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Heifetz Plays Sarasate Zapateado

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This is a response to a request by thepaladin1492. Unfortunately, I don't have the later Heifetz recording (1948) but here is his 1924 recording. I also have his 1918 recording, but that seems pretty indistinguishable from this one.

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  • ok so i've been doing my reading and i KNOW that Heifetz is one of the big ones... but to me all his recordings sound slightly... scratchy.. and i KNOW that it's an old recording but that's not the sound that bothers me..

    is that intentional, is it his violin or do i have an hearing impediment?

  • Two things: 1.) Perlman noted that Heifetz liked to put the microphone very close to his violin, which created what he calls the "jitt" sound you might be hearing. 2.) Heifetz put very little vertical pressure on his bow, instead opting for faster horizontal movement. This gives him a lighter and more elegant tone, but also less "full." If you have more let me know.

  • I actually think Heifetz was more in tune than Szeryng's was lol but I think I still like Esther Kim's version better. ;)

  • I started listening to Esther Kim playing the Zapateado and I could stand about 20 seconds of it before turning it off. It's simply too sloppy, especially the tasteless ornaments and terrible articulation. Not saying she isn't talented for a 15-year-old but there simply is no comparison to my ears...

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  • I love Heifetz, but I'm having an affair with Leonid Kogan :=P.

  • It's some one with enough dignity to not spend their whole life on online forums.

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  • Azannya! -De a hegedűje is fantasztikus.

  • watch?v=iRe5Zt8RKWA

  • like they say 'Made to order for Maestro Heifetz!'

  • Best Midori Goto.

  • @aimson

    You got that from " The Art of Violin"

    Am I right?

  • Youtube "Midori Zapateado" -- she plays this better than anyone I've ever heard.

  • @AndromedaAiken Try Midori's.

  • wonderfull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!:)

  • Someone commented on Heifetz'a technique. I think the unique Heifetz sound is due to his "perfect" right hand. The bow never slips and the sound is better. Of course his violin sound is also great. If you need to follow anything, follow his right hand. Learn not to "slip" on the string.

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