Heifetz & Piatigorsky historic performance film footage.

The program begins with a portrait of Jascha Heifetz, taking us into his home where we view his practice techniques and hear him playing; the next segment is an impromptu recital by Heifetz and Emanuel Bay at Pomona College; the last part consists of a recital by Gregor Piatigorsky.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987
Other Authors: Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976 (Performer), Bay, Emanuel (Performer), Berkowitz, Ralph (Performer), Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918, Wieniawski, Henri, 1835-1880, Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847, Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856, Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897, Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787, Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953, Dinicu, Grigoraș, Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849, Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
Format: Video DVD
Language:No linguistic content, Not applicable
Published: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2005]
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Item Description:
  • Title from disc surface.
  • Originally released by Kultur Films, Ltd., in 1977.
Table of Contents:
  • Chaconne / Vitali
  • Prelude in E major / Bach
  • Girl with the flaxen hair / Debussy
  • Scherzo tarantella / Wieniawski
  • Twenty-fourth caprice / Paganini
  • Sweet remembrance / Mendelssohn
  • Sonatensatz / Brahms
  • Hungarian dance no. 7 / Brahms
  • Melodie / Gluck
  • Love for three oranges. March / Prokofiev
  • Polonaise / Wieniawski
  • Hora staccato / Dinicu, Heifetz
  • C major suite. Bourees #1 and #2 / Bach
  • Cello sonata. Slow movement / Chopin
  • Romeo and Juliet. Masques / Prokofiev
  • Romance / Anton Rubinstein
  • Introduction, theme and variations / Schubert, Piatigorsky.