 130 of Kreisler's transcriptions are included in the collection, adaptations of works by composers ranging from Corelli to Moussorgsky to Stephen Foster and Percy Grainger. The manuscripts and heavily annotated prints of Kreisler's transcriptions reveal the compositional process through which his characteristic virtuosic sound was achieved. For many such works there are 2 or more manuscript versions to compare with the holograph annotations to the printed edition.
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Kreisler as Composer
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Andantino [in the style of Martini]
Act I. No. 4. Letter Song - Nancy & girls
Manuscript full score in ink with blue pencil annotations ; 29 p.
Dance. Act 2.
[As I tread the road that winds]
Ballads from the Scotch minstrelsy New York: Carl Fischer, 1917.
Ballet ; Einlage
Holograph full score in pencil, incomplete ; 11 p.
Burst of melody, A
Manuscript piano-vocal score in ink ; 7 p.
Caprice viennois
Holograph full score in ink with annotations; 13 p.
Holograph full score in pencil ; [12 p.]
[Caprice viennois, op. 2]
Holograph sketches for violin and piano, in pencil ; [6 p.]
Caprice viennois New York: Charles Foley, 1910.
Cavatina
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 8 p.
Chanson Louis XIII
Manuscript score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 6 p.
Concert von Antonio Vivaldi, C-dur
Violin Concerto von Antonio Vivaldi aus dem Manuskript herausgegeben und bearbeitet von Fritz Kreisler
Copyist's score for violin and piano, in ink, 23 p.
Concerto (C dur) von Antonio Vivaldi New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1927.
Cradle song, 1915
Holograph score for voice and orchestra, in ink and pencil ; [6 p.]
[Drei Nachtgesänge]
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 11 p.
Vier Nachtgesänge von Fritz Kreisler
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil with red and blue pencil annotations ; 9 p.
Episode
Fantasie für Violine mit Klavier
Holograph score for violin and piano, and violin part, in ink ; 13 p.
Farewell to Cucullain (Londonderry Air) New York: Charles Foley, 1922.
Follow thy star
Ozalid of holograph score for violin and piano, incomplete ; 2 p.
French song
Ghasel
Manuscript piano-vocal score in ink with pencil alterations and annotations ; 6 p.
Vier Nachtgesänge. IV. Ghasel (Gottfried Keller)
Manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil ; 6 p.
Gitana, La
Holograph full score in pencil with annotations ; 19 p.
Grave [in the style of Wilhelm] Friedemann Bach
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 3 p.
Copyist's organ score in ink with violin part written in pencil ; 2 p.
Gypsy caprice
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink, incomplete ; 6 p.
[Heut vor fünf und zwanzig Jahr]
Holograph piano-vocal sketches in pencil ; [6 p.]
Irish song
Holograph piano-vocal sketch in pencil ; 6 p.
Klassische Manuskripte Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1910.
Liebes-Walzer
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 7 p.
Liebesfreud
Holograph full score in pencil with annotations ; 22 p.
Coda to Liebesfreud
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 2 p.
[Liebesfreud. Wiener Walzer; arr.]
Manuscript full score in ink with annotations ; 27 p.
Manuscript full score in ink with annotations ; 11 p.
Liebesleid
Changes in Liebesleid
Holograph sketches for violin and piano, in pencil ; 3 p.
Malagueña
Malagueña New York: Charles Foley, 1937.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 11 p.
O Salutaris hostia
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 3 p.
O Sanctissima (freely adapted to a melody by Arcangelo Corelli)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 6 p.
Paraphrase on two Russian folk-songs
Petite valse (after a poem of Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 4 p.
Praeludium - G. Pugnani
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 8 p.
Preludium and allegro.
La précieuse [in the style of Couperin]
Romance
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 5 p.
Dittersdorf "Scherzo"
Scherzo [in the style of Dittersdorf]
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 4 p.
Schön Rosmarin
Schön Rosmarin New York: Charles Foley, 1910, 1938.
Serenata
Holograph sketch for violin and piano, in pencil, incomplete ; 4 p.
Shepherd's madrigal
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 6 p.
