Unfortunately there is very little music in the notes which Brook Smith gets out competently enough, so the piece becomes trivialized. This Fantasy is not an easy piece to play, but it is still more difficult to play it so that something vital is conveyed. Michèle Auclair and Geneviève Joy (Henri Dutilleux's late wife), though many people may not have heard of them, give the piece a cogency, a vitality, and an unity of conception that none of the more famous violinists posted here manage.
Enchanting.
amccann7 2 weeks ago
Unfortunately there is very little music in the notes which Brook Smith gets out competently enough, so the piece becomes trivialized. This Fantasy is not an easy piece to play, but it is still more difficult to play it so that something vital is conveyed. Michèle Auclair and Geneviève Joy (Henri Dutilleux's late wife), though many people may not have heard of them, give the piece a cogency, a vitality, and an unity of conception that none of the more famous violinists posted here manage.
calmeforet1 3 weeks ago
Thank you so much for uploading this!
KyotoMelody 2 months ago
I just love this piece. Sheer enjoyment to listen to this wonderful command of the instruments.
blakkbuhund 2 months ago
Heifetz' first note is one of the greatest moments in music.
nrosen8794 3 months ago
Very beautiful! Thank you.
vstasov 3 months ago
I wish Horowitz played piano instead.
SevenCircles 3 months ago
Isn`t this a photo of Heifetz abd Kogan?
sharlesin 10 months ago
Isn`t this a photo of Heifetz and Kogan ?
sharlesin 10 months ago
@sharlesin yes both my students
milstein91 2 months ago
Superb! TY JH for sharing.
paulostroff99 10 months ago