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Shura Cherkassky plays Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky (2011) [Re-Up]

Posted By: Designol

Date: 21 Jun 2020 18:31:02

Shura Cherkassky plays Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky (2011) [Re-Up]

Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995) was one of the greatest piano virtuosos of his time having studied under the legendary Josef Hofmann.

This WDR studio broadcast sourced from the original master tapes has Cherkassky playing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini from 1970 in superb stereo. He recorded the Rhapsody only once in 1953 for EMI in mono but it has never been issued on CD so this taping is exceptionally important and adds a major work to Cherkassky’s large discography.

Prokofiev’s wartime Piano Sonata No.7 was never recorded commercially by Cherkassky so this is another addition to his discography sourced from WDR’s original master tapes. It was recorded in 1951 when Cherkassky was fast becoming a star in Germany.

The three scenes from Stravinsky’s Petruschka was a favourite virtuoso work for Cherkassky and this 1951 recording shows him at his most brilliant, sourced from WDR’s original master tapes.

Three encores have been added from 1951 and 1953 (not sourced from WDR) which again showcase Cherkassky’s incredible technique during the early period of his career in Germany. Note that Cherkassky never recorded Chabrier’s Bouree Fantasque commercially.

Piano enthusiasts drawn to Shura Cherkassky’s charismatic and capricious artistry will find the previously unpublished Cologne radio broadcasts contained on this release both valuable and fascinating. A 1970 Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody reveals Cherkassky’s generally lyrical approach to the piano part, and his fondness for spontaneous dynamic inflections and rounding off phrases. For the most part, tempos are slow to the point of sedate (Variations 12 through 14 particularly drag), although there are moments when the performance perks up and Cherkassky’s cream-coated filigree becomes energized, such as in Variation 15 and the group of four following the famous Variation 18. I suspect that the overly resonant acoustic contributes to the performance’s less than incisive impression.

The solo selections date from between 1951 and 1953 and include a relaxed yet compelling, individually shaped Prokofiev Seventh sonata (a work Cherkassky otherwise did not record) that markedly differs from Horowitz’s driving intensity. Cherkassky apparently coached Stravinsky’s Three Scenes from Petrushka with the composer, yet I’ve never been convinced by the pianist’s slow and clunky way with the Danse Russe, although his soft pedal effects throughout the Shrove-Tide Fair add appreciable color and character to a movement that others play with more bravura and power.

However, the Rachmaninov Polka de V.R. and Rameau/Godowsky Tambourin show off Cherkassky’s tonal palette at its best, along with his scampering élan and effortless passagework in Chabrier’s Bourée fantasque, another work new to the pianist’s discography. For Cherkassky fans, the Prokofiev and Chabrier alone are worth the price of this disc.

Review by Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Shura Cherkassky at Allmusic
Shura Cherkassky at Wiki

Sergey Rachmaninov at Allmusic
Sergey Rachmaninov at Wiki

Stravinsky at Allmusic
Stravinsky at Wiki

Prokofiev at Allmusic
Prokofiev at Wiki

Tracklist:

Sergey RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43:
01. Introduction - Variation I (00:32)
02. Theme (00:20)
03. Variation II (00:19)
04. Variation III (00:26)
05. Variation IV (00:33)
06. Variation V (00:34)
07. Variation VI (00:58)
08. Variation VII (01:15)
09. Variation VIII (00:38)
10. Variation IX (00:36)
11. Variation X (00:56)
12. Variation XI (01:31)
13. Variation XII (01:31)
14. Variation XIII (00:33)
15. Variation XIV (00:49)
16. Variation XV (01:10)
17. Variation XVI (01:48)
18. Variation XVII (01:49)
19. Variation XVIII (03:24)
20. Variation XIX (00:35)
21. Variation XX (00:38)
22. Variation XXI (00:28)
23. Variation XXII (01:44)
24. Variation XXIII (00:57)
25. Variation XXIV (01:36)
Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne, 17 April 1970
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester / Zdenek Macal, conductor

Sergey PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Piano Sonata No. 7 Op. 83:
26. I. Allegro inquieto (09:22)
27. II. Andante caloroso (06:06)
28. III. Precipitato (04:12)
Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 21 January 1951

Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Three Scenes from Petrushka:
29. I. Danse russe (02:55)
30. II. Chez Petrouchka (04:36)
31. III. La semaine grasse (10:24)
Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 21 January 1951

Sergey RACHMANINOV
32. Polka de W.R. (04:15)

Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764) arr. Leopold GODOWSKY (1870-1938)
33. Tambourin (03:07)

Emmanuel CHABRIER (1841-1894)
34. Bouree fantasque (05:34)

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