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Heifetz - It Ain't Necessarily So

Legendary classic and jazz studio takes

Jascha Heifetz (violin), Bing Crosby

Heifetz - It Ain't Necessarily So
…it’s impressive stuff. Heifetz's playing exudes beauty of tone, a striking range of light and shade, depths of emotion, and dazzling virtuosity. There's timeless artistry here, and the astonishing...

Gramophone Magazine, November 2006

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Heifetz - It Ain't Necessarily So

Legendary classic and jazz studio takes

Jascha Heifetz (violin), Bing Crosby

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…it’s impressive stuff. Heifetz's playing exudes beauty of tone, a striking range of light and shade, depths of emotion, and dazzling virtuosity. There's timeless artistry here, and the astonishing...

Gramophone Magazine, November 2006

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Gardner, Samuel: From the Canebrake
Work length1:35
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-16
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Benjamin, A: Jamaican Rumba
Work length1:38
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-16
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Debussy: Beau Soir
Work length2:02
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-16
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Work length2:31
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-17
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
White, C C: Levee Dance, Op. 27 No. 2
Work length3:07
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-16
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Paraphrase on 'Largo al factotum' from Rossini's 'Il barbiere di Siviglia'
Work length5:16
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-17
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Foster, S: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
Work length2:52
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-17
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Herbert, V: A la Valse
Work length1:39
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-17
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Dvořák: Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
Work length3:28
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-18
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
trad.: Gweedore Brae
Work length3:04
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-18
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Foster, S: Old Folks At Home (Arr. Jascha Heifetz)
Work length3:11
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-18
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
trad.: Deep River
Work length2:24
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-18
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Godowsky: 12 Impressions For Violin And Piano
Work length3:40
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Milton Kaye (piano)
  • Recorded: 1944-10-18
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
12. Viennese
Track length3:40
Berlin, I: White Christmas
Work length3:30
  • Jascha Heifetz, Camarata And His Orchestra, Camarata
  • Recorded: 1944-10-17
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Excerpt,Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Work length15:36
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Summertime
Track length1:40
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Track length1:48
My Man's Gone Now
Track length3:51
It Ain't Necessarily So
Track length2:28
Tempo Di Blues
Track length2:46
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Track length3:03
Gershwin: Preludes (3)
Work length5:46
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Track length1:28
2. Andante con moto e poco rubato
Track length2:51
3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Track length1:27
Dyer, S: An Outlandish Suite
Work length3:00
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
No. 2 Florida Night Song
Track length3:00
Excerpt,Debussy: Children's Corner
Work length2:29
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Track length2:29
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75 - Arranged by A. Roelens
Work length3:37
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
No.3 Clair de lune
Track length3:37
Vale: Ao pé da fogueira
Work length1:07
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Aguirre: Huella, Op. 49
Work length2:30
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Excerpt,Shostakovich: Preludes for piano (24), Op. 34
Work length2:56
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
Track length1:59
No. 15 In D Flat Major
Track length0:57
Grasse, E: Wellenspiel (Waves at Play)
Work length1:37
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Prokofiev: 2 Piano Pieces From The Love For Three Oranges, Op. 33
Work length1:26
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
March
Track length1:26
Prokofiev: Pieces For Piano From "Romeo And Juliet" Op. 75
Work length2:05
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Masks
Track length2:05
Bennett, Robert: Hexapoda - Five studies in Jitteroptera
Work length7:11
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Gut-Bucket Gus
Track length1:54
Jane Shakes Her Hair
Track length1:00
Betty And Harold Close Their Eyes
Track length1:35
Jim Jives
Track length0:56
Till Dawn Sunday
Track length1:46
Excerpt,Weill, K: The Threepenny Opera
Work length2:22
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Moderato assai (Mack The Knife)
Track length2:22
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42
Work length3:44
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
3. Mélodie In E Flat
Track length3:44
Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
Work length3:53
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Excerpt,Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Work length2:48
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody" (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)
Track length2:48
Excerpt,Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82
Work length2:35
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
No. 7 Vogel Als Prophet
Track length2:35
Excerpt,Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or
Work length2:58
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Hymn to the Sun (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)
Track length2:58
Krein, A: Dance No. 4
Work length1:31
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7 In F Hungarian Dance No. 7 In A
Work length2:01
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
Excerpt,Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux
Work length2:39
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
The Swan
Track length2:39
Burleigh, C: Pictures, Op. 30
Work length1:30
  • Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
  • Recorded: 1945-11-28
  • Recording Venue: World Broadcasting Studio, New York City
No. 4 Giant Hills
Track length1:30
Burleigh, C: Small Concert Pieces, Op. 21
Work length1:17
No. 4 Moto perpetuo
Track length1:17
Godard, B: Jocelyn
Work length3:12
Berceuse De Jocelyn
Track length3:12
Hermann Löhr: Where My Caravan Has Rested
Work length2:53
Hoyl: When you Make Love to Me (Don't Make Believe)
Work length1:37
  • Jim Hoyl (piano)
  • Recorded: 1946

Awards and reviews

November 2006

…it’s impressive stuff. Heifetz's playing exudes beauty of tone, a striking range of light and shade, depths of emotion, and dazzling virtuosity. There's timeless artistry here, and the astonishing immediacy of the transfers, for which DG have added "discreet stereo ambience", makes nonsense of the age of the recordings.
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