Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch - Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (2004) CD-Rip

Artist: Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch
Title: Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: RCA Living Stereo
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 61:02
Total Size: 341 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: RCA Living Stereo
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 61:02
Total Size: 341 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto op. 61
1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
2. Larghetto
3. Rondo: Allegro
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto e-moll op. 64
4. Allegro Molto Appassionato
5. Andante
6. Allegretto Non Troppo; Allegro Molto Vivace
Performers:
Jascha Heifetz, violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
These classic recordings need little comment from me on artistic grounds. Heifetz's account of the Mendelssohn never has been bettered for sheer dazzling virtuosity, and although the Beethoven is more controversial (some find it "cold"), I love its unaffected, truly classical purity. Besides, you also get Munch and the Boston Symphony, no mean bonus. It's interesting to compare the two performances in multichannel sound, since the Beethoven is two-track, while the Mendelssohn offers three. I have to say that I greatly prefer both regular stereo and the two-track SACD, which place Heifetz more naturally on the soundstage. In the Mendelssohn, he's too prominently in the center channel, and some of the more involving interaction between soloist and orchestra (in the finale, primarily) suffers as a result. This may all sound different on other equipment, of course, but what isn't in dispute is the excellence of the performances themselves. -- David Hurwitz
