Performer: Jascha Heifetz, Milton Kaye, Emanuel Bay
Orchestra: Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Conductor: Donald Voorhees
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8111380
Release: 2011
Size: 142 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Figaro (version for violin and piano) [from Rossini’s the Barber of Seville]
Dvořák: Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101
02. No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso in G-Flat Major (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Godowsky: 12 Impressions
03. No. 12, Viennese (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
04. Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Debussy: Children’s Corner
05. VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-walk (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
06. Debussy: Beau Soir
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
07. III. Clair de lune (Arr. A. Roelens for violin and piano)
08. Grasse: Wellenspeil (Waves at Play) [arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano]
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33b
09. III. March (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
10. No. 5, Masquers (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Shostakovich: Preludes for piano, Op. 34
11. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (Arr. D.M. Tsiganov for violin and piano)
12. No. 15 in D-Flat Major (Arr. Q. Maganini for violin and piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel, Act II
13. Hymn to the Sun (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
14. No. 3, Melodie
15. Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
16. No. 7 in A Major (Arr. J. Joachim for violin and piano)
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II
17. Dance of the Blessed Spirits, “Melodie” (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux
18. XIII. Le Cygne (the Swan) [arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano]
Schumann: Waldscenen, Op. 82
19. No. 7, Vogel als Prophet [Bird as Prophet] [arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano]
20. Krein: Dance No. 4 (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
Dohnányi: Ruralia hungarica, Op. 32a
21. Andante rubato (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899 (Op. 90)
22. No. 3 in G-Flat Major (Arr. J. Heifetz for violin and orchestra)
Sarasate: Danzas Española, Op. 22
23. No. 1, Romanza andaluza (version for violin and orchestra) [Version for violin and orchestra]
Sarasate: Danzas Española, Op. 23
24. No. 6, Zapateado (version for violin and orchestra) [Version for violin and orchestra]
This second of two volumes (Vol. 1 is available on 8111379) completes the repertoire recorded by Jascha Heifetz during his short wartime period with American Decca. Aware of the need for lighter music while touring for the US troops, Heifetz nonetheless refused to play down to his audiences, praising the G.I.s’ ‘interest in good music’. This more classical programme represents the violinist’s staggering virtuosity and range, from a spectacular paraphrase of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville to the lyrical expressiveness of Saint-Saens’s The Swan. The inclusion of four rare V-Disc recordings concludes a remarkable legacy of uniquely vibrant performances.