A good number of Kreisler performances have been reissued in the last year or two, and that can only be a matter for rejoicing, since this prince among violinists made so many classic recordings which should always be available for new generations to hear and admire. No player has such a highly personal, immediately identifiable style and quality of sound, and there are few artists who communicate so strongly and so easily across the years on record. What a consumate artist he was and even if he often recorded insignificant encore pieces to meet the demands of his day we can forgive him that, for he had the ability to elevate even the most trivial composition into a thing of beauty.
Pearl's well-chosen and generous selection of shorter pieces uses recordings made when Kreisler was very much in his prime. There's no need for me to review these in detail, since they speak directly and simply for themselves. All I should say is that over an hour of delight awaits the listener to this disc. It would have been good to have the names of the pianists, but notes by the late W. A. Chislett are just what was needed, and transfers are excellent.'