Fritz Kreisler plays Thaïs-Meditation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2008
- Here is Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) playing an arrangement of the Meditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet (1842-1912). The piece was originally scored for solo violin and orchestra as part of an entr'acte in the second act of Massenet's 1894 opera Thaïs. Since then, it has been arranged for a variety of instrumentations and ensembles. This recording was made in RCA Victor's studios in Camden, New Jersey in late 1928. Kreisler's usual American accompanist, Carl Lamson, is at the piano.
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This is my favorite Violin piece to play of all time. My Mother, on piano, has accompanied me playing "Meditation from Thais" since 1970, while 13 years old at a friends wedding. Even today, at 86 years old and with severe arthritic hands my Mother will somehow manage to play magnificently as I continue to strive to perfect my own violin playing which has become more of a hobby. This will forever be the song that bonds my Mother and I together. My Violin teacher gave me a Fritz Kreisler album as a youngster and I have marveled at his timeless sound that very few violinists have ever reached.
congrats, Brian. Are you a professional? I am a 'coffee-shop' fiddler, a term used by Nigel Kennedy to refer to inferior violinists---I play simple pieces in charities. I live in Melb, an old man, very old
Man this put a huge smile on my face thanks a lot. Wish you the best.
My mom, who taught piano, also accompanied me in my violin efforts.
Thanks You i love the way he plays , great violinista,. I love to read your memorias,. You are blessed to be able to be able to reach him ❤️
His tone is liquid gold and his phrasing musical magic.
A "sweet" tone. So sad that he was in a serious accident, being hit by a truck in his 60s.
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It has such a tender, sweet feeling
I agree, and everyone loves saying that. The sad truth, however, is that no one is allowed to play freely like this. If they do, then no jobs, no work, no money, no competition victories. People love to talk about it and adore it, but no one is free to play like this without ridicule. More proof of our dystopian society. Play in the most sterile manner whilst heaping praise upon Kreisler. ❤ you, Fritz.
@@elijahminiuk2058 So exquisite to come here after listening to TwoSet raking Ben's Thais over the coals.
I remember the days as a child when I would sit at the feet of my father in his chair as we would listen to this Fritz Kreisler arrangement of Meditation. Those are memories I cherish as approach my 80's.
I'm 25, and have listened to quite a lot of music and performances from the 1900s. How do you feel that performances have changed?
@@mcrettable Since B K did not reply, I am a man approaching my eighties, as well. Execution of the top violinists today is, overall, much better, save for Heifetz, Rabin, Kogan, and very few others, but the poetry is gone, the musical caresses are gone. I'm not speaking of overt emotion - we have plenty of that - but it's is mostly "overcooked", sort of manufactured. It's played by the fingers, but not with the heart. Bruno Walter said of Kreisler at Kreisler's funeral. "He did not play the violin; he became the violin". Kreisler, and many in his generation have been exceeded in technique, but not in poetic feeling. Listen to him, listen to Elman, listen to D. Oistrakh. You may find fault in technique, but not in musicality. You can be transported to another world when they play, a land of fantasy and dreams. The moderns play the notes very well; but they can't take you to Shang-ri-la, Xanadu, nor Lotus Land.
@@robotnik77 Well spoken.
All of us who "attempt" to play the violin should genuflect in respect to this Maestro of the instrument! I tell all of my students to go study his recordings and try to develop a tone as close to his as possible. I had the pleasure of hearing him in person in 1947 in Chicago, and meeting him after the recital. At the age of seven, and after three years of violin study myself, that absolutely blew me away!
Are there any video or audio clips of you playing the violin on TH-cam? I'd love to hear that. Any tips you could share on achieving a sound reminiscent of his playing style? I've tried to imitate his beautiful sound for a few years myself, and done a lot of research but to little avail. Thank you sir!
@@davidseraphim7402My limited experience (around 1yr.6mo of extensive experimentation): Don't tense or raise either shoulder. Always keep the bow tilted away from oneself. Don't press the resonance out of the sound. Bring the violin (w/o shoulder-rest I suppose) rather more to the right than most people do. MAKE THE VIOLIN SIT IN POSITION AND ANGLE PERFECTLY UNDER THE BOW WHEN THE BOW IS HELD IN THE MOST NATURAL POSITION OF THE RIGHT ARM--in other words, bring the violin to the bow, not the bow to the violin. Keep a flexible wrist. The idea of a "straight bow" is useful, but even more useful is to LISTEN for a pure and clear sound, and do whatever seems to produce it.
