Vahe Sahakian replies to Ernie Smart:

>> There is also the story of Kreisler accompanied by Godowski attending
>> a concert given by a somewhat older Heifetz.  After one movement Kreisler
>> commented "Warm in here, isn't it?" "Only for violinists." was Godowski's
>> answer."
>
>I beleive that was not Kreisler, it was Misha Elman who was feeling the
>heat.

And another version of the story has Godowski replying "not for pianists".

The concert was Heifetz's US debut at Carnegie Hall in October 1917.

I am a little puzzled by the "somewhat older": Heifetz was born in 1899,
Kreisler (although you are correct, it was Mischa Elman) in 1875, Elman
in 1891 and Godowsky in 1870 - so Heifetz was younger than them all.

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