Jascha Heifetz Early Years in Russia

Name: Jascha Heifetz Early Years in Russia
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ISBN: 9780253010766

ISBN-10: 0253010764

ISBN-13: 9780253010766

Edition: 2013

Authors: Galina Kopytova, Dario Sarlo, Alexandra Sarlo

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Notoriously reticent about his early years, violinist Jascha Heifetz famously reduced the story of his childhood to "Born in Russia. First lessons at 3. Debut in Russia at 7. Debut in Carnegie Hall at 17. That's all there is to say." Tracing his little-known upbringing, Jascha Heifetz uncovers the events and experiences that shaped one of the modern era's most unique talents and enigmatic personalities. Using previously unstudied archival materials and interviews with family and friends, this biography explores Heifetz's meteoric rise in the Russian music world—from his first violin lessons with his father, to his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with the well-known pedagogue…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/13/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Author's Preface


Editors' Introduction


Foreign Words List


List of Abbreviations



Early Roots of the Heifetz Family



1901-1906: Vilnius



1906-1909: Music School



1910: St. Petersburg Conservatory and Nalbandian



First Performances in St. Petersburg



Summer 1911: Concerts in Pavlovsk and Odessa



Fall 1911: In the Class of Professor Auer



The Beginning of 1912



1912: First Trip to Germany



1912: A German Tour



The Beginning of 1913



Summer-Fall 1913: Loschwitz



Winter 1913-1914: Bar Mitzvah



Spring 1914



Summer-Fall 1914: War



January-September 1915



The End of 1915



The First Half of 1916



The Second Half of 1916: Norway and Denmark



The First Half of 1917: February Revolution



Summer 1917: Departure for America



Reviews of Jascha Heifetz's Debut at Carnegie Hall, October 27, 1917



Jascha Heifetz's Repertoire in Russia


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index