Two names virtually synonymous with the violin in the twentieth century are Fritz Kreisler and Oscar Shumsky. The former was a notable performer in his own right, appearing as soloist in front of most of the world's most prominent orchestras. Today, however, Kreisler primarily lives on through his extensive compositional output, particularly that for the violin. This vast body of work can generally be categorized as being nationalistic, imitative of eighteenth century composers, or arrangements. Violinist Oscar Shumsky set ...
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Two names virtually synonymous with the violin in the twentieth century are Fritz Kreisler and Oscar Shumsky. The former was a notable performer in his own right, appearing as soloist in front of most of the world's most prominent orchestras. Today, however, Kreisler primarily lives on through his extensive compositional output, particularly that for the violin. This vast body of work can generally be categorized as being nationalistic, imitative of eighteenth century composers, or arrangements. Violinist Oscar Shumsky set out to record the complete violin works of Kreisler, but after realizing just how much music that encompassed decided on the program contained on this four-disc reissue on the Nimbus label. Given Shumsky's close professional relationship with Kreisler, there are few other violinists who would be as well suited for this project. Shumsky, in the same league with Stern, Heifetz, and Menuhin, was perhaps less celebrated in his own time as some of his fellow luminaries. We can now...
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