What a magnificent vibrato.
elgatosucio indeed
It doesn't get any better than this. A most beautiful, soul touching piece, transcribing you to another world, and time. played by the master of the singing violin. We will never see the likes of him again.
A beautiful lilt and natural finesse to his playing. Nobody makes the violin sing like Kreisler.
To me-the superior example of beauty in violin tone production.Thank you for sharing this marvel.
Just listened to Kreisler and Ms Mutter playing this piece, back to back. Kreisler’s playing is beguiling, his phrasing is natural and his tone is to die for.
Call me an overly emotional Sap, but even after listening to this piece scores of times, this still has the power to make me weep like a child.Beautiful.
he plays it with most seperate bowings. one of the most interesting interpretations i have ever heard and the more I listen to it, the more I like it.
What a sound on that old recording! Imagine how it might have been live....
What I love about this is the restraint. Often it seems over-blown and over-ripe. It is after all a meditation. When I last tried, that meant being quiet and reflective. It is completely magical how he finds the sweet spot for every note - it all "speaks" with clarity and precision. Remarkable really.
Matchless!! Spiritual heavenly!!
Just the greatest version. I love it. No dry eyes. Magic.
Transcendently beautiful! Fritz Kreisler - virtuoso - had the hands of an angel!
His vibrato is amazing and the quality of it is magnificent.
Sharing with those special congenial friends who enjoy this music with me, and with others who might enjoy the sound. It is very calming.
I've always thought Milstein was the one to top but now I would say they are twin brothers. Just magical and breathtaking ❤!
Violinists today could learn a few things from him. I am really sick of listening to the overly dramatic sound of most of the violinists today. Such restraint in his vibrato, never pushing the sound of the instrument into harsh and ugliness.
+1000
I agree!!!!!!
Well, this style is very limited :) It is just working for one composition and even in this one it is questionble. It is like watching old movie with figure skaters or gymnasts. It is nostalgic, lovely but funny at the same time. Contemporary violin players are somewhere else. Technically, emotionally, mentally. You just can't compare it. It is like comparing Mr. Axel Paulsen jumping with one rotation with any contemporary figure skater jumping 3 rotations. Can they learn something from him ? Well, I don't know. Maybe some insignificant details. But this oldschool style will never work again.
Hmmm. Difficult for most. I mean. Who has the talent of Kreisler?
@@rofo2107 Please be quiet and listen.
Wow! Each note stands its own ground.
In my opnion his tone is the sweetest amongst great violinists past and present. I would die to hear him play live, for this recording was made in 1928!
Magnifico! Non solo superbo virtuoso, ma anche grande belcantista! Carii "moderni" esecutori, ascoltate e imparate!!!
This makes me weep every time. There is expressiveness beyond compare .
Now THIS is beyond EXQUISITE. I am SO loving it.
This recording is absolutely stunning in its beauty.
What an extraordinary comment about Kreisler's playing! I can't think of any violinist whose playing is less "matter of fact". He was renowned for his expressive playing and beautiful warm tone. Perhaps it is too subtle for you.
The playing of Kreisler is so exquisite; it a wonderful glimpse into the 19th century, when concert violinists were the rock stars of their eras! I have played for over 50 years, have often played Kreisler's music but never had the privilege of hearing him.Everything I have ever read of the wondrous golden tone is so true. Many of the young star fiddlers of today could take a lesson from this old master in playing with great warmth and charm
Monsieur Itzack PERLMAN...👌🙏
I don't know a lot about a lot, but I do know about piano rolls, and if the sheer number of rolls that exist of it are any indication, this Meditation from "Thais" (composed by Jules Massenet, by the way), was one of the classical "warhorses" of its day.
You'd never know it from this performance! Fritz Kreisler plays it like it had never been heard before, with freshness, and most importantly, great warmth and tenderness. It takes a truly great musician to play a famous piece in this manner.
I've heard many versions of this piece. It was even played at my wedding, yet this is the first time that it has given me goosebumps. I nearly wept.
Kreisler's artistry is transcendent here.
Fabulous to hear Kreisler play this work. Such expressive wonderful musicianship.
THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL UPLOAD.
I play this piece frequently as an encore, and I constantly refer back to the Master's interpretation and phrasing to make it as close as I can. Would that my feeble efforts would produce a sound like his, but alas, that is not possible!
