Jascha Heifetz Encores, Vol. 2 (1946-1947)
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MOZART / DEBUSSY / KORNGOLD / SARASATE / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Jascha Heifetz Encores, Vol. 2 (1946-1947)
Jascha Heifetz (violin) Emmanuel Bay (piano)
[ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 29 October 2012
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Over four days of sessions in Hollywood during 1946 and 1947, Jascha Heifetz and his regular accompanist Emanuel Bay recorded this evocative series of encores. The repertoire was wide-ranging, and included three Spanish pieces by Sarasate, Nin and Ernesto Halffter, all delectably played, in his only recordings of them. He turned also to his own transcription of Bax's Mediterranean as well as to staples such as Rimsky-Korsakov's dazzling Flight of The Bumble-Bee. Throughout, Heifetz's bowing, pizzicati, double stops, glissandi and inimitable portamenti grace these pieces with incredible freshness.
"this anthology of recordings…has both good sound and an interesting program to recommend it. Heifetz, ever the adventurer, takes on a number of modernist works, demonstrating his capacity to reduce the most strident dissonance to elegant sleekness." American Record Guide
Tracks:
Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K. 334: III. Menuetto (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Debussy: Preludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux
Korngold: 4 Pieces from Much Ado about Nothing, Op. 11: II. Holzapfel und Schlehwein
Sarasate: Spanish Dances, Op. 22: No. 1. Romanza andaluza
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, Op. 53, D. 850, "Gasteiner Sonate": IV. Rondo: Allegro moderato (arr. C. Friedberg for violin and piano)
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19b, No. 1, MWV U86 (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 4. Jota (arr. P. Kochanski for violin and piano)
Korngold: 4 Pieces from Much Ado about Nothing, Op. 11: III. Gartenscene
Tansman: 5 Pieces: No. 3. Mouvement perpetuel (version for violin and piano)
Nin: Cantilena asturiana
Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67b: VIII. Corcovado (arr. C. Levy for violin and piano)
Bax: Mediterranean (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Halffter: 2 Danzas: No. 2. La gitana (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Debussy; Ariettes oubliees: No. 2. Il pleure dans mon coeur (arr. A. Hartmann for violin and piano)
Poldowski: Tango
Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: V. Gavotte I-II (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 6 in G Major (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q29: III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Chopin: Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 (arr. L. Auer for violin and piano)
and much more
