Jascha Heifetz in South Africa : insights from 1932 /

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index.Prelude: The golden age. "The violinist of the century" ; The super-virtuoso from Vilna ; Carnegie Hall to Cape Town ; Isidor Achron at the piano ; The Cherniavsky Concert Bureau ; South Africa in 1932 ; The arts and music in South Africa ; Arrival in Cape Town ; Concert schedule ; Concert repertoire and reviews ; The Beethoven ; Heifetz off stage ; Reconnecting with roots ; "War dance" and the "Wind of change" ; Cape Town to Carnegie Hall ; Audience appraisal ; Heifetz the "hot" player ; The human Heifetz -- Postlude: Final curtain at Carnegie Hall.