Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD]

Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD]

Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD]
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Charles Munch
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Jascha Heifetz
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2006-09-28
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  2. Larghetto
  3. Rondo: Allegro
  4. Allegro Molto Appassionato
  5. Andante
  6. Allegretto Non Troppo; Allegro Molto Vivace

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Free Music Review: Superb Beethoven Violin Concerto
Hit: 5 Stars

I have always been an admirer of Heifetz. Superb technique, gorgeous sound. Despite the "cold" accusation, which I firmly believe had to do mostly with his unemotional platform behavior, many of his performances are heartfelt. That said, the Mendelssohn is about my least favorite Heifetz concerto recording. It is quite brisk, to say the least. And yeah, it sounds kind of cold to me. Sorry. It's the one and only Heifetz recording I feel that way about. The Mendelssohn is a beautiful, Romantic work and it works really well if the soloist gives it a bit of space here and there to sing, even in the finale. Heifetz's ultra quick finale is a tour de force for sure, but there are other violinists I like better. Gil Shaham is great in this concerto.

The Beethoven is waaayyyy better. The 2nd and 3rd movements are wonderful. The second movement is really moving, with an almost magical beauty, and the finale moves happily along at a quick, appropriate pace. The first movement is brilliantly played, and the SACD recording restores the power and heft to the sound of the tuttis, as well as offering a marvelous sound picture of the unique Heifetz tone. For all my admiration for the quality of the playing in the 1st movement, it has a frenetic feel in places. Most other violinists (Perlman, Szeryng, Oistrakh, Francescatti, Kreisler, Krebbers, Repin, etc etc) take 23 to 26 minutes for the first movement. Jascha and Charles polish it off in 20'34" flat. My opinion is that the 1st movement would be for the ages had they slowed just a bit, to say 22'. As it is, it's still magnificent, but unnervingly quick in spots.

This latest incarnation of the recording is to die for. The sound is at once warm, full and brilliant. The first CD incarnation of these performances in the 80s was kind of awful, but this one holds up fine against any modern digital recording you can buy. Actually, it sounds better than some. The Mendelssohn is a bit dry, but the Beethoven has to my ears an ideal amount of reverberation to add glow to the sound. The 1st movement cadenza in Beethoven is thrilling to hear in SACD. The man's virtuosity was staggering.

Despite my reservations about Mendelssohn, 5 stars because of the Beethoven. The recording is worth the price for the slow movement of the Beethoven alone! Buy it.
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