Brahms / Tchaikovsky - Jascha Heifetz / CSO / Fritz Reiner - Violin Concertos (2004) {Hybrid-SACD // ISO & FLAC}

Posted By: luckburz
Date: Feb. 12, 2017

Brahms - Violin Concerto in D Op. 77 / Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Op. 35
Jascha Heifetz / Chicago Symphiony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 2,38 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,25 GB | Full Artwork
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal "Living Stereo" # 82876-678969-2 | Country/Year: Canada 1993 | 5% Recovery Info
Genre: Classica | Style: Romantic

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Jascha Heifetz - [2005] Brahms [2.0] (SACD[PS3] - 24bit88.2kHz)
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5

Track list
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01 Allegro Non Troppo (Cadenza: Heifetz) 18:57.24
02 Adagio 08:15.80
03 Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace 07:28.25
04 Allegro Moderato 15:51.19
05 Canzonetta: Andante 05:31.45
06 Allegro Vivacissimo 08:12.47

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.01 dB -19.05 dB 18:57 01-Allegro Non Troppo (Cadenza: Heifetz)
DR15 -1.81 dB -23.65 dB 8:16 02-Adagio
DR10 -1.02 dB -16.49 dB 7:28 03-Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace
DR12 -2.38 dB -21.20 dB 15:51 04-Allegro Moderato
DR13 -12.20 dB -29.07 dB 5:31 05-Canzonetta: Andante
DR14 -2.85 dB -23.17 dB 8:12 06-Allegro Vivacissimo
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13

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SACD Info:

Brahms - Violin Concerto in D Op. 77 / Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Op. 35

Jascha Heifetz / Chicago Symphiony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner

Label: RCA Red Seal
Series: Living Stereo
Catalog#: 82876-678969-2
Format: Hybrid-SACD, Album, Stereo, MCH
Country: US
Released: 2004
Recorded: 1955 and 1957
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic

Tracklist:

1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: Allegro non troppo
2. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: Adagio
3. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
4. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Allegro moderato
5. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Canzonetta: Andante
6. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Allegro vivacissimo

Time: 64:12

Amazon review:

While I believe the Brahms violin concerton is the "Emporer" of violin concertos – principally for its well-developed architecture – I never cared much for Heifitz's version of the concerto. Although his early stereo recording with the Chicago Symphony & Reiner was played up to his standard, I always thought their collaboration produced an impatient recording, as if they couldn't get it finished quickly enough. What a difference SACD makes! Now, when I listen to this work, I have a much different reaction. Hearing Heifitz located on the stage just a few steps from where Reiner is leading his band, this now sounds to me more impassioned than ever before, as if the chemistry between the 2 highly driven performers & the virtuoso orchestra resulted in a fast reading that was driven by a burning passion & not impatience.

So what happened; does the SACD recording show a different reality or did I just get older & appreciate the greatness of these performers more in my maturity? I think both things happened. I know I appreciate Heifitz a lot more in SACD than I ever did in stereo & the sound on this SACD – especially when I listen with headphones – brings dimension to the recording that never existed before. It also shows the level of detail Reiner required from his orchestra & its ability to meet his technical demands.
I enjoyed the Tchaikovksy concerto that is mated with the Brahms here but less so. The chemistry doesn't seem to be the same between the partners, who were both high profile literalits in mid 20th century. Their collective insistence on literalism probably took some of the Slavic character away from the Tchaikovsky concerto, making it another top European concerto from the late Romantic period instead of an individual opus.
I listened to Heifitz's SACD recording of the Sibelius concerto after hearing the Tchaikovksy. There, Heifitz delivered a more characterful & intense performance that projected the icy Scandanavian nature of the composer. This is the element I think the Tchaikovsky concerto lacks – the overwhelming passion of the emotionally charged & conflicted Russian composer.

Still, this is a great CD replicated in up to the minute super audio sound that uses all 3 forward speakers without surround sound. RCA tells us in its technical packaging that the 3rd speaker is a come & go proposition in SACD reissues because that's the way they were recorded. I noticed the middle channel in use every time I got next to the speaker in this recording.
This should appeal to music historians, fans of the 2 concertos, musicologists & audiophiles that want to know what 3-channel recordings sounded like in the early days of stereo. Even this slight misgiving I have about the Tchaikovsky, this CD powerfully appeals to me.
~By Larry VanDeSande

With kind permission by ManWhoCan. Thanks my friend!



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