Jascha Heifetz - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (1)mov

Jascha Heifetz (Vilnius, Lithuania, February 2, 1901 - December 10, 1987) was one of the greatest violin virtuosos in history, famous for his interpretations of famous melodies by Paganini, Bach and Saint-Saens. Considered by many the finest violinist of the 20th century.

Eighty-three of his eighty-six, Jascha Heifetz played the violin, and sixty of his eighty-six, he did it in front of huge audiences worldwide. Since its first orchestrated concert in St. Petersburg on April 30, 1911, he exposed his art to the world through more than two million miles of travel around the globe, numerous appearances on radio and interests in filmmaking.
Juila Fischer, Nathan Milstein, jascha heifetz, Maxim vengerov, ruggiero ricci, hilary hahn, itzhak perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Leonidas Kavakos,Alexander Markov, violino

[santostovar]

The most sensational violinist of violin recorded history- His playing was not only technique perfect, his virtuosity transcends emotion, interpretation, involvement, you name it; he was beyond all of that.

[MrGer]

TECHNIQUE AND TIMBRE
In creating his sound, Heifetz was very particular about his choice of strings. He used a silver wound Tricolore gut g-string, plain gut unvarnished D and A strings, and a Goldbrokat steel E string medium including clear Hill brand rosin sparingly. Heifetz believed that playing on gut strings was important in rendering an individual sound.
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[MrGer]

TECHNIQUE AND TIMBRE
His use of rapid vibrato, emotionally charged portamento, fast tempos, and superb bow control coalesced to create a highly distinctive sound that make Heifetz's playing instantly recognizable to aficionados. The violinist Itzhak Perlman, who himself is noted for his rich warm tone and expressive use of portamento, describes Heifetz's tone as like "a tornado" because of its emotional intensity.
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[francuduc]

one off the best violinists of all time!

[violinstockholm]

Stunning recording of the greatest violinist in history.

[llxie]

Heifetz is not one of the best. He is THE BEST. This performance really gives me the chills!!

[jasonbradley]

Stunning control and mastery of time and dpace

[tommyleung]

This is my beloved performance of the concerto. While many others are too forceful. Heifetz was so sentimental and romantic in the 1st movt.

[MrGer]

TECHNIQUE AND TIMBRE
Perlman also said that Heifetz preferred to be recorded relatively close to the microphone; as a result, one would perceive a somewhat different tone quality when listening to Heifetz during a concert hall performance as opposed to a recording.
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[raulrossi]

El mejor violinista que he escuchado en mi vida.

[megevandaurore]

je ne m'en lasse pas. Precioso, este movimiento del concierto me gusta muchisimo. Gracias

[deenibeeniable]

The moment right after that first set of tenths just makes me faint.

[JuanMierez]

Esto una de las reliquias del mundo artístico!! Y del violinismo 🤩

[Calebless]

8:51 "I can't stand to be around such good music, and I'm jealous of Heifetz."

[advantec]

Not even close, the greatest violinist ever GVE . There is Heifetz and then there is everyone else.

[MrGer]

TECHNIQUE AND TIMBRE
Virgil Thomson called Heifetz's style of playing "silk underwear music", a term he did not intend as a compliment. Other critics argue that he infused his playing with feeling and reverence for the composers' intentions. His style of playing was highly influential in defining the way modern violinists approach the instrument.
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[philippeassuied]

iincomparable il y a hefeitz et les autres

[aliciasusana]

maravilloso... un violinista tocado por la mano de Paganini, no cualquiera lo puede interpretar....por una cuestión netamente mecánica, los dedos largos...

[ITMSNIPER]

any idea where i can get this version of cadenza??

[Brucekeys]

Many don't recognize him, I prefer Tossy Spivakovsky's read-
I realize people hold Heifetz as the penultimate violinist-
Spivakovsky recorded the Tchaik & Sibelius in '61 & is digitized to CD- there's something compelling in to his playing-