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