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3 Old Viennese Dances, No. 2 Liebesleid (Heartache) by Fritz Kreisler
The Austrian-American composer Fritz Kreisler completed a collection of three short pieces for violin and piano at some point shortly before 1905. The exact date of composition i…
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3 Old Viennese Dances, No. 2 Liebesleid (Heartache) by Fritz Kreisler
The Austrian-American composer Fritz Kreisler completed a collection of three short pieces for violin and piano at some point shortly before 1905. The exact date of composition is uncertain however the first publication of the collection was done in 1905 and misattributed to the Austrian composer Joseph Lanner.
While Kreisler had made his American debut in 1888, he would return to Austria in 1889 with the intent to join the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This was unsuccessful, and Kreisler returned to the study of medicine, as well as a brief enrolment in the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
He would return to music in 1899 when he joined the Berlin Philharmonic. As part of this group, Kreisler performed in various American tours between 1901 and 1903.
This work is comprised of a single movement.
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