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Originally Posted by World Violist
I know almost every person who reads this is going to attempt to shoot me, but here goes...
I honestly don't like... Jascha Heifetz  .
Here are my reasons:
Yes, I do like his Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, and his Paganini, but his Brahms Violin Concerto is horrifying! He plays every note as though going "Oh, this is nothing. Just you wait for my cadenza!!!"
He sounds like a freakin' robot. Little to no expression in his slow music, unless it's fairly straightforward. It's why I like his Bach Double and Brahms Double, but not the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante: he lacks the proper proportion of expression to structure in several pieces.
Heifetz has his purposes, and I like quite a bit of his music, but there are several more pieces that he plays that I just can't stomach.
Seriously.
Stop giving me wierd looks!
You may now proceed to load your pistols, sharpen your sharp objects, and otherwise try to do me lethal harm for disrespecting Jascha Heifetz. |
Nah, I respect your opinion, as music has no rights or wrongs, only perceptions. Jascha heifeta, to me, is the master of violin technique, not necessarily expressiveness. In musicianship, I prefer Oistrakh and Stern(back in his prime) simply because of the emotions i feel through their playing. Heifetz' style of playing suits the likes of Paganini and Wieniawski and he plays a bit too fastb in my opinion. Nonethlss, he is one of my favorites due to his impeccable technique and expression. His vibrato is quite nice and his trills! Like a birdsong.