“The Complete Collection” Now Again Available
March 27th, 2014Sony Classics has just released a limited number of additional copies of the 103-CD Heifetz Complete Collection, available through the link on this site worldwide.
“The greatest number of audio discs in a boxed set of classical recordings by a single instrumentalist is 103, achieved by Jascha Heifetz – The Complete Album Collection” GUINNESS WOLRD RECORDS LTD — Guinness World Records, December 14, 2010.
“Befitting his legendary status, Jascha Heifetz-The Complete Album Collection, is the biggest box set ever created for a solo artist. With 103 CDs and 1 DVD, this limited edition collection features all of the violinist’s recordings made by RCA Victor between 1917 and 1972,those made in England for His Master’s Voice and distributed in the U.S. by RCA Red Seal, three LPs issued on Columbia Masterworks and one on Vox Cum Laude. Of special note is the inclusion of three bonus CDs containing over two-and-a-half hours of previously unreleased music and a DVD documentary, “Heifetz in Performance”, with footage of the artist playing his favorite repertoire. Rounding out this impressive collection are CDs packaged in reproductions of the original LP sleeves and labels, plus a 260-page hardcover book, making this THE must-have box set of the year.”