Nobody uses such a beautiful portamento nowadays...
Elman in 1913 th-cam.com/video/9pdsRIcTkXY/w-d-xo.html
Kreisler's sweet tone.......
Flawless
The first violinist I loved as a teenager. The only one to make the violin sound mellow. Nothings seems to have changed.
So beautiful!
Nobody sing, soud the violin like him.
Modern violinists play it as acrobat.
Technically good, but no heart.
Dear Aimson, Kreisler has such a full, warm sound that the age of the RCA recording is immaterial. His interpretation is a pleasure to listen to. Thanks, Sergelew
If Kreisler had been accepted for a spot in the Vienna Philharmonic, he might never have become a soloist.
Interesting.....so he was rejected ? lol
I love this so much! It's so much better than the modern way of playing this piece. We have forgotten romance.
Truly a beautiful sound! Perfect, thanks.
His fabulous exquisite tone quality and very interesting interpretation. Wonderful to hear this!!
Kriesler plays this with so much warmth...
This just resonates with my soul. Great post.
Just close your eyes and listen to this beautiful music, think about beautiful things
Édesapám ezt csellón álomgyönyörűen játszotta ...ÁLDASSÉK NYÁRI BÉLA emléke, szeretlek drága Apácskám !!!
Precious and memorable. A clean rendering without flourishes. Joseph Titus
My all-time favourites Sidney Bechet and Fritz Kreisler both the supreme Archromantics of their era Sidney with his Golden Soprano Saxophone and Fritz with his Violin Supremo
Keith McMahon That is both an original and loveable observation. I am sure Kreisler and Bechet would have understood each other perfectly.
Lovely, lovely this song!!!
A recording ... without any modern day editing to make it sound perfect ... and it still sounds amazing
How beautiful!
What a beautifully proportioned performance! It seems to me that much contemporary style tries to gain attention by using extremes of dynamics and tempi. The subtlety and nuance of this playing is very. very beautiful. Thank you for posting!!!!
Hermoso. Conmovedor. Muchas gracias.
Love this 🎻. One of my Favorites Hi play Wonderful❣️.
This is the way to play the violin from your heart with great feeling, nuance and understanding. Take note !!!
kreisler's & milstein's thais are unsurpassed in beauty...
th-cam.com/video/9pdsRIcTkXY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you everyone for the nice comments! Anyone who wants an mp3 (or AAC) of my videos just has to send a personal message to my account with their email address and I'd be happy to email it to them as soon as I can.
Thanks to one of my professors for recommending me to listen to Fritz Kreisler :)
Simply beautiful
A dream to listen!!!
hermosísimo, no me canso de escuchar!!!!!
I will simply say....a pleasure to listen to this...
Fantastic music
I listened with pleasur and great attention it
For all those who love this piece, please listen to Josef Hassid playing this. It is another exceedingly beautiful version and I would say of similar quality to Kreisler's.
Oh, god yes. Josef Hassid played the ultimately beautiful version. There are no words for the expressive delicacy of his interpretation. This is a masterful interpretation, but Hassid's is from another world. Truly soul-wrenching beauty. Thank you so much for your post!
I find Hassid's playing overcooked for this piece, his vibrato way too fast and intense (for me). As another person wrote, I enjoy very much the relative restraint and simplicity of this recording, and of course, that golden, clear, sweet sound of his.
Beautiful and Thankyou !!!!
so beautiful~~~♡♡♡
I have never been touched sooo fast and intense by this violin player like by Kreisler .. I guess it’s just for extrem romantic loving people .. soooo deep and touching the violin is crying . All deep sad emotions transported from his heart trough his fingers into the violin and to the listener .. this is why I love violin because of this deep emotional expressions
wow listen to the sound of the violin, it's so mellow and mild! I love it, thx for sharing! XD
I never knew Kreisler was also a violinist. But this is so simplistic yet complicated. It’s beautiful and almost makes me feel like my throat has gotten caught. It feels different and he has a wonderful flare and soul and spirit he adds to this piece and violin. He sounds like the violin’s trusty good old friend.
Really. He was probably the greatest violinist of all of them. He was also a battle veteran of the Austro Russian War. He was wounded in a cossack charge by a hoof strike to his chest.
@@peace-now Goodness wow. I hold so much respect for him. Thank you for telling me that!
