Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz (2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1901 – 10 December 1987) was a Jewish-American violinist. Many consider him to be the greatest violinist of all time. Born in Vilna (Vilnius), he moved as a teenager to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He was a virtuoso since childhood—Fritz Kreisler, another leading violinist of the twentieth century, said on hearing Heifetz's debut, "We might as well take our fiddles and break them across our knees."

He had a long and successful performing career; however, after an injury to his right (bowing) arm, he switched his focus to teaching.

Late in life, Heifetz became a dedicated teacher and a champion of socio-political causes. He publicly advocated to establish 911 as an emergency phone number, and crusaded for clean air. He and his students at the University of Southern California protested smog by wearing gas masks, and in 1967 he converted his Renault passenger car into an electric vehicle.

Jascha Heifetz

GOOSSENS Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1: Vaughan Williams, Walton, Delius (1941/46) - PASC654

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A London Symphony
WALTON Violin Concerto
DELIUS The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Studio recordings, 1941/46
Total duration: 76:18

Jascha Heifetz, violin
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Goossens

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HEIFETZ & BAY Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 (1936) - PACM026

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FAURÉ Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, Op. 13

Recorded 10 February 1936, Victor Studio No. 3, New York
Duration 21:17

Jascha Heifetz, violin
Emanuel Bay, piano

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HEIFETZ & HOROWITZ Mozart, Korngold and Mussorgsky (1947) - PASC513

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MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, K.219 'Turkish'
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D

Studio and Live recordings, 1947
Total duration: 77:27

Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Jascha Heifetz, violin
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Efrem Kurtz

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HEIFETZ Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin (1952/1925) - PACM075

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BACH Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006
BACH Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006, Menuetts I & II

Recorded 1952 & 1925
Total duration: 2hr 9:01

Jascha Heifetz, violin

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HEIFETZ Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, three recordings (1944/49/59) - PASC278

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MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
Recorded 1944, 1949 and 1959
Total duration: 73:01

Jascha Heifetz, violin
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor Arturo Toscanini
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Sir Thomas Beecham
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor Charles Munch

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HEIFETZ plays Mozart, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn Concertos (1949/47) - PASC558

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MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto

Live recordings, 1947/49
Total duration: 68:30

Jascha Heifetz, violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Serge Koussevitzky
Bell Telephone Orchestra
conducted by Donald Voorhees

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