Siciliano. Fr. Francoeur
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil, with orange and blue pencil ; 9 p.
Siciliano et rigaudon von François Francoeur
Manuscript score for violin and piano, in ink with pencil annotations ; 7 p.
Sissy Wien: Verlag W. Karczag, 1932.
Duett, Néné und Thurn-Taxis, Akt I
Wiegenlied, Duett (Sissi und Néné), I Akt
Holograph full score in ink with pencil and red pencil annotations ; 17 p.
Duett, Max und Kempen
Holograph full score in ink with annotations ; 33 p.
Sissy, Duett, Max & Kempen
Finale, I Akt
Holograph full (oversize) score in pencil with annotations ; 31 p.
Finale, I Akt, Sissy
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 10 p.
Entre Akt
Duett, Pepi - Kempen, Ite Akt
Holograph full score (oversize) in pencil with annotations ; 21 p.
Ich wär' so gern einmal verliebt
Holograph full score in ink with pencil and red pencil annotations ; 20 p.
II Akt, Lied (Sissy)
Soldatenlied, Max (II Akt)
Liebesleid, Duett Néné & Thurn Taxis, Akt II
Holograph full score (oversize) in pencil ; 26 p.
Duett, Kempen und Pepi, II Akt
Holograph full score in pencil with annotations ; 18 p.
Duett, Max und Sissy, II Akt
II. Akt, Finale
Holograph full score (oversize) in pencil with annotations ; 74 p.
[Sissy. Marsch-Lied]
Holograph full score in ink with annotations ; 29 p.
Sketch in Sissy for an Austrian song ditty
Holograph full score (oversize) in pencil ; [3 p.]
Song, op. 7
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 5 p.
Spanish valse
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil, incomplete ; 8 p.
Stars in my eyes
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 5 p.
Streich-quartett, A-moll
[String quartet. Scherzo burlesco and Finale retrospettivo; arr.]
Holograph score for violin and piano, and violin part, in pencil ; 35 p.
Tambourin chinois
Holograph full score in pencil with annotations ; oblong, 16 p.
Tambourin chinois, op. 3
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 6 p.
Valse, C major
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil, unfinished ; 8 p.
Tartini
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 14 p.
Variations on a theme by Corelli [in the style of Tartini]
Variationen über ein Thema von Corelli
[Variations on a theme by Corelli (in the style of Tartini) ; arr. (Sketch)]
Holograph sketch for violin & organ, in ink ; 2 p.
Viennese love song
Holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil, unfinished ; 6 p.
Rapsodic[sic] fantasietta "alla Viennese" for violin & piano
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 16 p.
Excerpt from Viennes[sic] rhapsodic fantasietta
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 16 p.
[Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta. Excerpt]
Holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil with pasteovers ; [15 p.]
Sketch to Viennese Rapsody
Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta New York: Charles Foley, 1948.
Printed score for violin and piano, and violin part ; 21 p.
Choral study
Gemächliches Walzer tempo
Holograph sketch in pencil, incomplete ; 7 p.
Leclair - Tambourin, D major
Holograph sketch in ink, incomplete ; 2 p.
[Sketchbook]
Bound holograph sketches for violin and piano, in pencil and ink ; 46 p.
[Sketches. Miscellaneous and unidentified]
Holograph sketches mostly in pencil ; 65 p.
Kreisler as Arranger
Compositions Attributed to a Single Composer
Albéniz, Isaac
[España. Tango; arr.]
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Concerto in A minor London: Novello & Co., 1902.
Printed score for violin and piano with extensive alterations in pencil by Kreisler
Violin concerto in D minor
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, and violin part, in ink ; 47 p.
Partita, E major Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1928.
Printed score for violin and piano, and violin part ; 31 p.
Sonaten und Partiten für Violine allein, Heft 1 & 2 Berlin: Ed. Bote & G. Bock, 1908.
Air New York: G. Schirmer, 1904.
Printed score for violin and piano, and violin part ; 3 p.
Suite, E moll [and] Fuge, G moll Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano, with alterations in pencil by Kreisler ; 42 p.
