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In the Thread: Tschaikowsky, [Violin] Concerto in D, Reiner/Chicago/Heifetz
Post Subject: Another take on the Tchaik VCPosted by JANDL100 on: 12/22/2007
I must confess that I don't have a lot of time for Heifetz's recordings - I find him too cool and aloof (even in the Sibelius where such attributes might be expected to be virtues) - to me he sounds indifferent and unresponsive to the emotions in a piece. I understand it was a very different experience to hear him live, though - rather than the emaciated sound that RCA usually bestowed on him (fighting talk, huh?!). 80)
I've not heard Heifetz's version of the Tchaik VC though, but one that has recently quite blown me away (I never really expected to much enjoy this old warhorse again) is by Aaron Rosand. I still can't believe how much I enjoy this performance. (Mind you, I am in something of a "Rosand phase" at the moment - his Khachaturian VC is one of my fave versions of anything! - and I've acquired Rosand's Bach S&Ps, a disc of Beethoven sonatas and a few other recordings - all worth hearing and some are wonderful).Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site