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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 You'll Love it or Hate it Feb 18, 2008
Heifetz was perhaps the most polarizing artist of the last century. People either love him or hate him. His admirer's note his technical brilliance and flawless technique and tonality. His detractor's say his performances sound cold. I happen to rate him (along with Milstein & Oistrakh) right at the top. If you have never heard Heifetz, this is a great place to start. If you are already a Heifetz fan, these recordings will not disappoint and the sound is also great.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 New SACD of Original Master tape. Nov 02, 2006
I have been very happy to be able to acquire these new processings of the original Living Stereo master tapes that Soundmirror, Inc., is producing from the master tapes of RCA's Living Stereo series.
To be able to hear the original performances just as they were recoded thirty to forty years ago is amazing. The DSD processing enables you to return to these important performances.
I am very impressed by the work Soundmirror is doing and I highly recommend these recordings to anyone interested in these early performances.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Yes, this is indeed the greatest recording. Jun 01, 2005
Heifetz handles both the Mendelssohn and Beethoven with his extraordinary skill and grace. He is by no means cold or mechanical on this recording-- instead, he is expressive though not sappy. The Beethoven is sheer perfection--it gives me chills up my spine whenever I hear it. I have heard many versions of this concerto, but the Heifetz and Munch version is the only one that sounds exactly right. The same goes with the Mendelssohn. Once you listen to this recording, you'll wonder how you were able to even tolerate other versions of these concertos.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excelllent Heifetz Mar 26, 2005
If you already have the Tschaikowsky-Brahms Violin Concertos by Heifetz/Reiner, don't hesitate to buy this item also. Heifetz is again wonderful, always a little on the fast side.- In the Beethoven I prefer the Kreisler cadenza in the first movement, and no cadenza at all in the third. The Mendelssohn sounds even better than the Beethoven.- Munch/Boston are excellent partners, and the sound is great
Exilerating Feb 23, 2005
I love the new medium of SACD and this one certainly didn't disappoint me. I thought that very confortable sound was one of the best things about his remastering. It is so very clear that the dynamics of SACD had been used when remastering this. I often think that CDs have an edgy sound, especially from a piano, that I just couldn't shake. This release has none of that edgy sound and everything sounds so natural and great.
The performances itself are second to none. The two magnificent artists, Jascha Heifetz and Charles Munch, are great together. The Beethoven concerto is performed so much artistic finness. It is played quite fast. I am always in awe when hearing Heifetz at the apparent ease when playing an extremely difficult piece. The Mendelsohn concerto is even more remarkably played than the Beethoven. Again Heifetz is quite fast but always true to the piece. The end of first movement was especially exilerating.
If you are a fan of Jascha Heifetz you should not miss the Naxos Historical release of Beethoven's Violin Concerto with he and Toscanini. That one is also quite remarkable, but quite different.
At this low price you really couldn't go wrong if you are looking for great performances of Beethoven's or Mendelsohn's Violin Concertos. I bought it even though I had the CD version and I was definitly not disappointed.
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