Beethoven, Ludwig van
2 Romanzen London: Augener & Co., n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano, with pencil annotations ; 16 p.
Cavatina in E-flat, op. 130
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, and violin part, in pencil and ink ; 4 p.
Romanzen Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano (11 p.) and violin part (6 p.)
Sonata, op. 47 New York: G. Schirmer, 1894.
Printed score for violin and piano ; [40 p.]
Sonate (komponiert 1803) Leipzig: C. F. Peters, 1931.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 44 p.
Sonate für pianoforte und violine Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 40 p.
Berlin, Irving
Blue skies [arr.]
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano in pencil ; 4 p.
Brahms, Johannes
Choral Prelude: "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen"
Hungarian Dance (after Johannes Brahms) New York: Charles Foley, 1925.
Concert Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.
Printed score for violin, violincello, and piano (47 p.), violin part (23 p.), and violincello part (23 p.)
Walzer New York: Carl Fischer, 1916.
Bruch, Max
Fantasie, op. 46 Berlin: N. Simrock, 1880.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 35 p.
Schwedische Tänze [op. 63]
Bruch holograph violin part in ink ; 12 p.
Chaikovskii, Petr Il'ich
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, op. 35 Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano with extensive Kreisler pasteovers and alterations ; 52 p.
Andante cantabile aus: Quartett op. 11 Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1925.
Printed score for violin and piano, and violin part ; 8 p.
Scherzo, op. 42, no. 2 Leipzig: D. Rahter, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano, and violin part, with extensive pasteovers and alterations ; 16 p.
Chant sans paroles
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 3 p.
Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie
Chaminade
Serenade Espagnole New York: Carl Fischer, 1915.
Printed score for violin and piano, and violin part ; 5 p.
Chausson, Ernest
Poème pour violon et orchestre, op. 25 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1898.
Printed score for violin and piano, with annotations in ink and pencil (17 p.) and manuscript violin part in Kreisler's hand (4 p.)
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek
Mazurka A major
Kreisler holograph sketch in pencil ; 4 p.
Corelli, Arcangelo
La folia
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; [16 p.]
Debussy, Claude
La fille aux cheveux de lin (Extrait des Préludes)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 2 p.
Dvorák, Antonin
[Slavonic dance, op. 46, no. 2, E minor; arr.] Berlin: N. Simrock, 1914.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 7 p.
[Slavonic dance, op. 46, no. 3, G major; arr.] New York: Carl Fischer, 1914.
Songs my mother told me (Gypsy song)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 4 p.
Elgar, Edward
Concerto London: Novello & Co., 1910.
First sketch of violin concerto, 1905
Holograph sketch in pencil ; 4 p. with attachment
Falla, Manuel de
Suite populaire Espagnole pour violon et piano d'après Siete canciones populares Españolas Paris: Max Eschig & Cie, 1925.
Printed score for violin and piano, with pencil annotations ; 24 p.
La Jota, Spanish dance
Manuscript score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil (8 p.) and violin part in Kreisler's hand, in ink (2 p.)
Danse espagnole New York: Carl Fischer, 1926.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 11 p. ; 2 copies
Fernandez-Arbós, Enrique
La Zambra Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1911.
Printed score for violin and piano (15 p.) and violin part (6 p.)
Guajiras Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, [1911].
Printed score for violin and piano (13 p.) and violin part (5 p.), and alternate version of violin solo for performance with orchestra (1 p.)
Tango Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, [1911].
Printed score for violin and piano (12 p.) and violin part (6 p.)
[Trois morceaux de concert, violin & orchestra, op. 6. No. 1, Zambra; arr.]
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 15 p.
Foster, Stephen Collins
Old folks at home (Swanee river)
Kreisler holograph sketches for violin and piano, in pencil and blue pencil ; 10 p.
Gaertner, Eduard
Viennese melody New York: Charles Foley, 1915, 1943.
Printed score for violin and piano with alterations in ink (3 p.) and violin part (1 p.)
Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Melodie Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1913.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 3 p.
Godowsky, Leopold
Orientale
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, and violin part, in ink ; [5 p.]
Larghetto lamentoso [and] Viennese New York: Carl Fischer, 1916.
