Austrian-American violinist and composer (died 1962)

Fritz Kreisler

Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian and American violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing with marked portamento and rubato. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately recognizable as his own. Although it derived in many respects from the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of the gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna.

Born

1875

February 2

Died

1962

Era

1870s

Country

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About

Fritz, in brief

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Key dates

1875 Born
1962 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

506 Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law".
880 Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King Louis III of France is defeated by the Norse Great Heathen Army at Lüneburg Heath in Saxony.
962 Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1032 Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes king of Burgundy.

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The world in 1962

When Fritz departed

april 21 The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
april 26 NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
april 26 The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1.
august 11 Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.

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Also born in 1875

Albert Schweitzer 1875–1965 French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965) Alice Dunbar Nelson 1875– American poet and activist (died 1935) Antonio Machado 1875–1939 Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875) Arthur Currie 1875–1933 Canadian general (died 1933) Artur Bernardes 1875–1955 Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil (died 1955) Carl Jung 1875– Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1961) Carter G. Woodson 1875–1950 American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (born 1875) Emilio Jacinto 1875–1899 Filipino journalist and activist (born 1875) Erkki Melartin 1875–1937 Finnish composer (born 1875)

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