[78-L] Heifetz etc.

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Hi!

Unlike you, I LOVE the Tchaikowsky. Heifetz's versions, all great, 
were even better than my previous favourite versions by Elman and 
Huberman.

His Canzonetta recording of about 1917, however, is different from 
his later performances.
As a youth, there was more overt emotion, methinks.

Apparently, when he turned up for his very first recording session 
for the recording horn, the engineers, seeing a such a young man, 
asked him which pieces that he'd prepared to record. He replied 
simply by asking them what THEY'd like him to record. He pretty much 
know the whole vioin repertoire off by heart!

I must find this comedy fiddle player! It sounds like fun! ;-)

Earl.

At 8:53 pm -0700 22/10/2008, 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com wrote:
>When I did RSVP, if we had a request for music that we were sick of (like the
>Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto) or loathed (like Ravel's "Tzigane"), 
>we'd play the
>Heifetz version. Always more interesting than any other performance, in
>addition to getting it out of the way sooner.
>
>Okay, it had to be violin music that was requested..
>
>Anyone ever hear his gag recordings as "Josef Hague de Sarasate"? The fiddlers
>equivalent of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, with even the sound engineer in on
>the gag (recording him off mike, in a tunnel, and adding hum).
>
>dl