Printed score for violin and piano ; [14 p.]
Granados y Campiña, Enrique
Spanish dance
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 6 p.
Gretchaninoff, Alexandr
2me sonate pour violon et piano
Holograph[?] score for violin and piano (47 p.) and vioin part (18 p.)
Haydn, Joseph
Hungarian rondo (Rondo all'ungarese)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, and violin part, in ink ; 8 p.
Trio I Boston: Boston Music Company, n.d.
Printed score for violin, violoncello, and piano (19 p.), violin part (7 p.), and violoncello part (5 p.)
Hellmesberger, Josef, Sr.
Sechs Cadenzen Wien: Universal Edition, n.d.
Printed violin I part (17 p.) and violin II part (3 p.)
Lalo, Edouard
Symphonie espagnole, pour violon principal & orchestre, op. 21 Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d.
Mendelssohn, Felix
Concerto, op. 64 New York: G. Schirmer, 1895.
Meyer, Konrad Ferdinand
Schnitterlied
Manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil ; 3 p.
Moussorgsky, Modest
Hopak New York: Charles Foley, 1924.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Violin concerto no. 3 (G major)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink (36 p.), and violin part, in pencil (12 p.)
Drittes Konzert (Köchel nr. 216) Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano, with extensive paste-overs and alterations ; 27 p.
Viertes Konzert Leipzig: C. F. Peters, 1910.
Printed score for violin and piano with annotations and alterations ; 24 p.
Concerto #6 (E-flat major) K. 1776
Kreisler holograph full score (42 p.) and violin part (11 p.) in pencil
Violin concerto no. 6, E-flat major (Köchel 268)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 36 p.
[Concertos, violin, no. 3-6. Cadenzas]
Kreisler holograph score for violin, in pencil ; 12 p.
Rondo Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1913.
Printed score for violin and piano (12 p.) and violin part (incomplete)
Konzertante Symphonie
Printed viola part with annotations and paste-overs in pencil ; [12 p.]
Manuscript (violin?) score in pencil in Kreisler's hand ; [2 p.]
Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge
Sketch to Meithy[sic] like a rose
Kreisler holograph sketch for violin, in ink ; 1 p.
Paganini, Nicolò
Kadenz zum letzten Satz des 1. ViolinKonzertes - D
Manuscript violin score in the hand of Wilhelm Schroer ; 2 p.
Konzertstück (1 Satz der Violin Konzert no. 1 D-dur) Neue Ausgabe von Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler holograph full score in pencil ; 88 p.
Concerto in one movement for violin and orchestra [by] Fritz Kreisler New York: Charles Foley, 1936.
Concerto No. 2 (B minor)
Kreisler holograph full score in pencil ; 134 p.
Violin concerto no. 2, B minor
Manuscript score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil (50 p.) and violin part in the hand of Fritz Kreisler, in pencil (12 p.)
Concerto no. 2 Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1909.
Printed score for violin and piano (35 p.) and violin part (19 p.)
Variationen, 24te Caprice
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil, incomplete ; 9 p.
Poldini, Eduard
En voyage (au tour de Vienne)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink over pencil (7 p.) and violin part in pencil (2 p.)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
The alder tree New York: Carl Fischer, 1922.
Printed score for violin and piano (5 p.) with holograph violin obligato part (1 p.)
Preghiera (Prayer) from the 2nd movement of the Piano concerto no. 2
Preghiera New York: Charles Foley, 1940.
To the children Boston: Oliver Ditson, n.d.
Marguerite (Albumleaf) New York: Carl Fischer, 1926.
Oh, cease thy singing maiden fair New York: Carl Fischer, 1922.
Italian polka
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil with red pencil annotations ; 4 p.
Prelude in G minor
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 7 p.
Oh, thou waving field of golden grain New York: Carl Fischer, 1922.
When night descends in silence New York: Carl Fischer, 1930.
Printed piano-vocal score and violin part ; 8 p.
Ravel, Maurice
Pièce en forme de habanera
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 4 p.
Habanera, Third part of Rapsodie Espagnole New York: Carl Fischer, 1928.
