Cherkassky plays Saint-Saëns, Liszt, Beethoven & More / Rattle, CBSO

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Label
ICA Classics
Release Date
September 23, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Jan Ignacy Paderewski, Camille Saint-Saens
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bbc Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Shura Cherkassky, Sir Simon Rattle, N
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 23, 2022
    • UPC
      5060244551688
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ICAC5168
    • LABEL
      ICA Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    2. II. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    3. III. Presto

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    4. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Norman Del Mar

    5. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Norman Del Mar

    6. Allegro marziale animato

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Norman Del Mar

    7. Introduzione col Basso del Tema

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    8. Variation 1

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    9. Variation 2

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    10. Variation 3

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    11. Variation 4

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    12. Variation 5

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    13. Variation 6

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    14. Variation 7

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    15. Variation 8

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    16. Variation 9

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    17. Variation 10

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    18. Variation 11

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    19. Variation 12

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    20. Variation 13

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    21. Variation 14

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    22. Variation 15

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    23. Finale: Alla Fuga

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    24. Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1, "À l'Antique": No. 1. Menuet

      Composer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    25. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth.

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky


Shura Cherkassky was born in Odessa, Ukraine in 1909 and died in London in 1995. He was initially taught by his mother who had played for Tchaikovsky, but when the family moved to the US in 1923, he studied with his long-time teacher and mentor, the legendary Josef Hofmann, before auditioning for Rachmaninov. Prior to World War II, he had made his name in the US but from 1945 he extensively toured Europe and settled in London in 1961. The last of the great Romantic tradition of pianists, Cherkassky was described by Bryce Morrison as a ‘mercurial genius’, a unique personality, blessed with an incredible technique, who delighted in defying convention as no performance was identical. For a musician reluctant to visit the studio, live performances were the showcase for his stunning virtuosity and creativity caught on the wing.