@@bobgold57 I think Heifetz had witnessed how some artists had continued to play when old age had taken its toll and may have said something like "When I reach the midnight of my powers I will stop giving concerts"
@@solowcelloThe Applause at the end of the Ravel Tzigane. And that cute little encore. Who could imagine that high E flat was the very last note we would hear of the great Jascha Heifetz.
@@nidurnevets My pleasure. Of course Heifetz had stopped full time concertising years before. I remember one critic saying " It was old Heifetz, if not quiet, the Heifetz of old. The most wonderful sound in history, one of a kind, and unique.
@@frankie6954 I could have attended the 1966 recital in NYC, but family matters got in the way. My father, Leon Rudin, was a violinist with the Philharmonic, and heard all the greats of the Heifetz era. To my father, there was no one like him. He was on a completely different level. I feel the same way, of course. I never got to hear Heifetz live.
Hard to imagine playing at this incredible level, and having it be your last concert. So lucky this was beautifully recorded.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@bobgold57 I think Heifetz had witnessed how some artists had continued to play when old age had taken its toll and may have said something like "When I reach the midnight of my powers I will stop giving concerts"
Listening to the applause at the beginning gives me chills.
For those that don’t know, we were both part of that applause!
@@solowcelloThe Applause at the end of the Ravel Tzigane. And that cute little encore. Who could imagine that high E flat was the very last note we would hear of the great Jascha Heifetz.
Took me a while to find this specific recording.
Fenomenal!
No one upload viedo of this historic performance of Heifetz?
it was 1972 and everything wasn't automatically videoed. it was released as a CD though, or at least parts of it was released as a CD
When was this recorded, and where? I wonder if it is from a concert he played in about 1966 at Carnegie Hall. Thanks for posting this.
heifetz last recital
1972. Last recital.
@@frankie6954 Thanks !
@@nidurnevets My pleasure. Of course Heifetz had stopped full time concertising years before. I remember one critic saying " It was old Heifetz, if not quiet, the Heifetz of old. The most wonderful sound in history, one of a kind, and unique.
@@frankie6954 I could have attended the 1966 recital in NYC, but family matters got in the way. My father, Leon Rudin, was a violinist with the Philharmonic, and heard all the greats of the Heifetz era. To my father, there was no one like him. He was on a completely different level. I feel the same way, of course. I never got to hear Heifetz live.