Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz

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Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: IV. Allegro
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Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - III. Vivace
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Violin Concerto, No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - I. Vorspiel
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Bach, JS: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
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Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor (BWV 1043) - II. Largo

Albums

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Miklós Rózsa · The masters of music

    Apr 2020 • 6 songs

  • Henri Wieniawski · The masters of music
  • Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, three orchestral versions

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Jascha Heifetz

Biography

Jascha Heifetz was the leading figure among the extraordinary group of Russian Jews who dominated violin playing in the second and third quarters of the 20th century. As a technician he had no superior, and, of all the artists of his time and later, only two or three could even offer a challenge to his electrifying precision of execution. His diamond-point tone and quick vibrato afforded his playing a clarity of line that some felt was almost too perfect, even cold. Most conductors and other violinists -- and audiences -- felt differently and a Heifetz concert inevitably drew ...
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