Heifetz RCA Recordings Limited Edition SOLD

Limited edition (#959) Complete RCA Recordings by Jascha Heifetz.

Review by the Grammophone:

“The specific components of Heifetz's style are instantly familiar: a lean, penetrating tone that seemed capable of countless gradations of nuance; a quick, intense vibrato; leaping slides, strategically placed; a cutting spiccato(and a genuine up-bow staccato); an ability to articulate at speed with perfect clarity and, most importantly, a propensity for 'speaking' inflexions, where every stroke or shift harboured its own unique dynamic level so that, taken as a whole, any one phrase was infinitely varied. This last attribute is what gives Heifetz's playing its unique emotional 'pull' and makes all 65 CDs in this mammoth set required listening for any violinist or devotee of great violin playing.”

When issued in 1994, the limited edition numbered set cost about £420.