Jascha Heifetz-It ain't necessarely so- Gershwin

[capitalismforme]

I've played for 36 years. Have won many awards. Toured - in which I played for (on average) 25,000 people 3 nights per week across the globe. I know for a fact that I've made more money playing my violin than Heifetz but I will never, never, never, come close to what he was able to do 20, 30, 40 years before my time. Amazing. I will always be in utter awe of him.

[ThyrmBloodaxe]

i love heifetz's tone so much.

[Palomablanca2008]

Oh so beautiful !! 

[guidc]

1:21 such a good taste...

[leoncioviolin]

BRAVÍSIMOOOO!!!!!!

[vovcha01]

Stunning. Brilliant. And at 1:54 it becomes otherworldly. Just under one minute of pure bliss.

[scholomance1]

I have come to believe that, in my opinion, Heifetz is probably the single greatest musician who has ever walked the earth. Superhuman.

[Jabjabs]

Perfection.

[xultradragonslayerx]

What a small audience. It breaks my heart! </3!

[bergkalis]

God, how I wish I'd met him once...

[henrykmusic]

@bergkalis ME2



[KosteckiAdam]

Unique!!!

[birdahamiasla]

çokkk mükemmel bir muzik ruhun terbiyecisi gibi:)

[billga2010]

For a generation nis name was synonymous with perfection . If someone was great at something they were the Jascha Heifetz of { table tennis , ice skating , or anything } .

[brainwasher9876]

seeing heifetz in color makes me more bitter that I didn't get to meet him in life.

[Melanie8Max]

Wowww ! He plays so well .

Gooood i wish i was as good as him :( :P

I play this song too and i just love it!!! 

[jenny1340]

is this 1972?

[JasonLam731]

@jenny1340 no

[Flaminggential]

did he do double harmonic on the finishing note?..

[TheMusic099]

I absolutely love this....

[brainwasher9876]

I think this piece was very aptly named.

[Zractor]

@brainwasher9876 it originally had words... if you kindly look at my next comment(s), you will see.

[Zractor]

It ain't necessarily so It ain't necessarily so De things dat yo' liable to read in de Bible It ain't necessarily so Li'l David was small but oh my Li'l David was small but oh my He fought big Goliath who lay down and dieth Li'l David was small but oh my Oh Jonah he lived in de whale Oh Jonah he lived in de whale For he made his home in dat fish's abdomen Oh Jonah he lived in de whale

[Zractor]

Li'l Moses was found in a stream Li'l Moses was found in a stream He floated on water 'til ole Pharaoh's daughter She fished him she says from that stream It ain't necessarily so It ain't necessarily so Dey tell all you chillun de debble's a villain But 'taint necessarily so To get into Hebben don' snap for a sebben Live clean, don' have no fault Oh I takes de gospel whenever it's pos'ble But wid a grain of salt

[Zractor]

Methus'lah lived nine hundred years

Methus'lah lived nine hundred years

But who calls dat livin' when no gal'll give in

To no man what's nine hundred years

I'm preachin' dis sermon to show

It ain't nessa, ain't nessa

Ain't nessa, ain't nessa

It ain't necessarily so

[Zractor]

nice'n long enough for you?

[bountyhanz]

Bad gerswin edition.He dunt really play out the true colours of 'JAZZ'. sometimes some music need to be 'jazz' style, he's nt enough.Virtuosic performance,(perfect tune), but the music is somehw not there yet.

[Zractor]

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[Mgelakuda]

Breathtaking! Insuperable virtuosity!

Thanks for sharing.

[jonkers85]

looks as if he didnt even need to try lol

[andiejanefisher]

@jonkers85 well it is Heifetz ;-)

[MadameOrchestre]

I can't name anything better than this... he really plays like "it ain't necessarily so"... whistling!

[stupitxshyxguy]

dude hes old. it doesnt matter lol

[chicklet3746]

you know someone is amazing when the only criticism anyone can find with them is about their haircut :)

[KafiruAkbar]

Piyyecatos at the beginning are great!

[tonywsmith2]

@kittyluvr12

You just figured that out now, da!

[musicdivinemusic]

Fantastic interpretation! So many different sounds are born from his violin! Played with gusto, feeling and supreme expertise.

[ipmoic]

Is this Heifetz's last recital? The one that was televised nationally? Brooks Smith at the piano (I think).

[divvy1400yam600]

Jes remembah: what you liable to read in the Bible

It aint necessarily so !

[jaywbe1]

you don't use your elbow when you're performing? the motion comes 'from your upper arm', as i have been reminded, countless numbers of times. 0.0

[crankycaz]

There are different schools of teaching with regards to placement of the right arm. Obviously the elbow has to move, it's more a case of how much that's the argument.

[EuskaltelEuskadi]

my teachers have always told me to keep my elbow still and use it as a hinge. If you need to stretch further, extend your wrist. but just remember- It ain't necessarily so!

[schilippe]

Amazing violinist, crazy guy, just look at his face (stern look) It ain't necessarely so (rolls eyes) by gershwin, wtf.

[CriticalListener]

What a master! I've had this on LP for many years; this is the first time I've had the pleasure of watching Heifetz perform it. He did the arrangement. Does anyone here know if he knew Gershwin?

[cantabileh]

Heifetz KNEW Gershwin, they were friends ^^

He once asked Gershwin write a violin concerto for him; but poor Gershwin died of brain cancer at 38 before he could... =[

Heifetz arranged many of Gershwin's greatest hits... American in Paris, Summertime, 3 Preludes, Bess you is my woman now, and so on...

Genius... BOTH of them...

[jaywbe1]

Heifetz did american in paris arr? wow, what a guy, he's one of the few 'masters' right?

[ld357]

awesome!

[zdragonblade]

Playing this piece at a recital in a few weeks :)

[franzsilvestri]

mmhh..molto bello..mi è piaciuto moltissimo,soprattutto l'ultima nota.Per non parlare del meraviglioso suono del suo saltellato..

[MadameOrchestre]

King...

[ztefieh]

The best!