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Modern violin culture in America, 1916
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1MATURE MASTERS—Continued.
3Fritz Kreisler
5and Schoen Rosmarin, which have long since become established classics with the entire violin-playing world, while such numbers as the Viennese Melody (Gaertner-Kreisler) the Viennese Popular Song and his splendid arrangement of the Austrian Imperial Hymn "Gott erhalte unseren Kaiser" have added considerably to his reputation in this field of writing.
7But it has been through his original compositions that Kreisler has enriched the violin literature to the greatest extent. Aside from their enormous effectiveness as violin solos, pure and simple, these works must be considered as important musical creations, in so far that they have established an entirely new era in modern violin music. A clear understanding of Kreisler's abilities as a virtuoso and a just appreciation of his musicianship are therefore necessary to estimate his original compositions at their true value. Such numbers as his Caprice Viennois and Tambourin Chinois could never have been written but by a musician of extraordinary originality and skilled in the very limits of his art. And no matter in how modern or intricate a form Kreisler presents his ideas they are always absolutely suitable for the violin. He has solved the mystery of how to treat his instrument just as the old Italian masters did centuries ago, always singing just as they did, only in modern, more fully developed accents. In conclusion, mention should also be made of his Berceuse Romantique (Romantic Slumbersong) and the Rondino on a theme by Beethoven, which have been conceived in his happiest vein, and which, particularly the Rondino, have become as popular as any of his earlier works.
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