Heifetz: Centenary Memorial Edition (1901–2001) – Legendary Violin Concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Prokofiev (7CD)

Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987) – violin

Centenary Memorial Edition – Historic Recordings from 1934–1949

CD 1 – Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos

Original Naxos edition: 8.110936

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

1. I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza: Auer–Heifetz) – 21:18

2. II. Larghetto (Cadenza: Joachim–Heifetz) – 8:47

3. III. Rondo: Allegretto (Cadenza: Joachim–Auer–Heifetz) – 8:35

Jascha Heifetz – violin NBC Symphony Orchestra Arturo Toscanini – conductor

Recorded: 1940

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

4. I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza: Auer–Heifetz) – 21:00

5. II. Adagio – 9:08

6. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – 7:48

Jascha Heifetz – violin Boston Symphony Orchestra Serge Koussevitzky – conductor

Recorded: 1939

CD 1 Total Playing Time: 76:36

CD 2 – Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski & Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Original Naxos edition: 8.110938

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

1. I. Allegro moderato – 16:56

2. II. Canzonetta: Andante – 6:07

3. III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo – 8:39

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Recorded: 1937

Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

4. I. Allegro moderato – 8:35

5. II. Romance: Andante non troppo – 4:43

6. III. Allegro con fuoco – 5:48

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Recorded: 1935

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

7. I. Allegro moderato – 14:23

8. II. Adagio di molto – 6:54

9. III. Allegro, ma non tanto – 6:51

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham – conductor

Recorded: 1935

CD 2 Total Playing Time: 78:56

CD 3 – Walton & Elgar: Violin Concertos

Original Naxos edition: 8.110939

William Walton (1902–1983)

Violin Concerto in B minor (Original Version)

1. I. Andante tranquillo – 9:36

2. II. Presto capriccioso alla napoletana – 6:07

3. III. Vivace – 11:53

Jascha Heifetz – violin Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Eugène Goossens – conductor

Recorded: 1941

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

4. I. Allegro – 15:38

5. II. Andante – 10:00

6. III. Allegro molto – 8:54

7. IV. Cadenza (Accompagnata: Lento) – Allegro molto – 6:48

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Symphony Orchestra Sir Malcolm Sargent – conductor

Recorded: 1949

CD 3 Total Playing Time: 68:56

CD 4 – Glazunov, Bruch & Brahms: Violin Concertos and Scottish Fantasy

Original Naxos edition: 8.110940

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

1. I. Moderato – 4:26

2. II. Andante – 3:42

3. III. Tempo I – 6:38

4. IV. Allegro – 5:25

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Recorded: 1934

Max Bruch (1838–1920)

Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, Op. 46

5. I. Introduction: Grave – Adagio cantabile – 7:48

6. II. Allegro – 4:34

7. III. Adagio – Andante sostenuto – 6:34

8. IV. Finale: Allegro guerriero – 6:46

Jascha Heifetz – violin RCA Victor Orchestra William Steinberg – conductor

Recorded: 1947

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102

9. I. Allegro – 14:32

10. II. Andante – 6:46

11. III. Vivace non troppo – 7:45

Jascha Heifetz – violin Emanuel Feuermann – cello Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy – conductor

Recorded: 1939

CD 4 Total Playing Time: 74:56

CD 5 – Prokofiev & Gruenberg: Violin Concertos

Original Naxos edition: 8.110942

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

1. I. Allegro moderato – 9:26

2. II. Andante assai – 8:10

3. III. Allegro, ben marcato – 6:21

Jascha Heifetz – violin Boston Symphony Orchestra Serge Koussevitzky – conductor

Recorded: 1937

Louis Gruenberg (1884–1964)

Violin Concerto, Op. 47

4. I. Moderately – 18:09

5. II. With Simplicity and Warmth – 9:52

6. III. Lively and with Good Humor – 10:16

Jascha Heifetz – violin San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Pierre Monteux – conductor

Recorded: 1945

CD 5 Total Playing Time: 62:14

CD 6 – Mozart & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

Original Naxos edition: 8.110941

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

1. I. Allegro – 8:05

2. II. Andante cantabile – 6:43

3. III. Rondeau: Andante grazioso – Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Heifetz) – 6:47

Jascha Heifetz – violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham – conductor

Recorded: 1949

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "Turkish"

4. I. Allegro aperto – 9:56

5. II. Adagio – 10:50

6. III. Rondeau: Tempo di menuetto (Cadenzas by Joseph Joachim) – 6:44

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Recorded: 1934

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

7. I. Allegro molto appassionato – 11:01

8. II. Andante – 7:24

9. III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace – 5:55

Jascha Heifetz – violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham – conductor

Recorded: 1949

CD 6 Total Playing Time: 73:25

CD 7 – Vieuxtemps, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate & Waxman: Virtuoso Violin Concertos and Showpieces

Original Naxos edition: 8.110943

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881)

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, Op. 31

1. I. Andante – Moderato – Cadenza – 6:40

2. II. Adagio religioso – 6:17

3. III. Scherzo – Trio – 4:20

4. IV. Finale marziale: Allegro – 6:09

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Recorded: 1935

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881)

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

5. I. Allegro non troppo – 9:19

6. II. Cadenza – 2:55

7. III. Adagio – 3:31

8. IV. Allegro con fuoco – 1:09

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Symphony Orchestra Sir Malcolm Sargent – conductor

Recorded: 1947

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

9. Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28 – 8:52

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

10. Havanaise in E major, Op. 83 – 9:17

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Symphony Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908)

11. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 – 8:45

Jascha Heifetz – violin London Symphony Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli – conductor

Franz Waxman (1906–1967)

12. Carmen Fantasy (Based on Themes from Bizet's Opera) – 9:37

Jascha Heifetz – violin RCA Victor Orchestra Donald Voorhees – conductor

CD 7 Total Playing Time: 76:51

Featured Performers

Principal Soloist

Jascha Heifetz – violin

Additional Soloist

Emanuel Feuermann – cello (Brahms Double Concerto)

Conductors

• Arturo Toscanini

• Serge Koussevitzky

• Sir John Barbirolli

• Sir Thomas Beecham

• Eugène Goossens

• Sir Malcolm Sargent

• William Steinberg

• Eugene Ormandy

• Pierre Monteux

• Donald Voorhees

Orchestras

• NBC Symphony Orchestra

• Boston Symphony Orchestra

• London Philharmonic Orchestra

• London Symphony Orchestra

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

• RCA Victor Orchestra

• Philadelphia Orchestra

• San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra