Jascha Heifetz arranged a popular Mexican song to include in his Mexico City concert. In 1923 violinist Jascha Heifetz was in Mexico City and realized he didn't have any work by a Mexican composer on ...
Was it an innocent joke or a despicable fraud? That's what Kreisler's audience asked when they found out that he — not some obscure composers of the past — actually wrote his violin showpieces.