Heifetz plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto - Third Movement
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this is playing! his tone and finesse is superb! and it´s also a beautyfull recording by the way!
what a beautyfull instrument he played.... i´m quiet... in peace and exited!!! Rock ´n Roll!!
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Holy shit.
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This performance is absolutely hair-raising. Personally, I'm not at all certain there was any particular antagonism between Toscanini and Heifetz - they're obviously completely ignoring eachother. Two geniuses with superhuman talent, mamouth wills,and each with an ego large enough to fill the Grand Canyon twice over. I wouldn't have it any other way. Compare that to what we get nowadays.
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@ipmoic heifetz always wins in the end! :D
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If they were recording using two different electrical circuits, perhaps the result was out of sync.
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But Toscanini was the director. It should have been his interpretation. Another thing, the mics for the orchestra sound dull. Perhaps there was another, technical, problem.
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Back then they tuned their strings to a higher pitch than they do now. That's why the notes are higher.
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Talvez se arrumasem a afinação pra la 440 ficaria uns 2 a 3 segundos mais lento mesmo assim ainda rapido.
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And the violin was billowing smoke at the end..
Sounds like a Midsummer's Night Dream Scherzo!
Imagine the adrenalin (and egos) of these two together.
BIG disagreement at 3:52-54. Toscanini wants to hold back but Heifetz is having none of it!!
A battle of wills. Notice how Heifetz beats Toscanini to the last chord. This is more like Violin Versus Orchestra with no clear winner.
ipmoic 2 years ago 15
Just because you can't play at this speed doesn't mean no one can.
yongrenjie 2 years ago 13