Rimskii-Korsakov, Nicolai Andreevich
Hymne au soleil (Sonnen-Hymne) aus der Oper Le coq d'or New York: Carl Fischer, 1919.
Russian fantasy for violin and orchestra
Kreisler holograph full score in pencil ; 43 p.
Fantasie sur des thèmes russes, newly edited and freely arranged by Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 17 p.
Fantasy on Russian themes New York: Carl Fischer, 1929.
Printed score for violin and piano (17 p.) and violin part (7 p.)
Saint-Saëns, Camille
3e concerto pour violon et orchestre Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano with extensive alterations and pasteovers ; 45 p.
Violin concerto, B minor
Kreisler holograph violin part in pencil ; 12 p.
Schubert, Franz
Ave Maria [and] Am Meer Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1909.
Printed score for violin and piano ; 9 p.
[Impromptu, piano, op. 142, no. 2, Ab major; arr.]
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 11 p.
Rondo brillant, für Piano und Violine, op. 70 Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano (24 p.) and violin part (11 p.) with occasional alterations in pencil
Rondo New York: Carl Fischer, 1917.
Schumann, Robert
Fantasie op. 131
[Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 131, C major; arr.]
Kreisler holograph full score in pencil ; 69 p.
Fantasie in C dur
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil with annotations ; 25 p.
Copyist's score for violin and piano (27 p.) and violin part (9 p.), in ink with holograph annotations in pencil
Phantasie in C dur
Copyist's score for violin and piano, in ink with pasteovers ; 25 p.
Sibelius, Jean
Concerto in D minor, op. 47 New York: International Music Company, 1942.
Printed score for violin and piano (36 p.) and violin part (15 p.)
Violin concerto in D minor, op. 47
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink and pencil ; 39 p.
Violinkonzert, D-moll Berlin: Paul Juon, 1933.
Printed violin part with pencil annotations and paste-over in finale ;15 p.
Spohr, Louis
Violin-Konzerte Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano with extensive alterations in pencil ; 22 p.
Strauss, Johann
Man lebt nur einmal. Walzer
Strauss holograph piano score in ink ; 5 p.
Tartini, Giuseppe
Le trille du diable (Teufelstrillersonate)
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; 16 p.
The devil's trill (Le trille du diable) New York: Charles Foley, 1932.
Vieuxtemps, Henri
Zweites Concert, op. 19 Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano with extensive pasteovers and alterations in pencil ; 31 p.
Concerto no. 2, F# minor
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink, incomplete ; 8 p.
Concerto no. 4, D minor
Kreisler holograph full score in pencil ; 137 p.
Concerto in D minor for violin New York: G. Schirmer, 1921.
Printed score for violin and piano with extensive pasteovers and alterations in ink and pencil ; 55 p.
Viotti, Giovanni Battista
Berühmte Violin-Concerte von Kreutzer, Rode und Viotti Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed score for violin and piano with holograph pasteovers and inserts in pencil ; 24 p.
[Concerto, violin, no. 22, A minor; arr.]
Kreisler holograph full score in pencil ; 110 p.
Cadenzas for the Viotti concerto no. 22 in A minor
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil and ink ; [7 p.]
Vivaldi, Antonio
XII Sonate Milano: Istituto di Alta Cultura, n.d.
Wagner, Richard
Siegfried-Paraphrase Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1909.
Printed score for voice and piano (11 p.) and violin part (3 p.)
Whelpley, Benjamin
My love is ever mine New York: G. Schirmer, 1902.
Wieniawski, Henri
Caprice - tarantella
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in ink ; 3 p.
Airs russes
Kreisler holograph score for violin and piano, in pencil ; [8 p.]
Airs russes New York: Carl Fischer, 1929.
Printed score for violin and piano, with alterations in pencil ; 12 p.
[Unidentified]
[Variations. Fragment]
Manuscript violin part, in pencil ; [2 p.]
Multi-Composer Collections
Meisterwerke der Violine Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1913.
Bound volume of Kreisler transcriptions for violin and piano ; 94 p.
Transkriptionen
Bound volume of Kreisler transcriptions ; 74 p.
