Jascha Heifetz: Miniatures, Vol. 1 (1944-1946)

 
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Jascha Heifetz: Miniatures, Vol. 1 (1944-1946)
Jascha Heifetz (violin) with Emanuel Bay (piano) & Bing Crosby

[ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 10 October 2011

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During 1943-44 Jascha Heifetz toured widely, entertaining US troops with popular repertoire as well as that of the great classical composers. Returning to turmoil in the recording industry, Heifetz worked briefly for Decca rather than RCA, recording hits such as Jamaican Rumba and his own superb arrangements of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, as well as collaborating with Bing Crosby. He performed this lighter music with all of the precision and passion he invested in major masterpieces. As Heifetz himself once said: 'There are only two kinds of music-good music and bad music.' This is the first of two newly re-mastered discs which preserve a unique and timelessly magical moment in musical history.

Tracks:

Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba, Op. 27, No. 2 (arr. W. Primrose for violin and piano)

Gardner: From the Canebrake, Op. 5, No. 1,

Dyer: Outlandish Suite: No. 2. Florida Night Song.

White: Levee Dance, Op. 27, No. 2

Traditional: Deep River (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)

Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Foster: Old Folks at Home (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)

Herbert: A la valse

Bennett: Hexapoda

Burleigh: 6 Pictures, Op. 30: No. 4. Giant Hills
Burleigh: 4 Small Concert Pieces, Op. 21: No. 4. Moto Perpetuo

Traditional: Gweedore Brae (arr. J. Crowther for violin and piano)

Rodrigues Vale: Prelude No. 15, "Ao pe da fogueira" (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)

Aguirre: Huella, Op. 49 (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)

Weill: 7 Stucke nach der Dreigroschenoper: No. 1. Moritat vom Mackie Messer (arr. S. Frenkel for violin and piano)

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano) (excerpts)
Gershwin: 3 Preludes

Berlin: White Christmas (arr. for violin and orchestra)

and much more