Emmanuel Bay (1891-1966) was a Lithuanian-born pianist and accompanist, best remembered for his work with Jascha Heifetz. He became one of Heifetz’s regular piano partners.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears with Heifetz in Fauré’s First Violin Sonata, a work that depends on genuine partnership rather than soloist-plus-background.

Bay’s playing was supportive, alert and stylistically responsive, the kind of pianism that allows a major violinist to fly without leaving the musical floor behind.

His page is justified by the Heifetz connection and the quality of the chamber repertory. Bay is a reminder that great violin records often have a very good pianist hiding in plain sight.