He devoted the work to his friend , the violinist Fritz Kreisler , and wrote to another friend , the composer Nikolai Medtner , on December 21 , 1931 : Rachmaninoff dedicated the work to his friend the violinist Fritz Kreisler . He wrote to another friend , the composer Nikolai Medtner , on 21 December 1931 :
Beliau menumpukan kerja kepada rakannya, pemain biola Fritz Kreisler, dan menulis kepada rakan lain, komposer Nikolai Medtner, pada 21 Disember 1931: Rachmaninoff mendedikasikan karya itu kepada rakannya pemain biola Fritz Kreisler. Dia menulis kepada rakan lain, komposer Nikolai Medtner, pada 21 Disember 1931: