Brooks Smith

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American classical pianist and educator, born 1912 in McAllen, Texas, died in 2000.

He began working with Jascha Heifetz in 1954, and was the great violinist's accompanist and recital partner until Heifetz stopped performing in October 1972.

ALBUMS

Franck* / Strauss* / Bach* / Debussy* / Kreisler* / Ravel* / Rachmaninoff*, Jascha Heifetz, Brooks Smith

The Final Recital

2015, 2xCD, Album, RE, RM, RCA Red Seal,

Baroque/Romantic/Modern/Impressionist

Michael Rabin, Brooks Smith

Mosaics, Volume 2

2012, LP, Album, Testament, Capitol Records,

Romantic/Modern

Heifetz*, Bloch*, Respighi*, Emanuel Bay, Brooks Smith

Poème Mystique Sonatas / Sonata

2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, RCA Red Seal, RCA Red Seal

Gary Woodward, Brooks Smith

Poem: Works For Flute And Piano

Schubert*, Brahms*, Beethoven*, Heifetz*, Lateiner*, Schonbach*, Piatigorsky*, Smith*

Schubert • Brahms • Beethoven

Beethoven*, Jascha Heifetz • Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brooks Smith

Violin Concerto D, Op. 61 / Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer" In A, Op. 47

Stephen Kates, Brooks Smith

Tribute To Piatigorsky

Heifetz* - Beethoven* . Emanuel Bay & Brooks Smith

The Beethoven Sonatas For Violin And Piano - Complete

Franck*, R. Strauss* - Jascha Heifetz, Brooks Smith

Jascha Heifetz, Brooks Smith

Jascha Heifetz In Concert

1975, 2x Vinyl, Box Set,

Romantic/Baroque/Modern

Heifetz*, Toscanini* / Brooks Smith (2) / Steinberg*, Beethoven*

Violin Concerto / "Kreutzer" Sonata / Two Romances

Saint-Saens* / Sibelius* / Wieniawski* / Rachmaninoff* / Falla* - Heifetz* , With Brooks Smith

Sonata No.1 (in D) / Nocturne / Capriccio-Valse / Daisies And Oriental Sketch / Nana And Jota

Yi Kwei Sze* / Brooks Smith (2) / Johannes Brahms

Zwei Ernste Gesange

1966, 7", EP, Iramac

Schumann*, Yi-Kwei Sze, Brooks Smith*

Heifetz*, Brooks Smith

Heifetz Plays Gershwin And Music Of France

Yi-Kwei Sze, Brooks Smith (2), Brahms* / Moussorgsky*

Vier Ernste Gesänge / Songs And Dances Of Death

Kreisler*, Ruggiero Ricci With Brooks Smith

Liebesfreud - Liebesleid

1964, 7", EP, Var, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon

Eudice Shapiro, Brooks Smith (2) - Igor Stravinsky

Duo Concertant / Divertimento (For Violin And Piano)

Erick Friedman, Brooks Smith

Virtuoso Favorites

Tartini*, Beethoven*, Saint-Saëns*, Lopatnikoff*, Paganini*, Elaine Skorodin, Brooks Smith

Elaine Skorodin, Violinist, With Brooks Smith At The Piano

1962, LP, Ltd, Encore Records (37)

Kreisler*, Ruggiero Ricci With Brooks Smith (2), Victor Alexander

"Meet The Masters" - Ruggiero Ricci Interviewed By Victor Alexander - A Tribute To Kreisler

Ricci* Plays Sarasate*, Brooks Smith

Eight Spanish Dances, Caprice Basque, Introduction And Tarentella, Sérénade Andalouse

Kreisler*, Ruggiero Ricci With Brooks Smith

A Tribute To Kreisler

Brahms*, Toshiya Eto, Brooks Smith

Sonatas For Violin And Piano: No. 1 In G, Op. 78 (Rain) / No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 108

1961, LP, Album, Decca, Decca

Lalo*, Fauré*, Jascha Heifetz Avec Le RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, Brooks Smith

Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21 / Sonate No 1, En La, Op. 13

1961, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA, RCA,

Heifetz* With Brooks Smith (2), Erick Friedman, New Symphony Orchestra Of London*, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Beethoven* / Bach*

"Kreutzer" Sonata / Concerto For Two Violins

Reginald Kell, Brooks Smith (2), C. Saint-Saens* / Alec Templeton / Antoni Szałowski / Vaughan Williams*

Sonata For Clarinet And Piano, Op. 167 / Pocket Size Sonata For Clarinet And Piano / Sonatina For Clarinet And Piano / Six Studies In English Folk-Song

Jascha Heifetz, Castelnuovo-Tedesco*, Emanuel Bay / Fauré*, Brooks Smith (2) / Vitali*

The Lark / Sonata (Op. 13) / Chaconne

Heifetz*, Bloch*, Grieg*, Brooks Smith

Poème Mystique · Sonata (In G)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco* / Strauss* - Heifetz*, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein / Brooks Smith

Concerto (No. 2 – "The Prophets") / Sonata (In E Flat)

Heifetz*, Brooks Smith (2), Mozart*

Sonatas No. 10, K. 378 · No. 15, K. 454

Ravel*, Arnold Eidus, George Ricci, Brooks Smith

Ravel: Trio & Sonata

1950, LP, Mono, Stradivari Records

Yi-Kwei Sze, Gérard van Blerk, Brooks Smith (2), Robert Schumann

Volga Boatmen Song

7", Mono, Relax (2)

Moussorgsky* / Tcherepnin*, Yi-Kwei Sze, Brooks Smith

Sunless Songs / Chinese Songs

LP, Album, gat, Iramac

Yi-Kwei Sze, Brooks Smith (2) - Schumann*

Six Songs From Dichterliebe Opus 48

Yi-Kwei Sze, Moussorgsky* / Tcherepnin*, Brooks Smith

Ohne Sonne / Chinesische Lieder

LP, Album, gat, Iramac

Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Bay, Brooks Smith

Golden Classics

APPEARANCES +

Brahms, Bloch, Bartok, Milhaud, Stravinsky

2023, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Biddulph Recordings,

Modern/Romantic

Mischa Elman, Mozart*, Paganini*

Violin Sonata In B Flat, K.454 / Caprice No.24

2023, CD, Comp, Biddulph Recordings,

Classical/Romantic/Opera/Operetta

Complete American Decca Recordings

2021, 9xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Deutsche Grammophon,

Romantic/Baroque/Modern

Kreisler*, Ruggiero Ricci

"Liebesfreud-Liebesleid"

2021, CD, Mono, RE, RM, Deutsche Grammophon,

Romantic/Neo-Romantic

Saint-Saëns*, Bernstein* • Casadesus* • Cortot* • Darré* • Fourestier* • Fournier* • Francescatti* • Guilels* • Horowitz*, Kell* • Kogan* • La Bruchollerie* • Laskine* • Los Angeles* • Martinon* • Mitropoulos* • Munch* • Novaes* • Paray* • Rostropovich* • Rubinstein* • Stokowski* • Tagliaferro* • Thill...*

Les Chefs-D'Œuvre

2021, 11xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Box, Diapason,

Vol. II : Piano Solo / Mélodies / Musique De Chambre

2019, 10xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Box + Box, Comp, Diapason

2017, 13xCD, Mono, MP, M/Print + Box, Comp, Decca,

Romantic/Classical/Baroque/Modern/Impressionist

The Golden Era Of Living Stereo - The Remastered Collector's Edition

2016, 60xCD, Album, RE, RM, Car + Box, Comp, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Opera/Modern/Contemporary/Impressionist/Renaissance/Choral

The Complete Stereo Collection Remastered

2016, 24xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box, Comp, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical,

Classical/Romantic/Modern

Ruggiero Ricci Plays Sarasate*

Carmen Fantaisie / Zigeunerweisen, Spanish Dances Op.21, 22, 23, 26 / Caprice Basque / Serenade Andalouse

2016, CD, Comp, RM, IDIS

Favorite Recital Pieces & Encores

2015, 5xCD, Comp + Box, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Sony Music

Bohuslav Martinů

Bohuslav Martinů Days 2013

2015, CD, Promo, Nadace Bohuslava Martinů

The Claude Debussy Collection

2012, 18xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Sony Classical,

Impressionist/Opera/Romantic

Jascha Heifetz Plays Beethoven

2012, 7xCD, Comp + Box, RCA Victor Red Seal

The Unpublished Recordings - 1947, 1949, 1961, 1964, 1970 & 1971

2012, 3xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Testament,

Romantic/Baroque/Impressionist/Modern

The Complete Album Collection

2011, 103xCD + DVD-V, NTSC + Box, Comp, Dlx, Ltd, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Sony Music,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Impressionist

Fritz Kreisler – Ferras* · Heifetz* · Kreisler* · Kremer* · Mintz* · Mutter* · Oistrakh* · Ricci*

Liebesfreud · Liebesleid – Homage To Fritz Kreisler

2011, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon,

Romantic/Impressionist

The Original Jacket Collection

2008, 10xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Sony Classical,

Classical/Baroque/Modern/Romantic

Le Violon Diabolique

2007, 3xCD, Comp, RM, RCA Red Seal, Sony BMG Music Entertainment,

The Complete American Decca Recordings

2005, 6xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Deutsche Grammophon

Heifetz In Performance

Classical/Baroque/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

You Must Remember This - 14 All Time Romantic Melodies

2002, CD, Album, Going For A Song

Heifetz* / Debussy*, Fauré*, Saint-Saëns*, Grieg*

Violin Sonata / Violin Sonatas No. 1 / Violin Sonata No. 2

2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RCA Red Seal, BMG

"Kreutzer" Sonata / Concerto For Two Violins

Heifetz*, Bach*, Mozart*, Paganini*, Vitali*

1994, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, RCA Victor Gold Seal, BMG Classics,

Baroque/Classical

Heifetz* - Mendelssohn*, Gershwin*, Rachmaninoff*, Shostakovich*, Stravinsky*

1994, CD, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor Gold Seal

Het Geluids Document

1994, CD, Comp, RCA Victor Gold Seal, BMG Classics

Volume 8: 1950-1955

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, RCA Gold Seal,

Romantic/Classical/Baroque

Heifetz*, Mozart*, Handel*, Grieg*, Sinding*

The Heifetz Chamber Music Collection I

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RE + Box, Comp, RCA Victor Gold Seal,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic

Franck* / Dvořák* - Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*, Pennario*, Lateiner*

Quintet / "Dumky" Trio

1994, CD, Comp, RE, RM, RCA Gold Seal,

Selections From The Heifetz Collection

1994, XRCD, Comp, Mono, JVC, BMG Classics,

Heifetz* - Mozart* - Piatigorsky*, Primrose*

Concerto No.5, Sonata K.378, Quintet K.516

1994, CD, Comp, RCA Victor Gold Seal,

Heifetz* - Brahms* / Beethoven* - Piatigorsky*, Pennario*

Quintet, Op. 111 / Trio, Op. 70, No. 2

1994, CD, Comp, RM, RCA Victor Gold Seal

Heifetz*, Stravinsky*, Benjamin*, Wieniawski*, Castelnuovo-Tedesco*, Falla*, Brahms*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*

Suite Italienne / Romantic Fantasy

1994, CD, Comp, RCA Victor Gold Seal

Heifetz*, Brahms*, Dohnanyi*, Strauss*, Rubinstein*, Primrose*, Feuermann*

Trio Op.8 / Serenade / Violin Sonata

1994, CD, Comp, RCA Victor Gold Seal,

Romantic/Neo-Romantic

The Heifetz Collection (1917-72) - Complete

1994, 65xCD, Comp, Mono, Dlx + 2xBox, RCA Victor Gold Seal,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Neo-Classical/Impressionist/Contemporary

Le Violon Du Siècle

Classical/Baroque/Romantic

Heifetz*, Gershwin*, Debussy*, Khachaturian*, Mendelssohn*, Prokofiev*, Rachmaninoff*, Schubert*

Gershwin And Encores = Zugaben = Bis

Stereophile Test CD2

Stereophile Test CD

Schubert*, Brahms*, Beethoven*, Heifetz*, Lateiner*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*