[Bound collection of Kreisler transcriptions]
Bound collection of Kreisler transcriptions ; 93 p.
[Bound volume of Kreisler transcriptions]
Bound volume of Kreisler transcriptions ; 70 p.
Writings, 1845-1966
Writings, sketches and notes of Fritz Kreisler.
[History of Schumann's Fantasy, Op. 131]
[Franz Rupp]
Kreisler - On Relativity in Music
Correspondence
The Correspondence series is arranged into three subseries: Letters received by Fritz Kreisler; Letters sent from Fritz Kreisler; and General Correspondence. The General Correspondence subseries is represented by letters received by and sent from the following: American Federation of Musicians; Thomas E. Dewey; Harriet Kreisler; Charles Foley; Louis Spohr; Sylvia Voorhees.
Letters from Fritz Kreisler to the following:
American Federation of Musicians
Churchill, Sir Winston
Foley, Charles
Grentzer, Rose Marie
Holt, Harold
Mackie, Lawrence and Harold Holt
Magill, Wallace
Music Table, Moscow
Prueses, Herr
Speyer & Co.
Spivacke, Harold
Strok, A.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Voorhees, Sylvia
Widor, C. M.
Letters from the following correspondents to Fritz Kreisler:
Abell, Arthur
Archbishop of Laodicea
Barbirolli, Sir John
Berry, Mildred R.
Casals, Pablo
Choate, Robert A.
Dorian, Jean Pierre
Friedensberg, Dr. Ferdinand
Kennedy, John D.
Kyogoku, Takatoshi
Lampe, Jacob E.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Oistrakh, David
Oosterzee, S. van
Rose, Billy
Sanger, Eleanor M.
Schang, F. C., III
Sell, K. G.
Steinway Artists Centenary Committee
White, Clarence Cameron
Unidentified
Telegrams sent to Fritz Kreisler on the occasion of his 75th birthday (1950) (arranged alphabetically by correspondent)
General Correspondence
Dewey, Thomas E.
Kreisler, Harriet, 1948-1963, undated
Performance Materials
Performance materials related to Fritz Kreisler's career, music and performances.
Concert itineraries (1927-1949, undated)
Scripts for "The Telephone Hour," a Bell Telephone System production for broadcast on WNBC (Nov. 28, 1949 and Mar. 6, 1950)
Promotional material and catalogues for Kreisler performances and recordings (printed)
Press releases (typescript, 1945-1946, undated)
Programs: Printed (1917-1961, undated)
Programs: Typescript and handwritten (1939-1949, undated)
Copyright and publication information (in the hand of Fritz Kreisler)
Clippings, 1910-1969
Clippings from periodicals and other publications related to Fritz Kreisler's compositions, performences, and life.
1960s, undated
Photographs, 1845-1966
Portrait and personal photographs.
Mounted and oversize:
Kreisler alone
Kreisler with others
Samuel Severin Kreisler (father)
Harriet Kreisler (wife)
Kreisler's funeral
Standard sizes:
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten (photo album from Hilde & Louis Lochner)
Violin, bow, and score
Josef Hofmann
Honors & Awards, 1875-1962
Honors, citations and awards of Fritz Kreisler.
Honors and citations, arranged chronologically
Financial Papers, 1875-1962
Financial papers of Fritz Kreisler.
Documents and correspondence relating to violins purchased, owned and sold by Fritz Kreisler (1925-1960, undated)
Account book itemizing expenses and income from Kreisler's South American tour in 1935, including entries for Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
Documents pertaining to the charitable activities of Fritz and Harriet Kreisler (1923-1949, undated)
Resumen de cuentas del resultado de los conciertos realizados por Fritz Kreisler durante los meses de Mayo y Junio 1935 (Summary of accounts resulting from concerts performed by Fritz Kreisler during the months of May 1935 and June 1935)
Legal Documents, 1875-1962
Personal documents of Fritz Kreisler related to citizenship, social security, and contracts.
