
Although Shura Cherkassky’s unabashedly subjective and capricious style was out […]
Shura Cherkassky’s pliable technique and irrepressible imagination are at their best in these two previously unreleased BBC airings of the two Chopin concertos from 1981
Shura Cherkassky fans will welcome the first reissue of the
Piano enthusiasts drawn to Shura Cherkassky’s charismatic and capricious artistry will find the previously unpublished Cologne radio broadcasts contained on this release both valuable and
To commemorate what would have been pianist Shura Cherkassky’s 100th birthday in 2009, First Hand brings together all of the mercurial and charismatic virtuoso’s stereo
The producers of DG’s Liszt Panorama collection chose their selections well. Both showmanship and refinement characterize Herbert von Karajan’s exciting, gorgeously executed Liszt Les Preludes
Orfeo has corralled a collection of Mozart sonata performances from the Salzburg Festival archives that features pianists approaching Mozart on diverse, often antipodal, and sometimes
For years I’ve hoarded an LP copy of Shura Cherkassky’s “Kaleidescope”, a 1974 studio recital of Romantic encores and transcriptions, in hopes that one day
The performances reissued here stem from 1964/66 sessions issued by Reader’s Digest, with subsequent CD incarnations on independent labels. Chopin’s F minor concerto finds the
Pearl’s recent Shura Cherkassky reissue appeared concurrently with this truly complete edition of the late pianist’s commercial recordings from the 1940s. All the 78s from