Schubert • Brahms • Beethoven

Mozart* - Heifetz*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*

Concerto No. 5 K.219 • Sonata K.378 • Quintet K.516

Heifetz*, Saint-Saëns*, Debussy*, Ravel*, Fauré*, Poulenc*

Music Of France

1988, CD, Comp, RE, RCA Victor Gold Seal,

Romantic/Modern

Paganiniana The Genoan's Legacy

Heifetz*, Beethoven*

Complete Violin Sonatas Volume 3 Sonatas Nos. 8, 9, 10

Heifetz*, Lateiner*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*, Dvořák*, Brahms*

Quintet, Op.81. Sextet, Op.36

Heifetz*, Saint-Saëns*, Debussy*, Ravel*, Ibert*, Poulenc*

The Understanding Of Music: Fifth Edition

1985, 6xLP + Box, Comp, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc.,

Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Contemporary/Twelve-tone

Record Album To Accompany The Understanding Of Music Fourth Edition

1981, 6xLP, Comp, San, CBS Special Products,

Heifetz*, Feuermann*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*

The Heifetz Chamber Music Collection

The New Heifetz (Recital 1972)

The Heifetz Collection • Volume 6 / 1950-1955 The New Era

1975, 4x Vinyl Indianapolis pressing,

Romantic/Classical/Baroque

Debussy's Greatest Hits

Encores Volume 2

Schubert*, Tschaikowsky* / Heifetz*

Fantaisie / Sérénade Mélancolique / Valse (From Serenade In C)

Heifetz Off The Record

Impressionist/Modern/Romantic

Heifetz On Television

Heifetz*, Beethoven*

Violin Concerto With Toscanini · "Kreutzer" Sonata With Brooks Smith · Two Romances With Steinberg

Jascha Heifetz, Richard Strauss, Louis Spohr, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Sonata (in E-flat)

Plays Gershwin And Music Of France

Heifetz*, Castelnuovo-Tedesco*, Fauré*, Vitali*

The Lark / Sonata / Chaconne

Banjo And Fiddle

Clarinet Encores

Heifetz* - Castelnuovo-Tedesco* / Richard Strauss

Concierto N.º 2 Para Violín y Orquesta (I Profeti) / Sonata En Mi Bemol

Heifetz Encores

1955, 7", EP, Mono, RCA Victor Red Seal

Selections From The Heifetz Collection

CD, Comp, RM, RCA Victor Gold Seal,

Saint-Saens*, Poulenc*

Saint-Saens - Septet / Poulenc - Trio

LP, Album, Stradivari Records, Stradivari Records

Box, Comp + 3xLP, Time Life Records

Heifetz* / Sibelius* Avec L’ Orchestre Symphonique De Chicago* Dir.: Walter Hendl

Concerto En Ré Mineur Op. 47

RCA Red Seal Century - Soloists & Conductors

2xCD, Comp, RE, RCA Red Seal,

Milestones Of A Legend

10xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, The Intense Media

The Legendary Heifetz Master Class Series. Volume 1

VHS, Mono, PAL, Dol, Amati Video,

The Legendary Heifetz Master Class Series. Volume 2

VHS, Mono, PAL, Dol, Amati Video

The Legendary Heifetz Master Class Series. Volume 3

VHS, Mono, PAL, Dol, Amati Video,

The Legendary Heifetz Master Class Series. Volume 4

VHS, Mono, PAL, Dol, Amati Video

The Legendary Heifetz Master Class Series. Volume 5

VHS, Mono, PAL, Dol, Amati Video

The Legendary Heifetz Master Class Series. Volume 6

VHS, Mono, PAL, Dol, Amati Video

The Glory Of Cremona

CD, Comp, Nostalgia (8),

Classical/Baroque/Romantic/Modern

None But The Lonely Heart

Heifetz* - Beethoven*

The Beethoven Sonatas For Violin And Piano Complete

Маленькие Шедевры Великих Композиторов 3

2001, CD, Comp, ООО "Рофф Текнолоджис", Росмэн,

The Magic Of Maja

Romantic/Modern

A Treasury Of Great American Favorites

1976, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Images In Dynagroove

1964, LP, Comp, RCA Victor

Dynagroove Le Son Du XXe Siècle - Disque De Démonstration

1963, LP, Comp, S/Edition, RCA Victor

The New Sound Of The Stars

Great Combinations

Vocal/Baroque/Romantic

Stereophile Test CD2

Debussy's Greatest Hits