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5.0 out of 5 stars
Russian Romantix, February 17, 2010
This review is from: Heifetz Collection 39 (Audio CD)
Just a comment about the Souvenir de Florence. This echt-Russian sextet (forget the title, there's nothing Italian about it) is given a fantastic performance. The second movement is mostly a duet of Violin I and Cello I with the other players supporting. Piatigorsky and Heifetz transcend their ensemble skills and their huge technical equipment to make something rather magical. Heifetz was deservedly famous for the ability to play the hardest stuff superbly, but his gifts shone just as much when there was a beautiful melody that had to be delivered just so to make its effect. He delivers and Piatigorsky matches him.
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