Catalog Record:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Gift of Fritz Kreisler, 1955; the Kreisler estate, 1970-1971; and Louis Lochner, 1960.
No further accruals are expected.
The Fritz Kreisler Collection was processed in May 1992 by Claudia J. Widgery. This Finding Aid was prepared with Corel WordPerfect 8. In 2003, Michael A. Ferrando coded and edited the finding aid for EAD format.
Materials from the Fritz Kreisler Collection are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
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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
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,
Claudia Widgery, May 1992
The Fritz Kreisler Collection is organized in eleven series:
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
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.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Also:
Uniform title: Apple blossoms. Act I, no. 5, Letter song
On first page: Extra number in Apple Blossoms (not used)
Uniform title: Apple blossoms. Excerpt (not in final work)
Upper left of first page: Dec. 5, 1929 / C. J. F.
Uniform title: As I tread the road that winds
Arranged by Fritz Kreisler, in collaboration with Reinhold Warlich
Laid in: Loch Lomond ; New York : Charles Foley, 1917
Words by Charles A. Wagner
At end of music: F. K., 1912
Uniform title: Caprice viennois, op. 2
Also printed: New York, 1938
Uniform title: Chanson Louis XIII & pavane (in the style of Louis Couperin)
Uniform title: Concerto in the style of Vivaldi, violin & string orchestra, C major
Uniform title: Concerto in the style of Vivaldi, violin & string orchestra, C major; arr.
Bound with: Partita in E major (Bach-Kreisler) [and] La folia (Corelli-Kreisler)
Uniform title: Concerto in the style of Vivaldi, violin & string orchestra, C major; arr.
Under title: based on my Caprice Viennois
Uniform title: Drei Nachtgesänge
Words by Eichendorff
Uniform title: Drei Nachtgesänge
Includes:
Dated: 19 Marz 1883
Transcribed by Fritz Kreisler
On cover; Fritz Kreisler / March 10, 1950 / I don't remember whose poem this is and why I did not finish it. I believe it must have been 40 years ago that I wrote this / F. K.
At bottom: Copyright 1921 Carl Fischer, New York / 30737
Uniform title: Ghasel
On cover: Dec. 29. 1941
Also includes:
Uniform title: Heut vor fünf und zwanzig Jahr
Under title: originally conceived for John
Includes printed scores for violin and piano of the following titles (in order):
On cover: Dec. 1941
At end of p. 1: Fritz Kreisler, Oct. 27th, 1960, New York
Uniform title: Liebesfreud
Arranged by F. A. Stock
On cover page: Ballet Musik
Uniform title: Liebesfreud. Wiener Walzer; arr.
Arranged by F. A. Stock
Ozalid and negative photostat of manuscript score in oversize box 23, folder 1
Uniform title: Liebesfreud. Wiener Walzer; arr.
Dated: December 1941
Uniform title: Liebesleid. Sketches
Uniform title: Praeludium and allegro in the style of Pugnani
Transcribed by Fabien Sevitzky
Uniform title: Praeludium and allegro in the style of Pugnani; arr.
Uniform title: Scherzo in the style of Dittersdorf
Uniform title: Scherzo in the style of Dittersdorf
Plate no. 29030
Also printed: New York, 1938
Uniform title: Siciliano et rigaudon in the style of Francoeur
Uniform title: Siciliano et rigaudon in the style of Francoeur
Singspiel in 2 Akten (4 Bildern) von Ernst und Hubert Marischka nach einem Lustspiel von Ernst Decsey und Gustav Holm
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 2, Ich hab' dich lieb
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 3, Ich glaube, das Glück hält mich heute im Arm
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 4, Jeder Mensch hat and're Schwächen
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 4, Jeder Mensch hat and're Schwächen
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 5, Finale, I Akt
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 5, Finale, I Akt
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 5a, Entreakt
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 6, Jeder Mann, selbst ein Philister
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 7, Ich wär so gern einmal verliebt
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 7, Ich wär so gern einmal verliebt
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 11, Soldatenlied
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 13, Liebesleid
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 15, Warum bist du so fürchterlich bös auf mich
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 16, Nimm von der Welt
Uniform title: Sissy. No. 17, Finale, II Akt
Uniform title: Sissy. Marsch-Lied
Uniform title: Sissy. Sketch for an Austrian song
Uniform title: String quartet. Scherzo burlesco and Finale retrospettivo; arr.
