Shura Cherkassky - Shura Cherkassky Piano Masterpieces (2018)
BAND/ARTIST: Shura Cherkassky
- Title: Shura Cherkassky Piano Masterpieces
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: Profil
- Genre: Classical, Piano
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 09:24:10
- Total Size: 2.2 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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CD1
01. Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123 "Hungarian Fantasy": Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123/R. 458, "Hungarian Fantasy"
02. Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418: Mozart-Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418/R. 228 (After W. Mozart)
03. Valse de l'opera Faust de Gounod, S. 407/R. 166
CD2
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Quasi adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Allegretto vivace-Allegro animato
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Allegro marziale animato
05. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244/R. 106: No. 13 in A Minor
06. Liebesträume, S. 541: Liebesträume, S. 541/R. 211: No. 3, Nocturne in A-Flat Major
07. Grand galop chromatique, S. 219/R. 41
08. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141/R. 3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"
09. 3 Pieces, FP 48: No. 3, Toccata
10. Carnival Of The Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) [Arr. L. Godowsky For Piano]
11. 3 Chinese Pieces, Op. 5
12. Muzikal'naya tabakerka (a Musical Snuffbox), Op. 32
CD3
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso-Allegro con spirito
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: II. Andantino semplice-Prestissimo-Tempo I
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: III. Allegro con fuoco
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro brillante
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante non troppo
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Allegro con fuoco
CD4
01. Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
02. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
03. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
04. Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1: Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
05. Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (Version for solo piano)
CD5
01. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-I. Gnomus
02. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-II. Old Castle
03. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-III. Tuileries
04. Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo-Promenade
05. Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells
06. Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
07. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-VII. The Market-Place at Limoges
08. Pictures At An Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum)-Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
09. Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate at Kiev
11. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino-Allegretto (1923 Version)
12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Vivace (1923 Version)
13. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato (1923 Version)
14. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso (1923 Version)
CD6
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: II. Lento
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: III. Moderato
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio
05. Excursions, Op. 20: I. Un poco allegro
06. Excursions, Op. 20: II. In slow blues tempo
07. Excursions, Op. 20: III. Allegretto
08. Excursions, Op. 20: IV. Allegro molto
09. Piano Sonata, Op. 1
10. 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 1, Danse russe (Russian Dance)
11. 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 2, Chez Petrouchka (Petrushka's Cell)
12. 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 3, La semaine grasse (the Shrove-tide Fair)
13. Circus Polka
CD7
01. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
02. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
04. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso
05. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
06. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace
CD8
01. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen-Im Legendenton-Erstes tempo
02. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: II. Mäßig
03. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: III. Langsam getragen
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio-Allegro vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: II. Aria
06. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo-Intermezzo-Lento
07. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso
CD9
01. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 1
02. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 2
03. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2, Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (1953 recording)
04. Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14, MWV U67
05. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato
06. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
CD10
01. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth. (performance 1)
02. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jagerlied"
03. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2, Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (1928 recording)
04. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116
05. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth. (performance 2)
06. Prelude pathétique: Prélude pathétique
07. Renaissance, Book 1: No. 6, Tambourin in E Minor (Rameau)
08. 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83
09. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: I. Lento-Allegro moderato
10. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando
11. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
12. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso
Shura Cherkassky, born in 1909 in the Crimean port of Odessa, was noted among 20th century pianists for his wayward temperament. Even in old age, he still showed himself in full possession of seemingly effortless power. His extensive repertoire ranged the styles and the centuries. He loved the concert life, and he was a lifelong traveller. From 1928 to the start of the Second World War he was at home in the musical capitals of countries around the world; after the war was over, he developed a predilection for Europe. He was often dubbed a musician of the piano or of the keys, on account of the sounds he conjured up in his virtuosic and spontaneous playing of Liszt and Chopin or other Romantic composers. “Fidelity to the original” never was his sole preoccupation. In this respect he resembled his teacher, the great Josef C. Hofmann, at whose Curtis Institute in Philadelphia he studied once his family had found a new home in the USA in 1923. Before that he had been taught by his mother, who had studied the piano at the St Petersburg Conservatory and gained her diploma there. At the age of nine, Shura Cherkassky gave his first public concert. His childlike delight in playing certainly stayed with him all his life, audible today in the recordings he has left us.
