Fritz Kreisler
Birth Name:
Friedrich-Max Kreisler
Birth Date:
February 2, 1875
Birth Place:
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Death Date:
January 29, 1962
Place of Death:
435 E 52nd Street, New York, New York
Age:
86
Cause of Death:
Heart failure
Cemetery Name:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Making his professional debut at the age of 13, Fritz Kreisler is considered the one of the greatest, if not the greatest, violinist ever to play the instrument. His technique was animated by a riveting vibrato the likes of which no one had previously possessed or even imagined, and he used it constantly, even in passagework. Kreisler owned several antique violins made by luthiers Antonio Stradivari, Pietro Guarneri, Giuseppe Guarneri, and Carlo Bergonzi. He was the owner of the great Guarneri "del Gesu" violin of 1733 which was donated to the Library of Congress.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Woodlawn Cemetery
4199 Webster Avenue
Bronx, New York, 10470
USA
North America
Map:
Map of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City
Grave Location:
Section Butternut, Block 140Grave Location Description
The path to his private mausoleum can be found 300 feet from the intersection of Filbert Avenue and Fern Avenue (J-2 on the official Woodlawn Cemetery map) on Filbert Avenue. Look for a narrow concrete pathway that goes into the Butternut Section and follow that for about 100 feet and you will find Fritz’s mausoleum. If you continue on that path and turn right and follow it to the end you will find the grave of Broadway legend George M. Cohan.
Grave Location GPS
40.892963, -73.877388Photos:
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Videos Featuring Fritz Kreisler:
Fritz Kreisler plays Kreisler "Liebesleid" in 1930 and 1942
Fritz Kreisler plays Liebesfreud
Fritz Kreisler's 80th Birthday Interview (Part 1) (1955-02-02)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) - Fritz Kreisler on violin
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