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Sibelius: Violin Concerto.(Sound Recording Review)

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Jascha Heifitz, violin/ Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Walter Hendl (JVC JVCXR-0223-2)

For four decades the Heifitz recording of the Sibelius Violin Concerto has stood as a benchmark. Although the sound has some of that wiry edge that a certain breed of audiophile seems to love, and although some have complained that Heifitz takes few liberties with the published score, there is no denying the sheer musical power of this landmark RCA recording, now available in an XRCD pressing from JVC. Indeed, this is one of ...

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