William Walton’s Violin Concerto, heard here in its revised version in a now legendary recording conducted by the composer, was undoubtedly Jascha Heifetz’s most successful commission. Like the other Romantic works on his disc by Camille Saint-Saëns and Christian Sinding, it perfectly suited Heifetz’s polished elegance and scintillating virtuosity.

Contents:
William Walton: Violin Concerto
Philharmonia Orchestra / William Walton
Recorded in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, 26 & 27 July 1950

Camille Saint-Saens: Havanaise, Op.83
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / William Steinberg
Recorded at Sound Stage 9, Republic Pictures Studios, Hollywood, 18 June 1951

Christian Sinding: Suite, Op.10
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Recorded at Sound Stage 9, Republic Pictures Studios, Hollywood, 9 December 1953

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concerto No.2 ‘The Prophets’
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Alfred Wallenstein
Recorded at Sound Stage 9, Republic Pictures Studios, Hollywood, 28 and 19 Oct 1954