Heifetz Master Class; 7; Erick Friedman and Adam Han-Gorsky

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Series
Heifetz Master Class
Episode Number
7
Episode
Erick Friedman and Adam Han-Gorsky
Producing Organization
Kroll Productions
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-rr1pg1jn2g
NOLA Code
HMCS
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Description
Episode Description
Mr. Friedman, now on his first concert tour of the United States, is Mr. Heifetzs graduate student. Mr. Friedman has recently done a recording for RCA Victor which Mr. Heifetz introduced. He performs Cesar Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano First Movement. Mr. Han-Gorsky is a Polish born national who ordinarily lives in Israel. He is here for the special purpose of studying with Mr. Heifetz. He performs Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano D Minor Third and Fourth Movement. The Cesar Frank Sonata, written by Belgiums most famous composer, is not only the single Sonata he wrote for the violin and piano, but is one of those rare things in music literature the perfect work. It requires the expert fusion of both violinist and pianist in realizing the lyric qualities and grandeur the work possesses. Brahms wrote three Sonatas for violin and piano. The Sonata in D Minor was the last of the three completed in 1888. The Third Movement is a somewhat mysterious mood in the manner of a Scherzo. The impetuous Finale with its fiery brilliance is so richly endowed with structural and intellectual values that it is able to hold its own with the First Movement, and indeed almost to surpass it. Perfect as each movement of the three Violin Sonatas is, they seem, in this last movement, to have reached their culminating point. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
Jascha Heifetz, this century's greatest violinist, makes a rare television appearance in this special master class series that features him both as an artist and teacher. The episode were recorded during sessions at the Institute for Special Musical Studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. These classes are much like any other musical classes - the student performs and the teacher suggests corrections or different interpretations of the music. However, the classes are unique because of the rare opportunity each student has to study with the acknowledged master of the violin. Jascha Heifetz, born in Vilna, Russia, in 1901, began his long career at the age of three. He studied under Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg after having graduated at eight from the school of music in his native city. Heifetz gave his first public concert in St. Petersburg in 1911. He made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1912 and then toured Europe. In 1917 he made his American debut in New York City where he was a sensational success. At 15, he was recognized as a master technician of the violin. Since then Heifetz has traveled more than 2,000,000 miles around the world on concert tours and has sold more records than any other violinist. Heifetz now limits his activities to chosen concert appearances, recordings, and teaching master classes for a few select pupils at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles. He makes his home in Beverly Hills, California. Brooks Smith, who accompanies all of the students during Heifetz Master Class, has been Mr. Heifetz's accompanist for the past 15 years. Mr. Smith is not only a fine pianist, but one of the ablest accompanists in the concert field. Nathan Kroll, series producer, also produced NET's award-winning Casals Master Class, which captured first prize in the documentary category "the bronze lion of St. Mark" at the 1961 Venice Film Festival and received the Grand Prix for "exceptional achievement" at the 1962 Monte Carlo International Television Film Festival. He has the same production team working with him on the Heifetz series: director, Alexander Hammid and chief editor, Miriam Arsham. During the Second World War, Mr. Kroll was in charge of the First Army Air Forces Radio Unit, under the direction of General Hap Arnold. After the war he worked chiefly with television and film and produced such outstanding programs as Appalachian Spring, A Dancer's World, and Night Journey, all starring Martha Graham, as well as a great variety of documentaries and short films for organizations including the Air Force, the Government of Israel and the National Council of Episcopal Churches. This series of 8 half-hour episodes were originally recorded on film. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1963-00-00
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Performance
Instructional
Topics
Music
Rights
Copyright National Educational Television & Radio Center February 24, 1963 (in notice: 1962)
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Director: Hammid, Alexander
Editor: Arsham, Miriam
Guest: Friendman, Erick
Guest: Han-Gorsky, Adam
Host: Heifetz, Jascha
Performer: Friendman, Erick
Performer: Han-Gorsky, Adam
Performer: Smith, Brooks
Producer: Kroll, Nathan
Producing Organization: Kroll Productions
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 35mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 35mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 35mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 35mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 145576-7 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Citations
Chicago: “Heifetz Master Class; 7; Erick Friedman and Adam Han-Gorsky,” 1963-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 23, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-rr1pg1jn2g.
MLA: “Heifetz Master Class; 7; Erick Friedman and Adam Han-Gorsky.” 1963-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 23, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-rr1pg1jn2g>.
APA: Heifetz Master Class; 7; Erick Friedman and Adam Han-Gorsky. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-rr1pg1jn2g