Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors.
Fritz Kreisler Quotes
Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.
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| Birth: | 2nd February, 1875 |
| Death: | 29th January, 1962 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Violinist |
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Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was born in Vienna, Austria. He was an Austrian-born American violinist. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. After a successful concert tour of the United States, he returned to Vienna to study medicine. He subsequently studied art in Paris and Rome and served as an officer in the Austrian army. In 1899 he returned to the stage as a concert violinist and became one of the most successful virtuosos of his time.
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