@@mimihowson9239 Read Four weeks in the Trenches the war story of a violist by Fritz Kreisler.
www.gwpda.org/memoir/Kreisler/Kreisler.htm
"The Russians by this time evidently had realized our comparatively defenseless condition and utter lack of ammunition, for that same night we heard two shots ring out, being a signal from our sentinels that they were surprised and that danger was near. I hardly had time to draw my sword, to grasp my revolver with my left hand and issue a command to my men to hold their bayonets in readiness, when we heard a tramping of horses and saw dark figures swooping down upon us. For once the Cossacks actually carried out their attack, undoubtedly owing to their intimate knowledge of our lack of ammunition. My next sensation was a crushing pain in my shoulder, struck by the hoof of a horse, and a sharp knife pain in my right thigh. I fired with my revolver at the hazy figure above me, saw it topple over and then lost consciousness."
certainly one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever come to study and appreciate. I love this version. Would juupp be willing to post the other version so we could enjoy it as well.
great music and great play!!!
Perfection.
Gorgeous!
Beautiful!
very nice alex. the fade out with the diminuendo most attractive and pleasing.
Un très grand violoniste. Sa musique réussit à donner à mon âme un très haut niveau de vibration..
Perfect! Fritz Kreisler was a genius!
thank you!
Kreisler plays an old Gypsy Violin Style and this style has died out in the more modern interpretations of this violin solo from Thais. I think this style marks early virtuoso's of violin fame.I have heard Pablo Sarasate play in this fashion some of his music for violin. I find the style classic and part of the history of the violin instrumental sheet music of the mid nineteenth century. Bottom line, I enjoy this performance.
Che dire : SUBLIME !
Pour sûr, lui n'était pas un "Fridolin". Oh mon Dieu ce chant divin jaillissait d'un ❤ complètement ÉPRIS, sans l'ombre d'un retour sur luii-même !
es un sueño escuchar este poema¡¡¡¡¡¡......
Fritz Kreisler (Viena, 2 de febrero de 1875 - Nueva York, 29 de enero de 1962) fue un violinista, compositor y pianista de origen judio austriaco.
Es considerado uno de los más grandes violinistas de la historia, así como uno de los más amados. Era idolatrado por la increíble belleza de su timbre, de características únicas, así como por su intenso y expresivo vibrato, su uso del portamento, la elegancia y naturalidad de su legato y su perfecta articulación, características todas que conferían a su arte un sello inconfundible. su manera de tocar era personalísima y reconocible desde la primera nota.
Comenzó a estudiar con su padre, el médico judío Samuel Kreisler, siendo aún un niño y se perfeccionó con Jacques Auber. En 1882 se convirtió a la edad de 7 años en el alumno más joven de la historia del Conservatorio Musical de Viena, donde estudió con Josef Hellmesberger (hijo) y Bruckner. Dos años más tarde, con tan solo 9 años, debutó como violinista y al año siguiente fue discípulo de Lambert, Massart y Delibes en el Conservatorio Musical de París.
En 1888, Fritz Kreisler inició una gira de conciertos por Estados Unidos, y después de varios años en los que se dedicó a la Medicina, volvió a ejercer como solista a partir de 1899. En 1924, se estableció en Berlín, más tarde en París y en 1939, huyendo de los nazis, en Estados Unidos. Entre sus composiciones caben destacar obras para violín como "Liebesleid" y "Liebesfreud".
Excelente referencia biográfica. Médico y un gran genio del arte del violín y único en su estilo.
one word. amazing
Wonderf. Thank you.
There has been no one who could match the artistry of the eminent Fritz Kreisler.
really reaches to the core of my heart
Fantastic
Unearthly! ❤
Arguably the finest of the pre-war virtuosos' versions of sheer heaven.
@Cedericoco Massenet is mentioned in the video description, and in the video itself right at the beginning.
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Kreislers interpretation is extremely beautiful, without reservation or question,
Josef Hassid's interpretation is extremely beautiful as well as being musically profound. ...
These "simple" pieces are extraordinarily challenging to even the greatest musicians..
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Outstanding !!!
Different from all others. .......
Some people are not born equal. He could write and speak 10 foreign languages. He is superhuman.
I have been listening to different versions of meditation of Thais，I think this version is the best one
pure love.
Lovely! Kreisler sure has phenominal understanding of this piece!
Pure magic!
What artistry.
My special thanks to the brilliant artist Raúl Canosa, pianist, author, my friend and collaborator for sharing this wonderful recording!