Jascha Heifetz: Encores, Vol. 1 (1946-1956)

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BRAHMS / SHULMAN / PAGANINI / STRAVINSKY / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Jascha Heifetz: Encores, Vol. 1 (1946-1956)
Jascha Heifetz (violin) with Emanuel Bay, Brooks Smith (piano)

[ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 30 April 2012

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Heifetz's series of arrangements and transcriptions for violin and piano reveal just how tasteful and refined a musician he was. Crafted with precision, and played with passion, they are alive with his stylistic awareness. Whether in his Rachmaninov transcriptions or in Robert Russell Bennett's A Song Sonata, Heifetz lavished equal care on these gems and they enriched his concert programmes. They also proved hugely popular on disc-thirteen pieces come from a 1960 LP famously called 'Heifetz'-and their variety, virtuosity and sheer beauty remain imperishable examples of the art of the violin.

Tracks:

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (arr. J. Joachim for violin and piano) (excerpts)
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 20 in D Minor (arr. J. Joachim for violin and piano)

Bennett: A Song Sonata (excerpts)

Shulman: Suite Based on American Folk Songs: IV. Cod Liver 'Ile

Khachaturian: Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)

Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) (2 excerpts)

Sgambati: 2 Pieces, Op. 24: No. 2. Serenata napoletana (version for violin and piano)

Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle

Stravinsky: The Firebird: Berceuse (arr. S. Dushkin for violin and piano)

Ravel: Sonatine: II. Mouvement de Menuet (arr. L. Roques for violin and piano)

and much more