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Heifetz, Jascha: Miniatures, Vol. 2 (1944-1948)

Composer(s):
Artist(s)
Period(s) 20th Century • Classical (1750-1830) • Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Chamber Music • Concertos • Orchestral
Catalogue 8.111380
Label Naxos Historical
Quality   320kbps
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This second of two volumes (Vol. 1 is available on 8.111379) completes the repertoire recorded by Jascha Heifetz during his short wartime period with American Decca. Aware of the need for lighter music while touring for the US troops, Heifetz nonetheless refused to play down to his audiences, praising the G.I.s’ ‘interest in good music’. This more classical programme represents the violinist’s staggering virtuosity and range, from a spectacular paraphrase of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville to the lyrical expressiveness of Saint-Saëns’s The Swan. The inclusion of four rare V-Disc recordings concludes a remarkable legacy of uniquely vibrant performances.


   




Review By Paulino Toribio,Ritmo,April 2012

Segundo disco de miniaturas del gran Heifetz, junto a los pianistas Milton Kaye y Emanuel Bay. Algunas de las transcripciones no son muy afortunadas pero mantienen vivo el espíritu de un violinista demoledor que tocaba cuanto se le pusiera por delante. Arreglos del propio Heifetz en concesión a los gustos más generales del público. Schubert, Brahms, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, Prokoviev, Shostakovich. De Sarasate encontramos su Romanza Andaluza y su Zapateado, grabaciones ambas de 1948, esta vez acompañado por la Bell Telephon Hour Orchestra, que en el caso del Zapateado parece una fanfarria de feria. No bastándole con la sencilla melodía de El Cisne de Saint-Saens, la desdobla en octavas.

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