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1.1 Violin Sonata No. 9 in a Major, Op.47 "Kreutzer" / I. Adagio Sostenuto - Presto - Jascha Heifetz 1.2 Violin Sonata No. 9 in a Major, Op.47 "Kreutzer" / II. Andante Con Variazioni - Jascha Heifetz 1.3 Violin Sonata No. 9 in a Major, Op.47 "Kreutzer" / III. Finale - Presto - Jascha Heifetz 1.4 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043 / I. Vivace - Sir Malcolm Sargent 1.5 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043 / II. Largo, Ma Non Tanto - Sir Malcolm Sargent 1.6 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043 / III. Allegro - Sir Malcolm Sargent 2.1 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 / I. Allegro Maestoso 2.2 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 / II. Adagio 2.3 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 / III. Rondo. Allegro Spirituoso 2.4 Introduction Et Rondo Capriccioso in a Minor, Op. 28 3.1 Variations on a Theme of Corelli 3.2 33 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 24: Sea Murmurs (After "Arise!") [Arranged By Jascha Heifetz] 3.3 Scherzo Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16 3.4 Sérénade Mélancolique in B-Flat minor, Op. 26 3.5 Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57: The Flight of the Bumblebee (Arranged By Jascha Heifetz) 3.6 Minuet in the Style of Porpora 3.7 Romance in D Major, Op. 23 3.8 Rondo in C Major, K. 373 3.9 24 Caprices for Violin Solo, Op. 1: No. 17 in E-Flat Major 3.10 24 Caprices for Violin Solo, Op. 1: No. 21 in a Major 3.11 Hora Staccato (Arranged By Jascha Heifetz) 3.12 La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance (Arranged By Fritz Kreisler) 4.1 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 / I. Moderato 4.2 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 / II. Lento 4.3 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 / III. Un Poco Più Lento 4.4 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 / IV. Allegro Molto Vivace 4.5 Légende, Op. 17 4.6 Havanaise, Op. 83 / I. Allegretto E Lusinghiero 4.7 Havanaise, Op. 83 / II. Allegro 4.8 Havanaise, Op. 83 / III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 4.9 Poème, Op. 25 4.10 Tzigane (Rapsodie de Concert), M. 76 5.1 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 / I. Andantino - Erich Leinsdorf 5.2 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 / II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo - Erich Leinsdorf 5.3 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 / III. Moderato - Erich Leinsdorf 5.4 Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 / I. Allegro Con Brio - Erich Leinsdorf 5.5 Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 / II. Moderato Ben Accentuato - Erich Leinsdorf 5.6 Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 / III. Toccata. Allegro Con Fuoco - Erich Leinsdorf 5.7 Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 / IV. Larghetto - Erich Leinsdorf 5.8 Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 / V. Vivo. Coda. Allegro Non Troppo - Erich Leinsdorf 6.1 Sonata No. 1 in B minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014 / I. Adagio 6.2 Sonata No. 1 in B minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014 / II. Allegro 6.3 Sonata No. 1 in B minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014 / III. Andante 6.4 Sonata No. 1 in B minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014 / IV. Allegro 6.5 Sonata No. 2 in a Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015 / I. [Without Tempo Indication] 6.6 Sonata No. 2 in a Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015 / II. Allegro 6.7 Sonata No. 2 in a Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015 / III. Andante Un Poco 6.8 Sonata No. 2 in a Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015 / IV. Presto 6.9 Sonata No. 3 in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016 / I. Adagio 6.10 Sonata No. 3 in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016 / II. Allegro 6.11 Sonata No. 3 in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016 / III. Adagio Ma Non Tanto 6.12 Sonata No. 3 in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016 / IV. Allegro 7.1 Sonata No. 4 in C minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1017 / I. Siciliano. Largo 7.2 Sonata No. 4 in C minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1017 / II. Allegro 7.3 Sonata No. 4 in C minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1017 / III. Adagio 7.4 Sonata No. 4 in C minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1017 / IV. Allegro 7.5 Sonata No. 5 in F minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BW
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He was the first person ever to study with the legendary Jascha Heifetz. The New York Times called him "a master violinist... with a distinctly personal and identifiable style of playing." The authoritative string players' magazine The Strad declared that his "virtuosity was staggering". Erick Friedman, who died in 2004, is largely remembered today by string players and aficionados, yet he was regarded as one of the finest American-born violinists of the 20th century. Sony Classical's new release is sure to trigger a revival of interest in this outstanding musician and his achievements in the recording studio. Eric Friedman - Heifetz added the "k" so that his name would have 13 letters like "Jascha Heifetz" and "Fritz Kreisler" - was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1939. A child prodigy, he was accepted as a pupil of the illustrious Ivan Galamian at New York's Juilliard School when he was 10. He made his professional début at 14 and his Carnegie Hall recital début at 17. Two years later - having also studied in the meantime with Nathan Milstein - he interrupted his concert career to move to Los Angeles as Heifetz's first pupil. Over the next three years, he later stated, his playing was transformed while he gained invaluable insights into his teacher's genius. Together in 1961 they made a spectacular recording of the Bach Double Violin Concerto in London (included in this set) - the only time Heifetz ever recorded a duet with another violinist. But Friedman's great fortune also turned out to be something of a misfortune when he returned to public performing in the early 1960s. As the tall, handsome violinist put it: "I couldn't win. If I played like Heifetz, I was a carbon copy, a clone. If I didn't play like him, I was less." Though he never completely emerged from his teacher's shadow, Friedman went on to have a major career, and between 1962 and 1966 he followed up the success of the Bach Double Concerto recording with an impressive RCA discography. It is all here in this new reissue, including the Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn concertos (with Seiji Ozawa and the London Symphony Orchestra), the Prokofiev First Concerto (with Erich Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony, never before released on CD), shorter showpieces by Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, as well as Friedman's two Grammy-nominated recordings: the Franck and Debussy Violin Sonatas (with André Previn) and the Bach Violin Sonatas (with harpsichordist Bruce Prince-Joseph). The return of Erick Friedman's recordings to the catalogue in Sony Classical's new and extensive release is sure to be welcomed by lovers of great violin playing.
