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[email protected] www.naxos.com • www.classicsonline.com • www.naxosmusiclibrary.com • blog.naxos.com NEW ON NAXOS | NOVEMBER 2014 2.110353 Playing Time 1:41:00 7 47313 53535 4 Fritz KREISLER (1875–1962) © Robert Romik Kraggerud Plays Kreisler Henning Kraggerud Henning Kraggerud plays works by Fritz Kreisler Works arr. by Nils Thore Røsth Henning Kraggerud, Violin Oslo Camerata Playing on Fritz Kreisler’s own ‘Bergonzi’ violin (from c. 1740), the Norwegian Henning Kraggerud, who began playing the violin at the brilliant young violinist Henning Kraggerud presents a programme age of seven, later studied with Camilla Wicks and Emanuel Hurwitz, of Kreisler’s compositions for violin. Filmed in the intimate thus tapping into American and mid-European traditions of playing. surroundings of Oslo’s historic ‘Old Lodge’, this is a world premiere He has, however, always maintained strong connections with his recording of many of these arrangements for violin and orchestra. native land. A recipient of the prestigious Grieg Prize, he appears Kraggerud introduces the works himself, and leads the Oslo frequently at Norway’s major festivals playing both violin and viola. Camerata in a sparkling, thrilling concert. Kraggerud, who is greatly inspired by Ysaÿe’s compositions, hailing him as possibly the greatest violinist-composer, is also active as a composer himself (producing several cadenzas as well as original Supplementary Promotional Materials works) and is a keen exponent of new music. Directing and conducting • Video trailer activities have seen him work with the Zürich Chamber Orchestra and • Key release kit at the City of London Festival with the Britten Sinfonia.