On cover: not published
Uniform title: Variations in the style of Tartini
Uniform title: Variations on a theme by Corelli (in the style of Tartini) ; arr.
Uniform title: Variations on a theme by Corelli (in the style of Tartini) ; arr. (Sketch)
Also ozalid of holograph
Uniform title: Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta
August 1951, Stockbridge, Mass.
Uniform title: Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta
On end paper: Original mss. before cuts were made. This is not the recorded version.
Uniform title: Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta. Excerpt
Uniform title: Viennese rhapsodic fantasietta. Sketch
Plate no. K1114
Also ozalid of holograph sketch
On back: Sketch of an "original" composition "in the style of" Leclair.ot the same work as the transcription of the same title published Mainz, B. Schott's Söhne [1913]
Includes:
Arranged alphabetically by composer.
Uniform title: España. Tango; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, S. 1041, A minor; arr.
Arranged by August Wilhelmj and James Brown
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, S. 1052a, D minor; arr.
Edited by Joseph Joachim & Andreas Moser
Arranged by August Wilhelmj
Uniform title: Suite, orchestra, S. 1068, D major. Air on the G string; arr.
Bound with: G. F. Händel, Sonate I-VI ; Leipzig : C. F. Peters, n.d.
Uniform title: Suite, violin & contrabass, S. 1023, E minor; arr.
Arranged by Gustav Jensen
Uniform title: Quartet, strings, no. 13, op. 130, B-flat major. Cavatina; arr.
Uniform title: Romances, violin & orchestra, op. 40 & op. 50, G major & F major; arr.
Arranged by August Wilhelmj
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & piano, no. 9, op. 47, A major
Edited by Walther Davisson
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & piano, no. 9, op. 47, A major
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & piano, no. 9, op. 47, A major
Transcribed for violin with piano accompaniment by A. Walter Kramer
Uniform title: Chorale preludes, op. 122. No. 8, Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; arr.
Uniform title: Hungarian dance, no. 17, F minor; arr.
Neuere Werke für Kammermusik
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, violincello, orchestra, op. 102, A minor; arr.
Edited by David Hochstein
Uniform title: Waltz, piano 4 hands, op. 39, no. 15, A major; arr.
Uniform title: Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 46; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin & orchestra, op. 35, D major; arr.
Uniform title: Quartet, strings, no. 1, op. 11, D major. Andante cantabile; arr.
Uniform title: Souvenir d'un lieu cher. No. 2, Scherzo; arr.
Uniform title: Souvenir de Hapsal. Chant sans paroles; arr.
Uniform title: Chanson espagnole ; arr.
Uniform title: Mazurka, piano, op. 33, no. 2, D major; arr.
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & continuo, op. 5, no. 2, D minor. La folia; arr.
Uniform title: Préludes, piano, Book 1. La fille aux cheveux de lin; arr.
Uniform title: Slavonic dance, op. 46, no. 2, E minor; arr.
Uniform title: Slavonic dance, op. 46, no. 3, G major; arr.
Uniform title: Zigeunerlieder, op. 55. Als die alte Mutter; arr.
On first page of music: Fritz Kreisler, with gratitude from Edward Elgar, Oct. 1910
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, op. 61
On cover: To Fritz Kreisler, Nov. 1910, with admiration and gratitude [from] Edward Elgar
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, op. 61. Sketch
Uniform title: Canzones populares españolas; arr.
