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Shura Cherkassky - The Complete 78 RPM Recordings, 1923-1950
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Shura Cherkassky - The Complete 78 RPM Recordings, 1923-1950

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Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Cecile Chaminade, Shura Cherkassky, Frederic Chopin, Mikhail Glinka, Morton Go
Artist
Shura Cherkassky, Marcel Hubert
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Nov 03, 2023
Catalog #
APR7316
UPC
5024709173167

About

In his later years, SHURA CHERKASSKY (1909–1995) was regarded as one of the last ‘Romantics’ – a throwback to the so-called ‘golden age’ of pianism in the first decades of the 20th century. As a pupil of Josef Hofmann, he had an impeccable pedigree, but we tend to forget his long career meant he was already playing and recording in that ‘golden age’. Here then are these early recordings, complete for the first time, starting in the acoustic era with the young prodigy’s 1923 Victor discs. Much of the repertoire is unique in his discography, including his only recording of chamber music – the Rachmaninov cello sonata. The Tchaikovsky 2nd Concerto, Cherkassky’s earliest concerto recording, has never previously been reissued and reveals the 36-year-old artist at his virtuoso peak.

REVIEWS:

It is a joy to have all these recordings available together. Cherkassky was a supremely gifted and communicative pianist and there is something to admire in every piece in this collection.

-- MusicWeb International

Of special note are the many Chopin pieces and a smashing performance of the Fantasy in F minor from 1950. The latter has reasonably decent sound and gives us the opportunity of hearing what Cherkassky can do with one of Chopin’s masterworks.

Outstanding in-depth notes are supplied by Jonathan Summers, and special praise must be given to Seth B. Winner for his detail about restoration techniques. No lover of the art of the piano can afford to be without this set.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (acoustic version) 02:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (acoustic version)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  3. 2 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116 (acoustic version) 02:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116 (acoustic version)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  4. 3 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2. Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (acoustic version) 02:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2. Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (acoustic version)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  5. 4 Prélude Pathétique (acoustic version) 02:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prélude Pathétique (acoustic version)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Shura Cherkassky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  6. 5 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied" 02:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied"
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  7. 6 Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth. 02:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  8. 7 Renaissance, Book 1: No. 6. Tambourin in E Minor (Rameau) 02:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    Renaissance, Book 1: No. 6. Tambourin in E Minor (Rameau)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  9. 8 Prelude, Op. 73 03:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude, Op. 73
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Mana-Zucca Cassel
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  10. 9 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (electric version) 02:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (electric version)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  11. 10 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116 (electric version) 02:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116 (electric version)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  12. 11 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2. Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (electric version) 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2. Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (electric version)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  13. 12 Prélude Pathétique (electric version) 02:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prélude Pathétique (electric version)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Shura Cherkassky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  14. 13 I. Lento - Allegro moderato 09:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Lento - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky
  15. 14 II. Allegro scherzando 05:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky
  16. 15 III. Andante 05:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky
  17. 16 IV. Allegro mosso 09:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Allegro mosso
    Duration
    09:29
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 Tarantella in A Minor 01:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tarantella in A Minor
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  20. 2 Yolka (The Christmas Tree), Op. 21: Tableau II: Waltz (arr. for piano) 01:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Yolka (The Christmas Tree), Op. 21: Tableau II: Waltz (arr. for piano)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Vladimir Rebikov
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  21. 3 Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37a: X. October: Autumn Song 03:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37a: X. October: Autumn Song
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  22. 4 Muzikal'naya tabakerka (A Musical Snuffbox), Op. 32 (version for piano) 02:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Muzikal'naya tabakerka (A Musical Snuffbox), Op. 32 (version for piano)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Anatoly Lyadov
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  23. 5 2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 1. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor 02:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 1. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  24. 6 4 Fairy Tales, Op. 34: No. 2 in E Minor 02:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    4 Fairy Tales, Op. 34: No. 2 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  25. 7 4 Pieces, Op. 4: No. 4. Suggestion diabolique 02:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    4 Pieces, Op. 4: No. 4. Suggestion diabolique
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  26. 8 Toccata 03:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  27. 9 No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor 02:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  28. 10 No. 5 in D Major 00:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5 in D Major
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  29. 11 No. 5 in E Minor, "Heroide elegiaque" 05:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5 in E Minor, "Heroide elegiaque"
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  30. 12 No. 6 in D-Flat Major 06:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  31. 13 No. 11 in A Minor 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 11 in A Minor
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  32. 14 No. 15 in A Minor, "Rákóczy March" 04:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 15 in A Minor, "Rákóczy March"
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  33. 15 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes) 04:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  34. 16 Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" 02:16
    Track
    16
    Title
    Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  35. 17 Lachtäubchen, Op. 303, "Polka de WR" (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 06:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    Lachtäubchen, Op. 303, "Polka de WR" (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Franz Behr
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  36. 18 3 Pieces, FP 48: No. 3. Toccata 03:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    3 Pieces, FP 48: No. 3. Toccata
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  37. 19 Prelude 01:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Morton Gould
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  38. 20 Toccata 02:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Morton Gould
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  39. 21 Boogie Woogie Etude 02:06
    Track
    21
    Title
    Boogie Woogie Etude
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Morton Gould
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  40. Disc 3
  41. 1 I. Allegro brillante 16:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro brillante
    Duration
    16:26
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
    Ensemble
    Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jacques Rachmilovich
  42. 2 II. Andante non troppo 06:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante non troppo
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
    Ensemble
    Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jacques Rachmilovich
  43. 3 III. Allegro con fuoco 07:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
    Ensemble
    Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jacques Rachmilovich
  44. 4 Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 04:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  45. 5 Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2 02:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  46. 6 Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4 02:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  47. 7 Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49 12:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49
    Duration
    12:35
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  48. 8 No. 3. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Prelude: Allegro 02:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Prelude: Allegro
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  49. 9 No. 3. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Fugue: Animato 01:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Fugue: Animato
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  50. 10 Consolations, S172/R12, "Pensées poétiques": No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Lento placido (2nd version) 04:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Consolations, S172/R12, "Pensées poétiques": No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Lento placido (2nd version)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky
  51. 11 6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: 6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: No. 4. Autrefois 04:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: 6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: No. 4. Autrefois
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Shura Cherkassky