The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

~ Release by Jascha Heifetz (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Concerto for Violin & Orchestra no. 4 in D, K 218: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8:04
2 Concerto for Violin & Orchestra no. 4 in D, K 218: II. Andante cantabile
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 6:39
3 Concerto for Violin & Orchestra no. 4 in D, K 218: III. Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 6:45
4 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Allegro non troppo
Henri Vieuxtemps 9:22
5 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Cadenza
Henri Vieuxtemps 2:56
6 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Adagio
Henri Vieuxtemps 3:33
7 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Allegro con fuoco
Henri Vieuxtemps 1:13
8 Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, op. 28
Camille Saint‐Saëns 8:53
9 Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
Jean Sibelius 14:29
10 Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto
Jean Sibelius 6:51
11 Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro ma non tanto
Jean Sibelius 6:54
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach 4:45
2 Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach 4:57
3 Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliano
Johann Sebastian Bach 4:16
4 Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
Johann Sebastian Bach 3:52
5 Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: I. Allegretto ben moderato
César Franck 5:29
6 Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: II. Allegro
César Franck 7:28
7 Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: III. Ben moderato - Molto lento
César Franck 6:30
8 Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
César Franck 5:50
9 Caprices op. 1: No.13 in B flat major: Allegro
Niccolò Paganini 3:20
10 Caprices op. 1: No. 24 in A minor
Niccolò Paganini 7:32
11 Suite española, op. 47: No. 3. Sevilla
Isaac Albéniz 4:04
12 La Capricieuse, op. 17
Edward Elgar 3:30
13 King Roger, op. 46: Roxana's Song
Paweł Szymański 4:24
14 Hora Staccato
Grigoraș Dinicu 2:12
15 Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Pablo de Sarasate 8:41

Credits

CD 1

violin:
Jascha Heifetz (tracks 1–8)
Jascha Heifetz (1935-11-26) (tracks 9–11)
balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.) (1935-11-26) (tracks 9–11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (1775-04 – 1775-12) (tracks 1–3)
Henri Vieuxtemps (1858 – 1859) (tracks 4–7)
Camille Saint‐Saëns (1863) (track 8)
Jean Sibelius (1903 – 1905) (tracks 9–11)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (track 8)
Sir Thomas Beecham (tracks 1–3)
Sir Thomas Beecham (1935-11-26) (tracks 9–11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (track 8)
London Symphony Orchestra (tracks 4–7)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 1–3)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1935-11-26) (tracks 9–11)
performer:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (tracks 4–7)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979) (tracks 9–11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (1935-11-26) (tracks 9–11)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 28) (track 8)
arrangements:
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28 (arr Nakariakov for trumpet and orchestra) (track 8)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur, op. 28 (catch-all for arrangements) (track 8)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur, op. 28 (for two pianos, Debussy) (track 8)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, op. 28 (for flute, clarinet and wind orchestra, Brooks) (track 8)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, op. 28 (for violin and piano) (track 8)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, op. 28 (for flute and piano, Sinkova) (track 8)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (transcribed for violin and piano) (track 9)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (transcribed for violin and piano) (track 10)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (transcribed for violin and piano) (track 11)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218 (movement) (tracks 1–3)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 (movement) (tracks 9–11)
Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Le Grétry" (movement) (tracks 4–7)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Le Grétry": I. Allegro non troppo (tracks 4–5)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218: I. Allegro aperto (track 1)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218: II. Andante cantabile (track 2)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218: III. Rondeau. Allegro grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo - Andante grazioso (track 3)
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28 (track 8)
Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Le Grétry": II. Adagio (track 6)
Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Le Grétry": III. Allegro con fuoco (track 7)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (1935-11-26) (track 9)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (1935-11-26) (track 10)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (1935-11-26) (track 11)

