Celebrities

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 33, 28 February 1930, Page 35

Celebrities

Heifetz

HEE first recorded for His Master’s Voice in 1917, and of his H.M.V. records, which number over thirty, the ‘‘Finale" of the well-known "Violin Concerto" of Mendelssohn is one of the finest. Perhaps the full beauty of this famous concerto is not fully displayed without an orchestral accompaniment, but Heifetz’s impeccable mastery over the violin, his brilliant execution and remarkable purity of tone, together with the. flawless piano accompaniment. combine to produce a record of such perfection that the lack of orchestral accompaniment becomes of less consequence. The lovely "Andante" of the "Goidmark Concerto," most beautifully interpreted, and the "Scherzo Tarantelle’ of Wieniawski, are fine examples of his clean, eloquent style: hile Schubert’s "Ave Maria," backed by Mendelssohn’s "On Wings of Song," forms a particularly fine record in which his lovely tone and phrasing are displayed to the utmost advantage. Works by Tschaikowsky, Beethoven, Paganini, Achron, Wieniawski, Mozart and Sarasate are also included in the list of Heifetz’s recordings. They form a. particularly attractive group, but there must be many people who would welcome his recording of a whole concerto with orchestral accompaniment. It is in the classic and modern violin concertos of Bach, Beethoven, Brahins, Bruch, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Paganini, Saint-Saens, Tschaikowsky and Wienjiawski that Heifetz is at his best.