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Heifetz, Jascha. (1901–1987) [Gershwin, George. (1898–1937)]. Gershwin Prelude II - Rare Autograph Manuscript. Exceedingly uncommon autograph manuscript on lined paper in the hand of the great violinist, who has penned eight bars of the Andante from Gershwin's "Preludes" as arranged by Heifetz. Titled "Prelude II" at the head and inscribed "Andante con moto e poco rubato / Gershwin-Heifetz," and further at the conclusion "From Preludes by George Gershwin / Printed by Harms Inc. New York / Best Wishes / Jascha Heifetz." 19.5 x 24cm folded, slightly browned, overall fine condition and set under ppt with a reproduction photograph in an elaborate presentation frame.
By the time he wrote the Three Preludes in 1926, Gershwin was an international sensation, having premiered the wildly successful Rhapsody in Blue two years prior. The only concert work for solo piano to be published during Gershwin’s lifetime, they were premiered by the composer at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City on December 4, 1926 and the music was also performed at the Hollywood Bowl on September 8, 1937 in a tribute to Gershwin after his death in July of that year. Heifetz, a friend of Gershwin's, had been hoping for a violin concerto, but the composer’s early death made this impossible. As a replacement, Heifetz arranged the Three Preludes in 1942, and, in giving them a life in his repertoire, also added his own touches to them, such as new countermelodies. The second prelude is “a sort of blues lullaby” according to Gershwin. Beginning with a pensive, solitary piano, violin then adds a sliding, bluesy melody, continuing the melancholy mood in a higher register.
Heifetz, Jascha. (1901–1987) [Gershwin, George. (1898–1937)]. Gershwin Prelude II - Rare Autograph Manuscript. Exceedingly uncommon autograph manuscript on lined paper in the hand of the great violinist, who has penned eight bars of the Andante from Gershwin's "Preludes" as arranged by Heifetz. Titled "Prelude II" at the head and inscribed "Andante con moto e poco rubato / Gershwin-Heifetz," and further at the conclusion "From Preludes by George Gershwin / Printed by Harms Inc. New York / Best Wishes / Jascha Heifetz." 19.5 x 24cm folded, slightly browned, overall fine condition and set under ppt with a reproduction photograph in an elaborate presentation frame.
By the time he wrote the Three Preludes in 1926, Gershwin was an international sensation, having premiered the wildly successful Rhapsody in Blue two years prior. The only concert work for solo piano to be published during Gershwin’s lifetime, they were premiered by the composer at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City on December 4, 1926 and the music was also performed at the Hollywood Bowl on September 8, 1937 in a tribute to Gershwin after his death in July of that year. Heifetz, a friend of Gershwin's, had been hoping for a violin concerto, but the composer’s early death made this impossible. As a replacement, Heifetz arranged the Three Preludes in 1942, and, in giving them a life in his repertoire, also added his own touches to them, such as new countermelodies. The second prelude is “a sort of blues lullaby” according to Gershwin. Beginning with a pensive, solitary piano, violin then adds a sliding, bluesy melody, continuing the melancholy mood in a higher register.