JeanPhilippe Rameau Franz Joseph Haydn Paul Hindemith - Shura Cherkassky plays Rameau Haydn Chopin Liszt Hindemith Berkeley (17 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Jean-Philippe Rameau, Franz Joseph Haydn, Paul Hindemith
Shura Cherkassky plays Rameau, Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Hindemith & Berkeley
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Gavotte and Doubles (6), for harpsichord in A minor (Nouvelles suites)
2. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: Presto
3. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: Adagio -
4. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: Vivace molto, innocentemente
5. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: Ruhig bewegt
6. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: Sehr lebhaft
7. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: Mässig schnell
8. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major: Fuge: Lebhaft
9. Ballade for piano No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47, CT. 4
10. Nocturne for piano No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48/2, CT. 121
11. Mazurka for piano No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59/3, CT. 88
12. Mazurka for piano No. 42 in G major, Op. 67/1, CT. 92
13. Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 23: No. 5
14. Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 23: No. 6
15. Polka for piano, Op. 5/1a
16. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 2 (the 'original' No. 2) in C sharp minor (I & II), S. 244/2 (LW A132/2)
17. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: October: Chant d'automne

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CD Details

All Artists: Jean-Philippe Rameau, Franz Joseph Haydn, Paul Hindemith, Frederic Chopin, Lennox Berkeley, Franz Liszt, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Shura Cherkassky
Title: Shura Cherkassky plays Rameau, Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Hindemith & Berkeley
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Wigmore Hall Live
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 5/22/2007
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5065000924140

CD Reviews

A Perfect Piano Recital

D. A Wend | Buffalo Grove, IL USA | 06/19/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This disc was recorded at Wigmore Hall on October 29, 1993, and shows, once again, how vibrant Shura Cherkassky played a mere two years before his death. The recital begins with a Gavotte by Jean-Philippe Rameau, a favorite piece for Mr. Cherkassky that he plays with great elegance. A sonata by Joseph Haydn (composed ca. 1781 - 1782) continues the program, and is charmingly played with nimble dexterity, particularly in the rondo finale.

The Haydn is followed by the longest piece on the program - the Hindemith Sonata No. 3 (1936), which was a favorite work of Mr. Cherkassky. The Sonata is an engaging work written in a neo-classical style that came to dominate Hindemith's music. Chopin dominates the middle of the concert with four pieces - the Ballade No. 3, Nocturne in F-sharp, Mazurka in F-sharp and Mazurka in G. The Nocturne is beautifully phrased and delicately nuanced, arguably among the best performances of this music. There are three pieces by Sir Lennox Berkeley: two preludes from his opus 23 that are engaging and nicely played and a charming Polka that is satiric along the lines of Shostakovich and is a nice bravura piece.

The Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 concludes the concert with Mr. Cherkassky giving a superb account with nice touches of drama and virtuosity, and the disc concludes with an encore: Tchaikovsky's October from The Seasons.

The music is beautifully recorded; there is applause after each selection and I detected only a single cough during the Chopin Nocturne. The booklet describes each piece in detail with pictures of the composers and there is a nice biography of Shura Cherkassky. This is another great Cherkassky recital and one that should not be missed.

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