Chopin, Frédéric > Cherkassky, Shura

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Christopher Adey, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Shura Cherkassky, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Adey, Christopher; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Shura Cherkassky enjoyed a long career of over 70 years, rising to the forefront of internationally acclaimed concert pianists. His phenomenal virtuosity, color, range, and...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/30/1983); Studio 1, Broadcasting House, Glasgow, Scotland (08/30/1983); Royal Albert Hall, London (12/03/1981); Studio 1, Broadcasting House, Glasg...continue...

Klassisches Klavier: Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Chopin

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2010-06-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester no 3 c-moll, Op. 37; Konzert für Klavier und Orchester no 2 B-Dur, Op. 19; Konzert für Klavier und Orchester no 1 C-Dur, Op. 15;...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura; Dikov, Anton [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Nicholson, Linda
Conductors: Tabakov, Emil; Kraemer, Nicholas; Ligeti, András; Kempe, Rudolf

The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings - Shura Cherkassky

2 CD / First Hand / 2009-08-11

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in G minor, Op. 119/1; Franz Schubert: Impromptu no 4 i...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Like many other artists, the great Russian pianist Shura Cherkassky fled from what became Soviet Russia and settled in the USA. A student of Josef...continue...

Piano Concertos - Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Bach, etc / Anda, Argerich, Casadesus, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-04-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert no 4 in G-Dur, Op. 58; Klavierkonzert in Es-Dur, Op. 73 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Johannes Brahms: Klavierkonzert no 2 in a-moll, O...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Casadesus, Robert; Cherkassky, Shura; Gieseking, Walter; Gilels, Emil; Gould, Glenn; Horowitz, Vladimir; Lipatti, Dinu; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rubinstein, A...
Conductors: Wand, Günter; Dorati, Antal; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Kempe, Rudolf; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Sanderling, Kurt

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Shura Cherkassky

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; ...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Considered to be one of the greatest romantic pianists of the 20th century, this disc presents two early BBC recitals which were recorded live with...continue...

Rameau, Haydn, Chopin, etc / Cherkassky

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2007-05-22

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 53 in E minor, H 16 no 34; Paul Hindemith: Sonatas (3) for Piano; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no ...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

"I doubt whether the F sharp minor Nocturne has ever been played as beautifully as here, and not even Hofmann could match Cherkassky's wistful introspection....continue...

Brahms: Paganini-Variationen; Chopin: Polonaise; Liszt: Réminiscences

1 CD / Orfeo / 2007-04-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154; Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54; Johannes Brahm...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Rameau, Beethoven, Liszt, et al / Cherkassky

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-07-25

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Felix Mendelssohn: Fantasia for Piano in F sharp mino...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Shura Cherkassky was like David Oistrakh, born in Odessa. He was pupil of the legendary pianist Joef Hofman at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and...continue...

Kaleidoscope - Piano Encores

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-01

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Symphonic metamorphosis of Johann Strauss's "Wein, Weib und Gesang" Waltzes; Le Cygne (The Swan), transcription for piano after Saint-Saëns; Tambourin in E minor (Book I, no 6)...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

This Collection Presents, For The First Time In Its Entirety, The 1974 Studio Recordings Of Encores, Entitled Kaleidoscope, After A Piece By Cherkassy's Teacher, Josef...continue...

Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2, etc; Respighi / Kempe

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-07-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In this historical recording Shura Cherkassky unites with Rudolf Kempe and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to perform a selection of works by Chopin. This never-before...continue...

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

The #1 Piano Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; De Larrocha, Alicia; Demus, J...

Shura Charkassky - The Historic 1940s Recordings

2 CD / Ivory Classics / 2001-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Suite for piano in F major, Op. 90; Sergey Rachmaninov: Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R."; Francis Poulenc: Pieces (3) for Piano; Cécile Chaminade: Pièces H...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Shura Cherkassky, as a pupil of the legendary Josef Hofmann, was imbued in the nineteenth-century tradition of Romantic piano-playing. His recordings and performances are testaments...continue...

Shura Cherkassky - 1982 San Francisco Recital -Chopin, et al

1 CD / Ivory Classics / 1999-03-23

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Work(s); Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo a capriccio, for piano in F sharp minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 37 "Grande Sonate"; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Chopin & Liszt: The B minor Sonatas / Shura Cherkassky

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Art of the Encore / Shura Cherkassky

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 162/O...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, et al / Shura Cherkassky

2 CD / Orfeo / 1996-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830 (BC L6); Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Ric...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura