Jascha Heifetz
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Jascha Heifetz (; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time. Born in Vilnius, he was soon recognized as a child prodigy and was trained in the Russian classical violin style in St. Petersburg. Accompanying his parents to escape the violence of the Russian Revolution, he moved to the United States as a teenager, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. Fritz Kreisler, another leading violinist of the twentieth century, said after hearing Heifetz's debut, "We might as well take our fiddles and break them across our knees."
By the age of 18, Heifetz was the highest-paid violinist in the world. He had a long and successful concert career, including wartime service with the United Service Organizations (USO). After an injury to his right (bowing) arm in 1972, he switched his focus to teaching.
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- Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: I. Allegro moderato - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: II. Romance. Allegro non troppo - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: III. Allegro con fuoco - Allegro moderato - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Saint-Saëns: Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: I. Andante - Cadenza - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: II. Andante religioso - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: III. Scherzo. Vivace - Trio. Meno mosso - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: IV. Finale marziale. Andante - Allegro - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83 - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 - Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Vieuxtemps & Sarasate: Works for Violin and Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz
- Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro aperto - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": II. Adagio - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Tempo di menuetto - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: I. Moderato - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: II. Andante - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: III. Cadenza - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: IV. Animando - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo - Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov: Violin Concertos - Jascha Heifetz
- Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364/320d: I. Allegro maestoso - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364/320d: II. Andante - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364/320d: III. Presto - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Harold en Italie, Op. 16, H. 68: III. Sérénade - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Viola Concerto in A Minor, Sz. 120, BB 128: I. Allegro moderato - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Viola Concerto in A Minor, Sz. 120, BB 128: II. Adagio religioso - III. Allegro vivace - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Viola Concerto: I. Andante comodo - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Viola Concerto: II. Vivo, con molto preciso - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Viola Concerto: III. Allegro moderato - Tribute to William Primrose [Mozart, Berlioz, Bartók, Walton] - Jascha Heifetz
- Estréllita (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: March (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Beau soir, L. 6 (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Ao pé da Fogueira (Arr. for Violin and Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Gayane: I. Sabre Dance (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: III. Melodie - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Humoresques, Op. 101: 7. Poco lento e grazioso (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Thaïs, Act II: Meditation - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 50 (Excerpt) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Spanish Dances, Op. 21: II. Habanera - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: IX. Allegretto - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 ("Summer" from "The Four Seasons"): III. Presto. Tempo impettuoso d'estate - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- L'estro armonico in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522: I. Allegro - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- 3 Old Viennese Dances: 3. Schön Rosmarin - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Tango, Op. 165 (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A Major (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: I. Chant d'amour - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- 2 Mélodies, Op. 3: I. Moderato assai in F Major (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
- Hora Staccato (Arr. for Violin & Piano) - I Like the Violin! (Menuetto Kids - Classical Music for Children) - Jascha Heifetz
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