It's hard not to talk numbers when it comes to the new Jascha Heifetz collection. Last week Sony Classical released a 10-pound box of the famed violinist's recordings — 103 CDs in all, which the ...

More than a century after his public debut, the name Jascha Heifetz (1901 – 1987) continues to evoke awe and excitement among fellow musicians. In a performing career that spanned 65 years, he ...

Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler were both born on Feb. 2 — Kreisler in 1875 and Heifetz in 1901. But the two men share more than just a birthday. Music commentator Miles Hoffman joins Renee Montagne ...

Elgar: Violin Concerto; Walton: Violin Concerto Heifetz/LSO/Sargent/ Cincinatti SO/Goossens Brahms: Double Concerto; Bruch: Scottish Fantasy; Glazunov Violin Concerto ...

Jeremy Nicholas and Rob Cowan discuss the premiere recording from 1953 Jeremy Nicholas For some reason I have always been fiercely defensive about this work and, despite his less than agreeable ...

There’s a great story told about the 1917 New York debut of then 16-year-old Vilnius-born violinist Jascha Heifetz. He had already stormed Russia and Europe, and had made a big impression at the ...