Reviews | RH-025 | JASCHA HEIFETZ | legendary New York concerts
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March 2023 | Trésors d'archets | Jean-Charles Hoffelé | CLASSICA n°250 p.83 | HEIFETZ in NY [CHOC - Exceptionnel]
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5 January 2023 | Stephen Greenbank | MusicWeb International | Jascha Heifetz (violin) The Legendary New York Concerts «[...] Needless to say, Heifetz is on absolutely top form and his immaculate delivery is breathtaking. His silken tone and ravishing colours shine through at every stage. There’s striking contrasts made between the melancholic sojourns and the more rakish elements of the work. Kurtz is a wonderful conductor, offering sensitive and sympathetic support all the way. [...] In this live inscription the playing is fresh and spontaneous, with heartfelt tenderness suffusing the slow movement. I particularly like the Turkish section in the finale which is more highly charged than most I’ve heard. [...] Rhine Classics’ 24bit 96 kHz remastering is definitely a sonic improvement on my old LP, though.
All told, this is a very desirable release. The booklet contains some excellent notes by Gary Lemco, and a few fascinating photos of the artist. Heifetz fans, of which I’m one, shouldn’t hesitate. » |
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November 2022 | Rob Cowan | GRAMOPHONE (p.95) | REPLAY | Rob Cowan's monthly survey of historic reissues and archive recordings - Heifetz in New York « [...] possibly Heifetz’s most satisfying recorded performance of Beethoven Violin Concerto. »
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| 7 October 2022 | Jonathan Woolf | MusicWeb International | Heifetz - The legendary New York concerts Heifetz live, spearheaded by the scintillating first broadcast of the Korngold Concerto. | « [...] Rhine Classics’ 24bit 96 kHz remastering work is perfectly fine, and without blemish. I have to admit I don’t know which recording they have accessed - or whether they could have had access to the hall’s transcription discs themselves, which seems unlikely - but there we are. [...] Rhine reprints a perceptive New York Times review of the concert by Howard Klein and there are some attractive reproductions of Heifetz. I’d not seen the photograph of Michael Rabin’s score of the Conus, signed by Heifetz, before.» |