Citizenship documents, dated 1941 and 1960
Contract between Kreisler and Houghton Mifflin Company for the book Four weeks in the trenches: The war story of a violinist, dated March 3, 1915
Contract between Kreisler and Iola B. Ingalls for a concert at the New Princess Theatre of Honolulu on April 8, 1925
Social Security Administration, Certificate of Social Insurance Award, dated August 18, 1953
Miscellany, 1875-1962
Typescript and printed miscellanea.
Typescript and printed miscellanea
Louis Lochner Papers, 1875-1962
The papers that journalist Louis Lochner (1887-1975) donated to the Library in 1960 are divided into two categories: those relating directly to Kreisler, and those pertaining to Lochner's 1950 biography, Fritz Kreisler. Kreisler's papers include letters, legal documents, and honors, as well as writings, programs, press releases, and clippings about Kreisler. Lochner's own papers in the collection consist of notes and corrections for his biography, relevant correspondence, and other miscellaneous source material.
Fritz Kreisler Materials
Writings by Kreisler
Music of Kreisler: Songs to thee, Wisconsin (ed. Robert Foss, [1949]), containing Kreisler's Pioneers of Wisconsin [and] Valiants of Wisconsin
Letters from Fritz Kreisler to Louis Lochner
Letters from Fritz Kreisler to others
Writings about Kreisler:
Ewen, David. L'Amico Fritz
Lochner, Louis. Fritz Kreisler [partial] ; typescripts ; speeches
Smith, Beverly. He plays on the world's heartstrings
Programs (1946-1951, undated)
Press releases (typescript)
Promotional material (printed)
Photographs
Clippings (1914-1958, undated)
Honors and awards
Legal documents
Rare early books and manuscripts collected by Fritz Kreisler (Parke-Bernet Catalogue for 1949 auction)
Lochner materials re: Fritz Kreisler
Correspondence between Louis Lochner and the following:
Bagarotti, Giovanni
Bauer, Harold and Ethel
Cuningham, Charles E. (Macmillan Co.)
Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Ewen, David
Garrison, Elsie
Hauschild, Rudolf
Kilenyi, Edward
Kreisler, Fritz and Harriet
Laerum, Augusta Posselt (Mrs. Henrik Laerum)
Lamson, Carl and Helen
Macmillan (misc.)
Menuhin, Moshe
Milstein, Nathan
Nack, H. R.
New York Herald Tribune, Editor
Numano, A. S. M.
Oursler, Fulton and Grace
Patterson, Virginia
Pistor, Friederike Henriette
Posselt, Willy
Raucheisen, Michael
Renter, Paul
Roden, Max F.
Waters, Edward N. (Library of Congress)
Letters re: gathering information for Fritz Kreisler
Letters re: permission to cite other sources in Fritz Kreisler
Letters of appreciation and acknowledgment (arranged alphabetically)
Letters re: errors in Fritz Kreisler, with Lochner replies
Letters re: foreign translation and publication of Fritz Kreisler
Miscellaneous (arranged alphabetically by correspondent)
Lochner notes for the preparation of Fritz Kreisler
"Master file" [754 p., manuscript and typewritten, with clippings, programs, and other attachments] [see also oversize box 25 for large clippings]
"Leftovers for F. K." [misc. handwritten notes, typed pages, clippings, etc.]
Loose notes in Kreisler's hand
Lochner notes for interview with Kreisler
Notecards [3 x 5, in two sections: 1) organized by chapter, and 2) arranged aphabetically]
Manuscripts of Fritz Kreisler
Our Fritz Kreisler [typewritten, 357 p.]
Our Fritz Kreisler [typewritten, 550 p.]
Fritz Kreisler [typewritten, 450 p. (plus partial appendices) ; (on box): Approved by Harriet and Fritz Kreisler]
Additional materials for Fritz Kreisler
Foreward to (and comments on) German translation
Table of contents and List of illustrations
Works list
Footnotes and bibliography
Discography
Index
Errata
Publicity for Fritz Kreisler (Press releases, advertising, articles, interview transcripts, etc.)
Publisher's materials (Complementary copy receipts, author's biographical note, etc.
Miscellanea
Kreisler's 75th Birthday (1950) - (Correspondence, lists of congratulators, etc.)
Miscellaneous (printed and typescript)