Jascha Heifetz plays Tchaikovsky Scherzo #2

[segoldy]

Who disliked this?!?!

[nocoolnamesjustme]

showoff...

[77liszt]

no,heifetz was born in 1899! but this is great,thanks to share it with us!

[themusicdr]

fantastic

[ianchow107]

Fabulously played! (Someone please give him a speeding ticket.)

[rawautube]

heifetz,especially during his teens and twenties,was and still is unsurpassable, brilliant bow control,cleanest tone i have ever heard come out from a violin

[pacman7654]

jesus... this kicks so much ass--music and performer. The moment when the legato starts must be awesome to hear live if you don't know it's coming.

[bountyhanz]

wow he played alot fast as compared to Itzhak perlman, who is mine so called "stucked in my brain" best violinist.

[aimson]

Heifetz had a much lighter tone than Perlman and put very little pressure on the bow (i.e., "Russian Grip"). This probably allowed him to play faster. But what really is amazing is that Heifetz made every single note brilliant. Anybody can play fast but almost nobody can play as fast AND clean as him.

[meineke11]

Yes--it seems no matter how fast he plays he has at least a minute´s time for each and every note...Perlman, due to sitting has developed the tendency to take most of the bow control from his wrist and that makes his bowing "stickyer"-it is a technique hard to imitate and not usually advisable (though, he does not ALWAYS play this way, but it is different for the shoulder movt. to be able to play standing-or sitting-upright. That makes more difference than the Russian bowing, I´d say.

[MrFullService]

Actually, Heifetz used a tight bow with pressure, close to the bridge most of the time.

[ItzhakRoxMySox]

Except for Kogan. And Rabin.

[violatione]

There are many who play as fast and clean as Heifetz now (James Ehnes, Leonidas Kavacos). He is great because he was the first in the 20th century to play like that. It didn't have as much to do with the bow grip as it did with the countless hours in persuit of perfection.

[violatione]

@aimson There are a lot of people who play as fast and clean; Kavakos, Ehnes, Tetzlaff, Josefowicz, Rabin, Milstein, Kogan, Temianka, Gringolts... the list goes on.

[ericgable]

@aimson Michael Rabin (period0 Look at Michael Rabin,s Noeveks mobile

[ericgable]

@aimson Michael Rabin

[violatione]

You want to see fast look up Leonidas Kavakos playing caprice no 5 Paganini.

[calloffthedogs]

that is truly incredible. i agree with you. Leonidas kicks ass.

[calloffthedogs]

Itzy says Heifetz was the best.

[tennisballer17]

classic heifetz

[levstein]

This music is the 2nd movement of Tchaikovsky's Souvenir d'un lieu cher (Souvenir of a Beloved Place), Op. 42.

[poshbum]

wow i play it twice as slow

[calloffthedogs]

Heifetz was a speed demon in the truest sense, but also the best violinist to have ever lived.

[DevilViolinist]

Where can i find a midi of this?

[ravelmeister]

he was so pure and crisp

[Drizzletron]

sorry, but not the one.

the valse scherzo is now posted with perlman playing about a quarter of it (if that much).

it can also be found on the kogan interpretations video.

this piece is great, though. thanks for posting it.

[aimson]

Dang, sorry about that :) I'll dig a bit further into my pile of Heifetz CD's to see if I can find the valse you are talking about.

[LINOPAGANINI]

excellent

[ztefieh]

What is the name of the album or where can I find it?

[aimson]

It's called "The Heifetz Collection: The Acoustic Recordings (1917-1924)" from RCA Victor. It's a three-disc set that looks green. Not sure how easy it is to find it - my guess is that it is rarer than his other recordings.

[consentofheaven]

fabulous.