On cover: transcribed for violin and piano by de Falla together with Paul Kochanski
Uniform title: Canzones populares españolas. No. 6, La Jota; arr.
Uniform title: La vida breve. No. 1, Danza; arr.
Uniform title: Trois morceaux de concert, op. 6. No. 1, La Zambra
Uniform title: Trois morceaux de concert, op. 6. No. 2, Guajiras
Uniform title: Trois morceaux de concert, op. 6. No. 3, Tango
Uniform title: Trois morceaux de concert, violin & orchestra, op. 6. No. 1, Zambra; arr.
Also printed: New York, 1943
Uniform title: Orfeo ed Euridice. No. 30, Melodia; arr.
At end of music: Avon, May 22nd 1915
Violin part fingered and phrased by Fritz Kreisler
To my dear friends Harriet and Fritz Kreisler
Uniform title: Twelve impressions, violin & piano. No. 1, 12
Bound with:
Dated: July 4th 1915
Uniform title: Danzas españoles, piano, op. 37. No. 5, Playera; arr.
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & piano, no. 2, op. 137
Also included: Ozalid of holograph score
Uniform title: Concertos, harpsichord, 14. XVIII, 11, D major. Rondo all'ungarese; arr.
Includes cadenzas to:
Edited by Henry Schradieck
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, op. 64; arr.
Arranged by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 3, K. 216, G major; arr.
Edited by Carl Flesch
Herausgegeben von Carl Flesch
Klavierauszug von Ignaz Strasfogel
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 3, K. 216, G major; arr.
Edited by Henri Marteau
Klavierauszug von Aug. Göllner
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 4, D major; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 6, K. 286, E-flat major; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 6, K. 286, E-flat major; arr.
Uniform title: Concertos, violin, no. 3-6. Cadenzas
Uniform title: Serenade, K. 248b (250), D major. Rondeau; arr.
Uniform title: Sinfonia concertante, violin, viola & orchestra, K. 320 (364), Eb major
At top (p. 1): Cadenza (possibly Mozart)
At top (p. 2): closing - possibly to a Mozart?
After title: played with Geraldine Farrar's recording of it
Uniform title: Mighty lak' a rose
In leicht ausführbarer Spielbezeichnung von Wilhelm Schroer
On cover: Prof. Fritz Kreisler in tiefer Verehrung
At end of music: Mai 1952, Germany
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 1, D major. Cadenza, I; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 1, op. 6, E-flat major. Allegro; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 1, op. 6. Allegro; arr.
On cover: 1933
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 2, op. 7, B minor; arr.
Edited by Camillo Sivori
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 2, op. 7, B minor; arr.
Edited by A. Wilhelm
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 2, op. 7, B minor; arr.
Uniform title: Caprice, violin, no. 24, A minor; arr.
Also includes: additional holograph score in pencil ; 7 p.
At end of music: Transcribed by F. K. January 9th 1940
Uniform title: Concerto, piano, no. 2, op. 18, C minor. Preghiera; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, piano, no. 2, op. 18, C minor. Preghiera; arr.
Uniform title: Fifteen songs, op. 26. No. 7, To the children; arr.
Uniform title: Polka italienne, piano, 4 hands; arr.
Uniform title: Prelude, piano, op. 23, no. 5, G minor; arr.
A. Tolstoi ; English version by Geraldine Farrar
Uniform title: Six songs, op. 4. No. 5, Oh, thou waving field
Uniform title: Rapsodie espagnole, orchestra. No. 3, Habanera; arr.
Uniform title: Le coq d'or. Hymn to the sun; arr.
Uniform title: Fantasie de concert sur des thèmes russes, violin 7 orchestra, op. 33; arr.
On cover: December 1928
Uniform title: Fantasie de concert sur des thèmes russes, violin 7 orchestra, op. 33; arr.
