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

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APR
Release Date
November 3, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Cecile Chaminade, Shura Cherkassky, Frederic Chopin, Mikhail Glinka, Morton Go
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Shura Cherkassky, Marcel Hubert
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 03, 2023
    • UPC
      5024709173167
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      APR7316
    • LABEL
      APR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (acoustic version)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    2. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116 (acoustic version)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    3. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2. Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (acoustic version)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    4. Prélude Pathétique (acoustic version)

      Composer: Shura Cherkassky

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    5. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

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

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    7. Renaissance, Book 1: No. 6. Tambourin in E Minor (Rameau)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    8. Prelude, Op. 73

      Composer: Mana-Zucca Cassel

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    9. 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (electric version)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    10. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E Minor, MWV U116 (electric version)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    11. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: No. 2. Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71 (electric version)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    12. Prélude Pathétique (electric version)

      Composer: Shura Cherkassky

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    13. I. Lento - Allegro moderato

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky

    14. II. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky

    15. III. Andante

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky

    16. IV. Allegro mosso

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Marcel Hubert, Shura Cherkassky

    17. Tarantella in A Minor

      Composer: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    18. Yolka (The Christmas Tree), Op. 21: Tableau II: Waltz (arr. for piano)

      Composer: Vladimir Rebikov

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    19. Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37a: X. October: Autumn Song

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    20. Muzikal'naya tabakerka (A Musical Snuffbox), Op. 32 (version for piano)

      Composer: Anatoly Lyadov

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    21. 2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 1. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Alexander Scriabin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    22. 4 Fairy Tales, Op. 34: No. 2 in E Minor

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    23. 4 Pieces, Op. 4: No. 4. Suggestion diabolique

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    24. Toccata

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    25. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    26. No. 5 in D Major

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    27. No. 5 in E Minor, "Heroide elegiaque"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    28. No. 6 in D-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    29. No. 11 in A Minor

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    30. No. 15 in A Minor, "Rákóczy March"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    31. 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    32. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    33. Lachtäubchen, Op. 303, "Polka de WR" (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)

      Composer: Franz Behr

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    34. 3 Pieces, FP 48: No. 3. Toccata

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    35. Prelude

      Composer: Morton Gould

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    36. Toccata

      Composer: Morton Gould

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    37. Boogie Woogie Etude

      Composer: Morton Gould

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    38. I. Allegro brillante

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Jacques Rachmilovich

    39. II. Andante non troppo

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Jacques Rachmilovich

    40. III. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

      Conductor: Jacques Rachmilovich

    41. Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    42. Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    43. Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    44. Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    45. No. 3. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Prelude: Allegro

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    46. No. 3. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Fugue: Animato

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    47. Consolations, S172/R12, "Pensées poétiques": No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Lento placido (2nd version)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky

    48. 6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: 6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: No. 4. Autrefois

      Composer: Cécile Chaminade

      Performer: Shura Cherkassky


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