Sold Date: April 23, 2024
Start Date: October 18, 2023
Final Price: $129.50 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 4638
Buyer Feedback: 364

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

This beautiful 3 LP box set from RCA Victor (LDS-6159, Soria Series, US pressing, red/silver label, stereo, booklet included, cloth box) entitled ‘The Heifetz – Piatigorsky Concerts with Primrose, Pennario, and Guests” features five chamber music masterpieces given at the Pilgrimage Theater, Hollywood, California during August 1961.

The exact contents are as follows:

Franck: Piano Qunitet in F minor

> with pianist Leonard Pennario, violinists Jascha Heifetz and Israel Baker, violist William Primrose, and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky

Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G Major Op. 36

> with violinists Heifetz and Baker, violists Primrose and Virginia Majeuski, and cellists Piatigorsky and Gabor Rejto

Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G minor K. 516

> with violinists Jascha Heifetz and Israel Baker, violists William Primrose and Virginia Majewski, and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky

Schubert: String Quintet in C Major D. 956 (Op. 163)

>with violinists Heifetz and Baker, violist Primrose, and cellists Rejto and Piatigorsky

Mendelssohn: Octet for String in E-flat Major Op. 20

> with violinsts Heifetz, Baker, Arnold Belnick, and Joseph Stepansky, violists Primrose and Virginia Majewski, and cellists Rejto and Piatigorsky 

A magical alchemy seemed to occur during this series, the performances boasting not only the frisson typical of any concert with Heifetz, but also a warmness and openness not always associated with the great Russian violin virtuoso. This is exalted playing by any measure and all those who treasure the art of chamber music making will find much to savor here.

This album was produced by Peter Delheim and engineered by David Hassinger. There are insightful liner notes (uncredited) on the reverse side of the jacket, printed in English only. The memorable cover photo is similarly uncredited.

The accompanying booklet is as lavish as the set itself, with numerous photos from the recording sessions and rehearsals, liner notes on the composers and works, and several illustrations. 

The booklet and 3 LPs are housed in an attractive and sturdy cloth box.

CONDITION – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

The condition of the box is near-MINT. Really, there are no flaws to speak of – there are no seam splits, corner breaks, owners' markings, or other defects and the box remains perfectly solid and blemish-free. Overall, this rates as a very fine collector's copy.

The condition of the full-size, heavy-paper booklet is NM – a fine collector's copy.

The condition of the 3 LPs is near-MINT. Although the surfaces are not absolutely silent (and thus I have rated it NM vs. MINT) these are fine copies and playback is superb. If you must have flawless surfaces, then please do not buy this set – these rate as NM collector's copies.

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