Shura Cherkassky

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Shura Cherkassky (October 7, 1909 - December 27, 1995) was a Ukrainian classical pianist known for his brilliant, if sometimes idiosyncratic performances of the romantic repertoire.

Born in Odessa, Cherkassky's family fled to United States to escape the Russian Revolution. He continued his piano studies at the Curtis Institute of Music under Józef Hofmann.

Cherkassky concertized actively until the end of his life, and many of his best recordings were made under live concert recital conditions.

He is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London, England.

1 Discography

[edit] Discography

[edit] Releases by BBC Legends

Shura Cherkassky: Rachmaninov / Prokofiev (BBCL4092-2)
Shura Cherkassky: Chopin (BBCL4057-2)
Shura Cherkassky: Beethoven, Chopin etc. (BBCL 4185-2)
Shura Cherkassky / Sir Georg Solti: Tchaikovsky / Mussorgsky / Cherkassky (BBCL4160-2)

[edit] Releases by Decca

Kaleidoscope - Piano Encores

[edit] Shura Cherkassky Live Series

Vol.1:- Schubert . Chopin (433 653-2 DH)
Vol.2:- 80th Birthday Recital from Carnegie Hall (433 654-2 DH)
Vol.3:- Encores (433 651-2 DH)
Vol.4:- Chopin: Sonata No.2 & 3 (433 650-2 DH)
Vol.5:- Liszt (433 656-2 DH)
Vol.6:- Schumann (433 652-2 DH)
Vol.7:- Stravinsky, Scriabin , Ravel, etc. (433 657-2 DH)
Vol.8:- Rachmaninov, Brahms, etc. (433 655-2 DH)
Anton Rubinstein : Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor op.70 + Encores (448 063-2 DH)

[edit] Releases by Deutche Grammophon

Tchaikovsky: Klavierkonzerte Nos.1&2 (457 751-2)
Liszt: Orchestral Works (453 130-2) (Cherkassky plays Fantasia on Hungarian Folk tunes, S.123 only. The rest of the recording is performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan)

[edit] Releases by Ivory Classics

Shura Cherkassky: The Historic 1940s Recordings (2CD Set) (CD-72003)
Shura Cherkassky: 1982 San Francisco Recital (CD-70904)

[edit] Releases by Nimbus

Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995): Solo piano works by Chopin, Mussorgsky, Berg, Bernstein, Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt, Stravinsky, Grieg and Rakhmaninov (6CD Set) (NI 1733)
Chopin, Liszt: The B minor Sonatas (NI 7701)
The Art of the Encore (NI 7708)
Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995): Solo piano works by Chopin, Mussorgsky, Berg, Bernstein, Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt, Stravinsky, Grieg and Rakhmaninov (7CD Set) (NI 1748)

[edit] Other Releases

The Young Shura Cherkassky (Biddulph)
Piano Masters:- Vol.17: Shura Cherkassky (Pearl GEM 0138)
Shura Cherkassky plays Liszt (Testament SBT 1033)
Shura Cherkassky (Two Volumes) (Phillips Great Pianists of the 20th Century series)