Also: 2 additional copies of score, one with pencilled cadenza pasteover
Uniform title: Fantasie de concert sur des thèmes russes, violin & orchestra, op. 33; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 3, op. 61, B minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 3, op. 61, B minor; arr.
Arranged by A. Wilhelmj
At end of music: Oct. 26th 1933 on board S. S. Europe
Uniform title: Impromptu, piano, op. 142, no. 2, Ab major; arr.
Edition: [Neuausg.] ; Schultze-Biesantz & M. Dello
Arranged by Friedberg
Fingering and bowing by Fritz Kreisler
Uniform title: Sonata, D major, op. 53. Rondo; arr.
Copyright notice paste on: Copyright 1936 by Charles Foley
Uniform title: Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 131, C major; arr.
At end of music: Berlin, 9 Juli 1936
Uniform title: Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 131, C major; arr.
On cover: Joseph Joachim zugeeignet
Uniform title: Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 131, C major; arr.
Uniform title: Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 131, C major; arr.
Uniform title: Fantasie, violin & orchestra, op. 131, C major; arr.
Arranged by A. Gretchaninoff
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, op. 47, D minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin & orchestra, op. 47, D minor; arr.
Edited by Ossip Schnirlin
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, op. 47, D minor; arr.
Versehen von Ferdinand David und Friedrich Hermann
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 8, op. 47. In Form einer Gesangscene; arr.
On cover: Meinem lieben Freunde Dr. B. Pollack herzlichst zugeeignet
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & continuo, G minor; arr.
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & continuo, G minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 2, op. 19, F# minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 2, op. 19, F# minor. Fragment; arr.
On title page: scored by Fritz Kreisler in 1907
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 4, op. 31, D minor; arr.
On front free endpaper: arranged by F. Kreisler, 1907
At end of music: Fritz Kreisler, Jan. 5, 1940
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 4, op. 31, D minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 22, A minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 22, A minor; arr.
Uniform title: Concerto, violin, no. 22, A minor. Cadenza; arr.
Laid in: note from Vittorio Daneu to Fritz Kreisler
Uniform title: Sonata, violin & contrabass, no. 12
Arranged by August Wilhelmj
Uniform title: Der Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried; arr.
On cover, in ink: An Herrn Crown Prince Otto Von Hafesburg[?] c/o Concertmeister Fritz Kreisler, Stadt Theater, Viena[sic], Austria
Uniform title: Four songs, op. 5. No. 4, My love is ever mine
Uniform title: Etudes-caprices, violin, op. 18, no. 4; arr.
Uniform title: Souvenir de Moscou; arr.
Uniform title: Souvenir de Moscou; arr.
Includes (in order):
Title taken from cover (embossed in gold): Transkriptionen
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Additional titles not transcribed by Kreisler
Includes (in order):
Writings, sketches and notes of Fritz Kreisler.
Arranged by subject or title.
Holograph description of the history of Schumann's Fantasy, Op. 131 (also two typescript copies)
Holograph statement about Franz Rupp
Transcript of interview with Kreisler, 1955.
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.
The series is arranged into three subseries: Letters received by Fritz Kreisler; Letters sent from Fritz Kreisler; and General Correspondent. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Access point(s): Mrs. George M. Berry
Performance materials related to Fritz Kreisler's career, music and performances.
Arranged by genre.
Clippings from periodicals and other publications related to Fritz Kreisler's compositions, performences, and life.
Arranged chronologically.
Portrait and personal photographs.
Arranged by format and subject.
Honors, citations and awards of Fritz Kreisler.
Arranged chronologically.
Financial papers of Fritz Kreisler.
Arranged by subject.
Personal documents of Fritz Kreisler related to citizenship, social security, and contracts.
Arranged by subject.
Typescript and printed miscellanea.
Arranged by general folder heading.
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,
Arranged by format.
Four additional Parke-Bernet auction catalogues can be found at the bottom of box 23.