Jascha Heifetz – The Legendary New York Concerts

Jascha Heifez (Vilnius, 2 February 1901 — Los Angeles, 10 December 1987)

Two of Heifetz’s most important concerts in his career presented for the first time on CD.

CD 1

Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 (1945)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 “Turkish” (Cadenzas: Joachim)

NYPSO | Efrem Kurtz – live | Carnegie Hall, New York | 30.III.1947

BONUS 1 §

Jules Conus: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.1 (1896) [unnamed Orchestra] without conductor – live audience-taping | Carnegie Hall, New York | 15.X.1966

CD 2

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 (Cadenzas: I. Auer/Heifetz; III. Joachim/Heifetz) Detroit SO | Paul Paray – live | UN General Assembly Hall, New York | 9.XII.1959

BONUS 2 §

Brahms: Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op.102 Gregor Piatigorsky, cello | [unnamed Orchestra] without conductor – live audience-taping | Carnegie Hall, New York | 15.X.1966

§ LAST HEIFETZ-PIATIGORSKY CONCERT IN CARNEGIE HALL

The set includes the Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 and the Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, recorded live at Carnegie Hall on 30th March, 1947, with the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Efrem Kurtz. The bonus at the end of the first disc is the Heifetz-Piatigorsky last concert at Carnegie Hall on 15 October, 1966. The second disc features the Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Paray, recorded live at the un General Assembly Hall on 9th December, 1959. A second piece from the Heifetz-Piatigorsky last concert at Carnegie Hall follows: Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op.102.

These recording have been restored and remastered. Some background noise and applause has been kept in order to maintain the atmosphere of the live concerts.