Jascha Heifetz wrote a minor hit for Bing Crosby, and played on Crosby's recording.

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Heifetz left behind a legacy of recordings that are revered for their tonal beauty and incomparable musicianship.

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Meanwhile, Heifetz, through his bowing technique and superhuman speed, achieved a level of virtuosity that is still unmatched.

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Hoffman says that when he was a youngster, he fell asleep most nights listening to the magical sounds of Heifetz, especially his recording of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.

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"I insisted that my musicians were to be treated with the same respect as Leonard Bernstein or Jascha Heifetz because they were just as good, both as men and musicians, " Granz said.

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In fact, by the 1960s Los Angeles had played host, however fleetingly, to a huge variety of authors, musicians and artists, among them Bertolt Brecht, Joan Didion, Jascha Heifetz, David Hockney, Huxley himself, Christopher Isherwood, Thomas Mann, Robert Motherwell, Nathanael West, Artur Rubinstein, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky.

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