CLASSIC RECORDS LP LSC-2603: Bruch & Vieuxtemps Violin, HEIFETZ - 1990s USA 180g
C$
100
$
72
C$ 100
Sold For
Mar 2, 2021
Sold Date
Feb 7, 2020
Start Date
1
Number Of Bids
Canada
Country Of Seller
eBay
Sold at
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
****Welcome to our listing, thanks very much for looking!
****See our own website! We have lots of out of print LPs and CDs! Find us on the web at -
hearthedifference.net
****Shipping cost is only an estimate - it depends on the actual weight and size of the package as well as the service required. We do not profit from shipping costs, so if we overcharge, we will refund the difference back to you. It's always best to wait for our invoice before paying for your item. We will combine shipping for multiple items purchased.
****Please see our other listings - new items added daily!
****To access our eBay store click on the little red door at the top right section of any of our eBay listings or, click on -
http://stores.ebay.com/Hear-The-Difference
Background -
Jascha Heifetz has been called the first and greatest of all virtuosos. Critics agree when RCA Victor once dubbed him "The Violinist of the Century." Now all of Heifetz's stereo recordings are being issued together in a single Sony Classical box of 24 CDs, coupled by composer and remastered from the original analogue tapes in 24-bit / 192 kHz and DSD® quality. Heifetz authority John Maltese provides a new introductory essay.Less than two weeks after his sensational US debut at Carnegie Hall, a 16-year-old Russian émigré named Jascha Heifetz protégé of the legendary St. Petersburg violin teacher Leopold Auer and already acclaimed in Europe made his first Victor recordings. Some 40 years later he began re-recording much of the mainstream violin repertoire for RCA Victor in stereo. These performances find Heifetz at his most intense and glowing, wrote Gramophone in its March 1988 obituary, and their continued release on CD is building up a stunning three-dimensional sound-picture of Heifetz at his peak.
In warhorses like the Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius concertos, his stereo LPs set new standards. Reviewing a previous reissue, ClassicsToday exclaimed: Heifetz and Munch play the [Beethoven] with a classical poise and chiseled perfection. It goes without saying that Heifetz's flawless intonation and ear-catching articulation leave most other players in the shade. As for the Mendelssohn, this is simply the greatest performance yet recorded. The work was made for Heifetz: Mendelssohn was himself a romantic of classical restraint and created a virtuoso showpiece that requires total control over the instrument. Another typical Heifetz review, this time from Fanfare on his Bruch and Vieuxtemps: There was simply no one who could play this florid Romantic music like Heifetz ... This is the finest recording of Bruch's masterpieces ever made in terms of both performance and sound. As the Gramophone obituary also noted, it is doubtful if any other international soloist lavished so much time and energy on chamber music, notably in the concerts and recordings with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, which began in 1961 and are documented in this collection. Heifetz's repertoire also featured a vast array of show-stopping virtuoso pieces and his own brilliantly effective transcriptions. Those are also generously represented in this box set.
The great violinist's last session was a live recording of his last public performance, on 23 October 1972 in Los Angeles. Here it is complete on two CDs. Critic Tim Page has written that the program in both its planning and its execution was not markedly different from one Heifetz might have offered decades before. From the beginning of the Franck Sonata rapt, centered, directly linear in its phrasing, immaculately aristocratic in its bearing there can be no mistaking the artist ... There is something noble about Heifetz's constancy. Few performing artists have exercised such meticulous control over their creative lives.
-
CLASSIC RECORDS (RCA Living Stereo) Records LP item - with the Shaded Dog Labels
-
Record made in the USA
-
Pressing is in STEREO
-
Record Speed: 33 rpm
-
Record Made issued in: mid to late 1990s, on Quiex 200-gram vinyl
-
Record Catalog Number: LSC 2603
Featured on this item:
Bruch / Vieuxtemps // Jascha Heifetz / Sir Malcolm Sargent / NSOL
Title / Music on this LP -
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5
Track Listings -
Vieuxtemps:A. Concerto No. 5 In A Minor, Op. 37 - 17:00
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
B1. Introduction: Grave; Adagio Cantabile - 7:38
B2.1. Allegro - 11:00
B2.2. Andante Sostenuto
B3. Finale: Allegro Guerriero - 6:35
Performers / Credits / Other Information -
• Composed By – Vieuxtemps (tracks: A), Bruch (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
• Liner Notes – Charles O'Connell
• Orchestra – New Symphony Orchestra Of London
• Violin – Jasha Heifetz
CONDITION Details:
The Vinyl LP and Outer Jacket are in Near MINT condition.
There may be a couple of very light spider marks on the LP - these are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve. Most of the time, these types of marks are not audible, but it really depends on the sensitivity of your audio gear. Considering the vintage of this LP, the vinyl looks absolutely terrific - it has most of it's original gloss and sheen! However, this is not a new audiophile LP....some extraneous sound is inevitable and should be expected for a vintage LP. There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels either. LP has some dust on the surfaces so please clean the LP before auditioning it.
The jacket is made of thick cardboard stock and is also in Near MINT condition. There are no seam splits, the corners and seams are crisp and clean. Appears like a new jacket - lovely collectors grade condition.
A Short Note About LP GRADING -Mint = Only used for sealed items.
Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.
This LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!
price rating
