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Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995)

Shura Cherkassky (piano)

Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995)
He might be termed the last of the great individualists among the pianist fraternity, an artist whose credo stems from his teacher, the great virtuoso Josef Hofmann. It is a school of personal...

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Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995)

Shura Cherkassky (piano)

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He might be termed the last of the great individualists among the pianist fraternity, an artist whose credo stems from his teacher, the great virtuoso Josef Hofmann. It is a school of personal...

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 'Quasi una fantasia'
Work length17:26
Andante- Allegro
Track length6:06
Allegro molto e vivace
Track length2:09
Adagio con espressione
Track length3:09
Allegro vivace
Track length6:02
Schumann: Études symphoniques, Op. 13
Work length26:24
Theme
Track length1:40
Var I
Track length1:23
Var II
Track length3:05
Etude III
Track length1:23
Var III
Track length0:55
Var IV
Track length1:24
Var V
Track length0:54
Var VI
Track length1:18
Var VII
Track length1:57
Etude IX
Track length0:41
Var VIII
Track length1:19
Var IX
Track length3:02
Finale
Track length7:23
Brahms: Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35
Work length25:42
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Book 1
Track length14:01
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Book 2
Track length11:41
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Hofmann, J: Kaleidoscope, Op. 40
Work length4:46
Chasins: Rush Hour in Hong Kong From "Three Chinese Pieces"
Work length1:37
Bach, J S: Chaconne
Work length16:28
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Schubert: Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
Work length4:22
Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3
Work length5:04
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Work length32:59
Ässerst bewegt
Track length2:36
Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
Track length2:18
Intermezzo I
Track length2:38
Intermezzo II
Track length4:36
Sehr aufgeregt
Track length4:48
Sehr langsam
Track length3:37
Sehr lebhaft
Track length3:01
Sehr Langsam
Track length3:42
Sehr rasch
Track length2:03
Schnell und spielend
Track length3:40
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Work length9:51
Johann Stauss: Wine, Women and Song
Work length9:36
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Work length9:48
Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Work length15:18
Andante Spianato
Track length5:47
Grand Polonaise
Track length9:31
Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
Work length6:27
Chopin: Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4
Work length4:10
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Work length26:06
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length9:31
II. Scherzo-molto Vivace
Track length2:28
III. Largo
Track length8:32
IV. Finale-presto non tanto
Track length5:35
Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
Work length5:50
Chopin: Marzurka in C Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
Work length2:03
Chopin: Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1
Work length4:49
Chopin: Variations on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' in B flat major, Op. 2
Work length17:42
Introduzione Largo
Track length4:03
Tema Allegretto
Track length1:47
Variation I Brillante
Track length1:05
Variation II Veloce, ma accuratamente
Track length1:10
Variation III Sempre Sostenuto
Track length1:32
Variation IV Con bravura
Track length1:13
Variation V Adagio
Track length2:42
Alla polacca
Track length4:10
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Work length28:26
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Lento assai- Allegro energico
Track length11:53
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Andante sostenuto
Track length6:06
Allegro energico
Track length10:27
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Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor
Work length9:38
Excerpt,Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Work length3:14
Excerpt,Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Work length4:51
Excerpt,Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Work length11:27
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Franck, C: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21
Work length4:44
Franck, C: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21
Work length6:21
Franck, C: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21
Work length6:51
Liszt: Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7)
Work length12:59
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Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7
Work length18:58
I. Allegro moderato
Track length4:44
II. Andante molto
Track length4:13
III. Alla menuetto, ma poco piú lento
Track length3:24
IV Finale: molto allegro
Track length6:37
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Work length17:38
Theme Andante
Track length0:53
Var I Pcoc piú mosso
Track length0:35
Var II L'istesso tempo
Track length0:31
Var III Tempo di menuetto
Track length0:36
Var IV Andante
Track length0:56
Var V Allegro (ma non tanto)
Track length0:23
Var VI L'istesso tempo
Track length0:25
Var VII Vivace
Track length0:27
Var VIII Adagio misterioso
Track length0:41
Var IX Un poco piú mosso
Track length0:42
Var X Allegro scherzando
Track length0:36
Var XI Allegro vivace
Track length0:25
Var XII L'iestesso tempo
Track length0:45
Var XIII Agiato
Track length0:36
Intermezzo
Track length1:08
Var XIV Andante (come prima)
Track length0:43
Var XV L'istesso tempo
Track length1:34
Var XVI Allegro vivace
Track length0:39
Var XVII Meno mosso
Track length1:06
Var XVIII Allegro con brio
Track length0:37
Var XIX Piú mosso. Agitato
Track length0:33
Var XX Piú mosso
Track length1:06
Coda Andante
Track length1:41
Messiaen: Quatre Études de rythme- Ille de feu I and II
Work length2:08
Messiaen: Quatre Études de rythme- Ille de feu I and II
Work length5:22
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664, Op. posth. 120
Work length21:09
Allegro moderato
Track length9:24
Andante
Track length4:23
Allegro
Track length7:22
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Work length33:41
Promenade I
Track length1:20
Gnomus
Track length2:42
Promenade II
Track length0:52
Il Vecchio Castello
Track length4:41
Promenade III
Track length0:26
Tuileries
Track length0:59
Bydlo
Track length2:35
Promenade IV
Track length0:50
Ballet of Chicks in their Shells
Track length1:11
Two Polish Jews, Rich and Poor
Track length2:10
Promenade V
Track length1:35
Limoges, The Market Place
Track length1:31
Catacombae: Sepulcrum romanum
Track length3:58
The Hut on Fowl's Legs
Track length3:18
The Great Gate of Kiev
Track length5:33
Pabst: Concert Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Op. 81
Work length12:56
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Bernstein: Touches - Chorale, Eight Variations and Coda
Work length8:54
I. Chorale
Track length1:31
II. Variation 1
Track length0:19
III. Variation 2
Track length0:38
IV. Variation 3
Track length0:20
V. Variation 4
Track length1:18
VI. Variation 6
Track length1:30
VII. Variation 7
Track length0:24
VIII. Variation 7
Track length0:29
IX. Variation 9
Track length0:21
X. Coda
Track length2:04

Awards and reviews

He might be termed the last of the great individualists among the pianist fraternity, an artist whose credo stems from his teacher, the great virtuoso Josef Hofmann. It is a school of personal quirk and technical brilliance that has seemed out of kilter with our era of po-faced accent on authenticity and perfect manners, all tending towards uniformity of execution... Nimbus is to be congratulated for taking charge of Cherkassky during the 1980s and offering him the company's Welsh headquarters to record in at will on his own time scale. As a result of long takes and pleasant surroundings in which Cherkassky thrives, this collection is truly representative of a player who hasn't always had his due.
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