FLAC (tracks +booklet) | Classical | 01:06:23 | 1CD |310 Mb“My favourite pieces, albeit usually in the versions by the incomparably ingenious arranger Fritz Kreisler, are: Paganini’s greatest hit during his lifetime: Le streghe, coupled to Rossini’s Non più mesta, music of acrobatic virtuosity, always linked to filigree sensitivity. Paganini’s bel canto Cantabile must be included, as must his moving Sonata XII or the popular La Campanella. They are side by side with Milstein’s Paganiniana – still one of my most frequent encores – or the classic Devil’s Trill Sonata by Tartini. Alexander Müllenbach’s Capriccio forms a bridge to virtuosity today.”Tracklist:01. Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Maestoso02. Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Theme. Andantino leggero03. Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Var. 104. Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Var. 205. Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Var. 306. Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Cadenza – Allegro vivace07. Paganiniana08. Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17, MS 10909. Introduction & Variations in E-Flat Major on Rossini’s Non piu mesta, Op. 12, MS 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Andan10. Introduction & Variations in E-Flat Major on Rossini’s Non piu mesta, Op. 12, MS 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Theme11. Introduction & Variations in E-Flat Major on Rossini’s Non piu mesta, Op. 12, MS 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Var. 112. Introduction & Variations in E-Flat Major on Rossini’s Non piu mesta, Op. 12, MS 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Var. 213. Introduction & Variations in E-Flat Major on Rossini’s Non piu mesta, Op. 12, MS 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Var. 314. Introduction & Variations in E-Flat Major on Rossini’s Non piu mesta, Op. 12, MS 22 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) Alleg15. Sonata for Violin & Guitar in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 6, MS 27 (Arr. for Violin & Piano)16. Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7, MS 48 (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) III. Rondo a la clochette La campanella17. 24 Caprices, Op. 1, MS 25 (Excerpts Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) No. 20 in D Major. Allegretto – Minore – Allegretto18. 24 Caprices, Op. 1, MS 25 (Excerpts Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) No. 13 in B-Flat Major. Allegro – Minore – Allegro19. Capriccio per Niccolo Paganini20. Violin Sonata in G Minor, B.g5 Devil’s Trill (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) I. Larghetto21. Violin Sonata in G Minor, B.g5 Devil’s Trill (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) II. Allegro energico – IIIa. Grave – Allegro22. Violin Sonata in G Minor, B.g5 Devil’s Trill (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) IIIb. Cadenza – Adagio