Jascha Heifetz Master Classes

Mr. Friedman, now on his first concert tour of the United States, is Mr. Heifetzs graduate student. Mr. Friedman has recently done a recording for RCA Victor which Mr. Heifetz introduced. He performs Cesar Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano First Movement. Mr. Han-Gorsky is a Polish born national who ordinarily lives in Israel. He is here for the special purpose of studying with Mr. Heifetz. He performs Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano D Minor Third and Fourth Movement. The Cesar Frank Sonata, written by Belgiums most famous composer, is not only the single Sonata he wrote for the violin and piano, but is one of those rare things in music literature the perfect work. It requires the expert fusion of both violinist and pianist in realizing the lyric qualities and grandeur the work possesses. Brahms wrote three Sonatas for violin and piano. The Sonata in D Minor was the last of the three completed in 1888. The Third Movement is a somewhat mysterious mood in the manner of a Scherzo...