Jascha Heifetz

Violin

Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz (February 2, 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a violinist. He is widely regarded as the greatest violinist of the 20th Century.

The music, talent and creativity of Jascha Heifetz have captivated music lovers all over the world. His extraordinary and incomparable musical talent has helped Heifetz become one of history’s most revered and remembered violinists.

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Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz


 

Jascha Heifetz in Concert - The Final Concert

Pieces by Bloch, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and more

Bach, J S:

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

Erick Friedman (violin)

Partitas Nos. 1-6, BWV825-830

Violin Sonatas, BWV1020-1024

Beethoven:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch

Brahms:

Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Bruch:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Franck, C:

Violin Sonata in A major

Jascha Heifetz in Concert - The Final Concert

Glazunov:

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl

Korngold:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch

Mozart:

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364

William Primrose (viola)

Prokofiev:

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch

Rozsa:

Violin Concerto

Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl

Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 29

Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Vorhees

Sibelius:

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl

Strauss, R:

Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18

Jascha Heifetz in Concert - The Final Concert

Tchaikovsky:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Vieuxtemps:

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Waxman, F:

Carmen Fantasie for violin & orchestra

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Vorhees


Jascha Heifetz (violin)

The Jascha Heifetz Original Jacket Collection features all facets of the artist’s career, from the early Bach recordings of 1961 to his final recital of 1975

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Jascha Heifetz plays Brahms

Jascha Heifetz plays Brahms

Studio Recordings from 1936 and 1950


Brahms:

Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (Complete)


Jascha Heifetz (violin), William Kapell (piano) & Emanuel Bay (piano)

“For speed, dead-on accuracy, heated intensity, and blemish-free tone control in all registers, Jascha Heifetz…. refuses to yield the throne after ruling for nearly half a century.” Classics Today

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Jascha Heifetz plays Bach & Mozart Violin Concertos

Jascha Heifetz plays Bach & Mozart Violin Concertos


Bach, J S:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Recorded 6th December, 1953 in Republic Pictures Studios, Hollywood

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042

Recorded 6th December, 1953 in Republic Pictures Studios, Hollywood

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

Recorded 14th and 19th October, 1946 in Hollywood

Jascha Heifetz (both solo parts)

RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra, Franz Waxman

Mozart:

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 "Turkish"

Recorded 29th-30th May, 1951 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (Cadenzas: Joseph Joachim)

London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent


Jascha Heifetz (violin)

One of the great 20th century violinists, at his best Heifetz played the concerto and sonata repertoire with a strong command of structure, minute attention to detail and an unequalled sensuous beauty of tone. Although Heifetz regarded the music of Mozart and Bach as integral to his repertoire, his style was grounded in a Romantic sensibility that sometimes courted controversy. Of the Mozart Concertos, Heifetz favoured the D major, K218 (recorded on Naxos 8.110941) and the A major, K219, which is heard on this re-issue in the second of three he made. Heifetz recorded the two Bach solo concertos only once. On these and his first recording of the Double Concerto, Heifetz’s playing (of both parts) is typically elegant and emotionally charged.

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Jascha Heifetz - Violin Encores

Jascha Heifetz - Violin Encores


Jascha Heifetz (violin)

Works by Gershwin, Weill, Korngold, Lalo etc.

Including
Gershwin Medley
Deep River
Threepenny Opera
Jamaican Rumba
Korngold Concerto
Symphonie Espagnole

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Jascha Heifetz plays Bach

Jascha Heifetz plays Bach


Bach, J S:

Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006


Jascha Heifetz (violin)

Studio Recordings 1952

"For speed, dead-on accuracy, heated intensity, and blemish-free tone control in all registers, Jascha Heifetz…. refuses to yield the throne after ruling for nearly half a century.” Classics Today

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Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, etc.

Bruch:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Vieuxtemps:

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37


Jascha Heifetz (violin)

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent

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Heifetz - In Performance

Heifetz - In Performance


Bach, J S:

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne

Bruch:

Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Debussy:

La fille aux cheveux de lin

Dinicu:

Hora Staccato

Gershwin:

It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)

Mozart:

Serenade No. 7 in D major, K250 'Haffner' - Rondo

Prokofiev:

The Love for Three Oranges: March

Rachmaninov:

Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3


Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent

DVD Video

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Sir William Walton Collected Works

Sir William Walton Collected Works


Walton:

Symphony No. 1

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Violin Concerto

Jascha Heifetz (violin)

Philharmonia Orchestra, William Walton

Cello Concerto

Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch

Viola Concerto

Yuri Bashmet (viola)

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Sinfonia Concertante

orchestra with piano obligato

Kathryn Stott (piano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley


Penguin Guide

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, etc.

Beethoven:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64


Jascha Heifetz

Charles Munch

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Jascha Heifetz - Fireworks

Jascha Heifetz - Fireworks

Studio Recordings 1951-1953


Chausson:

Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Studio Recording 1952

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Izler Solomon

Lalo:

Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Studio Recording, 1951

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg

Ravel:

Tzigane

Studio Recording 1953

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein

Saint-Saëns:

Havanaise, Op. 83

Studio Recording, 1951

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg

Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

Studio Recording, 1951

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg

Sarasate:

Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Studio Recording, 1951

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg


Jascha Heifetz (violin)

“Heifetz was and is supreme, as all other great fiddlers would surely acknowledge.” Gramophone

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