Heifetz & Piatigorsky - Historic Performance Film Footage
Rare footage of Jacha Heifetz at the height of his career, includes a portrait of the artist and a visit to his home to view his practice techniques and hear him playing:
- Prelude in E-Major (Bach)
- Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
- Scherzo Tarantella (Wieniawski)
- Twenty-fourth Caprice (Paganini)
Also including Heifetz and his accompanist Emanuel Bay giving a recital at Pomona College which includes:
- Sweet Rememberance (Mendelssohn)
- Sonatensatz (Brahms)
- Hungarian Dance No. 7 (Brahms)
- Melodie (Gluck)
- March from the Love of Three Oranges (Prokofiev)
- Polonaise (Wieniawski)
- Hora Staccato (Dinicu-Heifetz)
In addition, Gregor Piatigorsky gives a presentation of:
- Bourees #1 and #2 from C Major Suite (Bach)
- Slow Movement from Cello Sonata (Chopin)
- Masques from Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
- Waltz (Tchaikovsky)
- Introduction, Theme and Variations (Schubert-Piatigorsky)
