Jascha Heifetz - Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Op. 35 / London Philharmonic conducted by John Barbirolli / Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano / Arthur Rubinstein, piano / Recordings: 1937 / Strings Audio CD / QT 99325

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Tracklist:

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 35 (1878)

1.  I.  Allegro moderato. Cadenza (16’54)
2.  II. Canzonetta. Andante (06’05)
3.  III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo (08’ 30)

CESAR FRANCK (1822-1890)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A (1886)

4.  I.  Allegretto ben moderato (05'27)
5.  I.  Allegro (O7' 27)
6.  III. Recitativo-Fantasia (06'29)
7.  IV. Allegretto poco mosso (05’45)

More Details:

• Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conducted by - John Barbirolli
• Piano - Arthur Rubinstein
• Violin - Jascha Heifetz

About this Work:

The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 was the only concerto composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1878 and is one of the best-known violin concertos.

About the Violinist: 

Jascha Heifetz (February 2  [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Russian-American violinist. Many consider him 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.