Kreisler, F. Love's Sorrow (Liebesleid). Concert arrangement for piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1939. In Russian.

Фриц Крейслер.
Муки любви : Концертное переложение для фортепиано.
Аранжировка Сергея Рахманинова.
Ленинград; Москва:
Государственное музыкальное издательство (Музгиз), 1939.
11 с. Мягкая издательская обложка.
Тираж 2500 экз.
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Fritz Kreisler.
Love's Sorrow (Liebesleid): Concert arrangement for piano.
Arrangement by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Leningrad; Moscow:
State Music Publishing House (Muzgiz), 1939.
11 pp. Softcover.
Edition of 2,500 copies.

This rare 1939 edition of Fritz Kreisler’s "Love's Sorrow" (Liebesleid) presents the celebrated concert arrangement for solo piano by the legendary Sergei Rachmaninoff. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Viennese waltz tradition, including the arrangement of the virtuosic piano textures that Rachmaninoff crafted in 1921 to transform the original violin piece into a masterpiece of the piano repertoire. Originally part of Kreisler’s Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Old Viennese Dance Tunes), this composition is defined by its lyrical melody and nostalgic atmosphere, which Rachmaninoff enriched with his signature harmonic depth and complex rhythmic patterns. Published by "Muzgiz" in the late 1930s, this volume serves as a vital primary source for studying the cross-cultural exchange between the Austrian violin tradition and the Russian school of piano performance.