CD 2

violin:
Jascha Heifetz (tracks 1–4, 6–7, 9–10, 13, 15)
Jascha Heifetz (1934-02-21) (tracks 11–12)
Jascha Heifetz (1937-04-03) (tracks 5, 8)
Jascha Heifetz (1937-04-09) (track 14)
violin arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer) (track 10)
piano:
Emanuel Bay (track 13)
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (tracks 6–7)
Arpád Sándor (tracks 9–10)
Arpád Sándor (1934-02-21) (tracks 11–12)
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (1937-04-03) (tracks 5, 8)
Emanuel Bay (1937-04-09) (track 14)
piano and violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (track 11)
Jascha Heifetz (1932) (track 14)
piano arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer) (track 10)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (tracks 11, 11)
Grigoraș Dinicu (tracks 13–14)
Niccolò Paganini (composer) (tracks 9–10)
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (1720) (tracks 1–4)
Pablo de Sarasate (1878) (track 15)
César Franck (1886) (tracks 5–8)
Edward Elgar (1891) (track 12)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (track 15)
dedicated to:
Fred Ward (track 12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (track 15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (1934-02-21) (tracks 11–12)
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (1937-04-03) (track 5)
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (1937-04-03) (track 8)
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (1937-04-09) (track 14)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 17) (track 12)
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20) (track 15)
arrangement of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto (track 10)
Hora Staccato (for solo violin) (track 14)
King Roger, op. 46: Chant de Roxane (track 13)
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (track 11)
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano) (track 15)
arrangements:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1: No. 13 in B-flat major: Allegro “The Devil’s Laughter” (catch-all for arrangements) (track 9)
Caprice no. 13 in B-flat (for violin and piano, Schumann) (track 9)
Caprice no. 13 in B-flat (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (track 9)
Hora Staccato (for band, Richards) (track 14)
Hora Staccato (for violin and orchestra, Heifetz) (track 14)
La Capricieuse, op. 17 (catch-all for arrangements) (track 12)
La Capricieuse, op. 17 (for violin and piano, ed. Heifetz) (track 12)
La capricieuse, op. 17 (for string quartet, arr. Paul Cassidy) (track 12)
Sevilla, sevillanas (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz) (track 11)
Sonata d-moll für Cembalo nach Sonata Nr. 1 g-moll, BWV 1001 für Violine solo: II. Fuga. Allegro (track 2)
Sonata d-moll für Cembalo nach Sonata Nr. 1 g-moll, BWV 1001 für Violine solo: III. Siciliano (track 3)
Sonata d-moll für Cembalo nach Sonata Nr. 1 g-moll, BWV 1001 für Violine solo: IV. Presto (track 4)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major: I. Allegretto (arranged by Delsart) (track 5)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major: II. Allegro (arranged by Delsart) (track 6)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major: III. Recititavo – Fantasia (arranged by Delsart) (track 7)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (arranged by Delsart) (track 8)
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major: I. Allegro ben moderato (transcription for Piano by Cortot) (track 5)
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major: II. Allegro (transcription for Piano by Cortot) (track 6)
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major: III. Recitativo – Fantasia. Ben moderato (transcription for Piano by Cortot) (track 7)
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (transcription for Piano by Cortot) (track 8)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: I. Allegretto ben moderato (for flute and piano, Rampal) (track 5)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: II. Allegro (for flute and piano, Rampal) (track 6)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: III. Recitativo – Fantasia. Ben moderato (for flute and piano, Rampal) (track 7)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (for flute and piano, Rampal) (track 8)
Sonata in A major: I. Allegretto ben moderato (for saxophone and piano, Bornkamp) (track 5)
Sonata in A major: II. Allegro (for saxophone and piano, Bornkamp) (track 6)
Sonata in A major: III. Recitativo – Fantasia (for saxophone and piano, Bornkamp) (track 7)
Sonata in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (for saxophone and piano, Bornkamp) (track 8)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (catch-all for arrangements) (track 2)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (for piano, Godowsky) (track 3)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (catch-all for arrangements) (track 3)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: IV. Presto (catch-all for arrangements) (track 4)
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (catch-all for arrangements) (track 11)
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (for guitar, Barrueco) (track 11)
is the basis for:
Caprichos no. 8 "Abstractions of Albéniz": V. Abstraction of Sevilla (track 11)
Fuge g-Moll nach BWV 1000 (original for lute) (track 2)
Präludium und Fuge D-moll, BWV 539: II. Fuge (track 2)
orchestrations:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (orchestrated by Frühbeck de Burgos) (track 11)
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (movement) (track 11)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M. 8 (movement) (tracks 5–8)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001 (movement) (tracks 1–4)
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1 (track 9)
recording of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto (arr. Fritz Kreisler) (track 10)
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1: No. 13 in B-flat major: Allegro “The Devil’s Laughter” (track 9)
King Roger, op. 46: Chant de Roxane (catch all for arrangements) (track 13)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: II. Allegro (track 6)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: III. Recitativo – Fantasia. Ben moderato (track 7)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (track 1)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (track 2)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (track 3)
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: IV. Presto (track 4)
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (track 11)
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and orchestra) (track 15)
La Capricieuse, op. 17 (for violin and piano) (1934-02-21) (track 12)
Sevilla, sevillanas (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz) (1934-02-21) (track 11)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: I. Allegretto ben moderato (1937-04-03) (track 5)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (1937-04-03) (track 8)
Hora Staccato (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz) (1937-04-09) (track 14)
referred to in medleys:
Alma Barca (track 11)

Release

ASIN: UK: B00AM5RC0E [info]