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CD1
01. Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123 "Hungarian Fantasy": Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123/R. 458, "Hungarian Fantasy"
02. Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418: Mozart-Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418/R. 228 (After W. Mozart)
03. Valse de l'opera Faust de Gounod, S. 407/R. 166
CD2
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Quasi adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Allegretto vivace-Allegro animato
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: Allegro marziale animato
05. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244/R. 106: No. 13 in A Minor
06. Liebesträume, S. 541: Liebesträume, S. 541/R. 211: No. 3, Nocturne in A-Flat Major
07. Grand galop chromatique, S. 219/R. 41
08. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141/R. 3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"
09. 3 Pieces, FP 48: No. 3, Toccata
10. Carnival Of The Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) [Arr. L. Godowsky For Piano]
11. 3 Chinese Pieces, Op. 5
12. Muzikal'naya tabakerka (a Musical Snuffbox), Op. 32
CD3
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso-Allegro con spirito
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: II. Andantino semplice-Prestissimo-Tempo I
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: III. Allegro con fuoco
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro brillante
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante non troppo
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Allegro con fuoco
CD4
01. Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
02. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
03. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
04. Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1: Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
05. Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (Version for solo piano)
CD5
01. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-I. Gnomus
02. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-II. Old Castle
03. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-III. Tuileries
04. Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo-Promenade
05. Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells
06. Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
07. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade-VII. The Market-Place at Limoges
08. Pictures At An Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum)-Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
09. Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate at Kiev
11. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino-Allegretto (1923 Version)
12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Vivace (1923 Version)
13. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato (1923 Version)
14. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso (1923 Version)
CD6
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: II. Lento
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: III. Moderato
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio
05. Excursions, Op. 20: I. Un poco allegro
06. Excursions, Op. 20: II. In slow blues tempo
07. Excursions, Op. 20: III. Allegretto
08. Excursions, Op. 20: IV. Allegro molto
09. Piano Sonata, Op. 1
10. 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 1, Danse russe (Russian Dance)
11. 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 2, Chez Petrouchka (Petrushka's Cell)
12. 3 Movements from Petrushka: No. 3, La semaine grasse (the Shrove-tide Fair)
13. Circus Polka
CD7
01. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
02. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
04. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso
05. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
06. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace
CD8
01. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen-Im Legendenton-Erstes tempo
02. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: II. Mäßig
03. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: III. Langsam getragen
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio-Allegro vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: II. Aria
06. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo-Intermezzo-Lento
07. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso
CD9
01. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 1
02. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 2
03. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2, Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (1953 recording)
04. Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14, MWV U67
05. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato
06. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
CD10
01. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth. (performance 1)
02. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jagerlied"
03. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2, Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (1928 recording)
04. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116
05. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth. (performance 2)
06. Prelude pathétique: Prélude pathétique
07. Renaissance, Book 1: No. 6, Tambourin in E Minor (Rameau)
08. 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83
09. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: I. Lento-Allegro moderato
10. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando
11. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
12. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso
Shura Cherkassky, born in 1909 in the Crimean port of Odessa, was noted among 20th century pianists for his wayward temperament. Even in old age, he still showed himself in full possession of seemingly effortless power. His extensive repertoire ranged the styles and the centuries. He loved the concert life, and he was a lifelong traveller. From 1928 to the start of the Second World War he was at home in the musical capitals of countries around the world; after the war was over, he developed a predilection for Europe. He was often dubbed a musician of the piano or of the keys, on account of the sounds he conjured up in his virtuosic and spontaneous playing of Liszt and Chopin or other Romantic composers. “Fidelity to the original” never was his sole preoccupation. In this respect he resembled his teacher, the great Josef C. Hofmann, at whose Curtis Institute in Philadelphia he studied once his family had found a new home in the USA in 1923. Before that he had been taught by his mother, who had studied the piano at the St Petersburg Conservatory and gained her diploma there. At the age of nine, Shura Cherkassky gave his first public concert. His childlike delight in playing certainly stayed with him all his life, audible today in the recordings he has left us.
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