Shura Cherkassky

~ Release by Handel, Brahms, Berg, Prokofiev, Chopin; Shura Cherkassky (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Note booklet tracklist has track 8 containing Variations XXII-XXVIII !
I assume this is a typo for XXII-XXV where Brahms stopped (save the Fugue)

See https://musicbrainz.org/work/7fc5a01f-0c35-41d7-897d-1b48481fd529

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-10 14:53 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Air and Variations (“The Harmonious Blacksmith”)
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430: IV. Air con Variazioni (on 1963-04-21)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430
George Frideric Handel4:31
2Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Aira – Variations I‐IVJohannes Brahms4:24
3Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variations V‐VI
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation V: Espressivo
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation VI
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
Johannes Brahms1:49
4Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variations VII‐VIII
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation VII: Con vivacità
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation VIII
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
Johannes Brahms1:11
5Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variations IX‐XIIJohannes Brahms3:02
6Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variations XIII‐XVIIIJohannes Brahms4:32
7Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variations XIX‐XXIJohannes Brahms2:50
8Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variations XXII‐XXVJohannes Brahms3:17
9Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Fugue
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Fuga
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
Johannes Brahms5:58
10Piano Sonata, op. 1
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
Piano Sonata, op. 1 (on 1963-04-21)
composer:
Alban Berg (composer)
Alban Berg9:42
1115 Little Variations
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
15 Little Variations for Piano (on 1963-04-21)
composer:
Nίκος Σκαλκώτας (Greek composer) (in 1927)
Nikos Skalkottas4:34
12Toccata in D minor, op. 11
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1963-04-21)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-04-21)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor, op. 11 (on 1963-04-21)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 11)
Sergei Prokofiev3:30
13Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1964-12-15)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-12-15)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso (on 1964-12-15)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1844)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Frédéric Chopin8:47
14Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1964-12-15)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-12-15)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace (on 1964-12-15)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1844)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Frédéric Chopin2:41
15Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: III. Largo
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1964-12-15)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-12-15)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: III. Largo (on 1964-12-15)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1844)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Frédéric Chopin9:30
16Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (on 1964-12-15)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-12-15)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto non tanto (on 1964-12-15)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1844)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Frédéric Chopin5:35

Credits

Release

liner notes:Jeremy Siepmann (editor, liner notes)
liner notes translator:Dennis Collins (liner notes translator)
Ingo Demming (liner notes translator)
remastering:Paul Baily (Re:Sound) (audio engineer)
booklet editor:texthouse, Hamburg (liner notes)
part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: 4212) (order: 205)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10057013 [info]