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Regrettably, a 'no go'
Sadly, I cannot recommend this release. There is tape slippage/pitch insecurity at the opening of the Tchaikovsky that continues for some time and there are slight hints of slippage elsewhere too. A pity, as Heifetz and the Chicago Orchestra are as strong as ever in this famous recording. Far be it from me to criticise such a grand master of his instrument, but the Mendelssohn does not, for me, sit comfortably in this recording: here, Heifetz - during the first movement in particular - seems unrelaxed; not a 'Desert Island' recording in my opinion. Additionally, I find a silence run in of 4.5 seconds annoyingly long at the beginning of the Mendelssohn first movement. In general, I'd appreciate run ins of around a second and run outs of about 7 or 8 seconds following a work - 'digestion time', if you will. I know home software can easily edit such things, but - despite what others may claim, I do believe there is always going to be some loss of quality of sound, no matter how slight, when file lengths are altered. I hope HDTT manage to access another tape of the Tchaikovsky some day as I was looking forward to hearing the recording sourced from the reel 2 reel format. Sorry, but a 'no go' for me.
Description:
Title: Tschaikowsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor Op. 64
Artist(s): violin – Jascha Heifetz
Tschaikowsky: Conductor - Fritz Reiner
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Conductor - Charles Munch
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Recording Info: Tschaikowsky Recorded by RCA April 19, 1957
Producer – John Pfeiffer
Mendelssohn Recorded by RCA February 23 & 25, 1959
Producer – John Pfeiffer Engineer - John Crawford
Tschaikowsky Concerto For Violin In D Major, Op. 35
1 Allegro Moderato 15:50
2 Canzonetta : Andante 5:32
3 Allegro Vivacissimo 8:13
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64
4 Allegro Molto Appassionato 11:00
5 Andante 7:01
6 Allegretto Non Troppo – Allegro Molto Vivace 5:58
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