Jascha Heifetz / Walter Hendl & Dallas Symphony Orchestra – Rozsa / Benjamin (Vinil 180g, LP dublu)

At the beginning of his career, Hungarian composer Miklós Rozsa rejected several drafts for a violin concerto until he noticed in the 1950s that all his great role models had written their concertos for a specific artist. Through Emanuel Bay, he got in touch with Heifetz, who agreed to look at his composition. They ended up collaborating, and on January 15, 1956, his “Concerto For Violin and Orchestra, Op. 24” premiered with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl and Jascha Heifetz on violin. Both artists were celebrated with standing ovations, and Rózsa, one of the most important film composers, was able to show that he was not only at home in light music. This compilation, together with the better-known recording of Arthur Benjamin’s “Romantic Fantasy,” became famous through its release by RCA Living Stereo.

The reissue of the “RCA Living Stereo Classical” series by Analogue Productions meets the highest audiophile standards: Bernie Grundman is responsible for remastering the original tapes. The double LP (45 RPM) includes a 2-page booklet and was pressed on 180-gram vinyl by industry leader Quality Record Pressings (QRP) using Classic Records equipment.We recommend the use of „L’Art du Son” LP cleaner to wet wash your vinyl. Even new records of high quality production will benefit from this.

Lista pieselor

*Miklós Rozsa (1907-1995): “Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 24”

**Arthur Benjamin: (1893-1960): “Romantic Fantasy For Violin And Viola”

LP 1

Side A

1. *Allegro Non Troppo Ma Passionato

Side B

1. *Lento Cantabile

2. *Allegro Vivace

LP 2

Side C

1. **Nocturne

2. **Scherzino

Side D

1. **Sonata