Shura Cherkassky - Complete 78 RPM Recordings, 1923-1950 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For unalloyed dignity and composure, these performances are hard to equal.' - Gramophone, May 2011 'This is vintage Cherkassky; playing to charm the birds out of the trees' - Gramophone, March 2013 // ICA Classics offers five of the greatest pianists in legendary performances featuring concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Grieg, Liszt and Tchaikovsky. Claudio Arrau, Shura Cherkassky, Georges Cziffra, Emil Gilels and Julius Katchen were all considered iconic pianists of the 20th century - here they are combined in one box set at a fantastic price. Album Tracks 1. Allegro Con Brio - Emil Gilels/New Philharmonia Orchestra 2. Largo - Emil Gilels/New Philharmonia Orchestra 3. Rondo Allegro Scherzando - Emil Gilels/New Philharmonia Orchestra 4. Allegro Con Brio - Emil Gilels/New Philharmonia Orchestra 5. Largo - Emil Gilels/New Philharmonia Orchestra 6. Rondo Allegro - Emil Gilels/New Philharmonia Orchestra 1. Allegro Maestoso - Claudio Arrau/Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 2. Romance Larghetto - Claudio Arrau/Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 3. Rondo Vivace - Claudio Arrau/Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 - Claudio Arrau/Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 5. Andante Con Moto - Claudio Arrau/Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 6. Rondo Vivace - Claudio Arrau/Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 1. Maestoso - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 2. Adagio - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 3. Rondo Allegro Non Troppo - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 4. Ballade No. 3 in a Flat Major, Op. 47 - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 5. Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S514 - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 6. Vogel Als Prophet, Op. 82, No. 7 - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 7. Triana - Julius Katchen/Bbc Symphony Orchestra 8. Julius Katchen Discusses Mozart's, 'Conc

Shura Cherkassky was introduced to Nimbus by Wilfred Stiff, then a director of the London agent Ibbs & Tillett. Wilfred recognised a young tag pushing ahead fast at the transition point between LP and CD, one with a fondness for artists whose careers were waning. Accordingly, he dispatched one of his most prestigious names to the Nimbus Studio. Cherkassky was at that time acknowledged as one of the 'great' generation whose undoubted king was Horowitz, but after a long, notable career that began in his mid-teens, his popularity in the concert hall and recording studio had fallen. Shura's late career was in need of a final boost.Cherkassky's first visit lasted four days-31 January to 3 February 1981. He immediately settled in the unusual setting. He stayed in the big house, not in a hotel, and walked into a studio so completely unlike the characterless spaces he had famously grown to decry. Here there was no sterile barrier to his inspiration. The grand Victorian reception room at Wyastone Leys served as a spectacular performance space, it's full-height windows framing commanding views down the Wye Valley. Shura loved it, signing a copy of his Pictures at an Exhibition LP, 'To everyone in Nimbus with love and the most wonderful feeling of inspiration'.The recordings made during these four days are all presented on this . Most of them enjoyed only a brief on LP. Because of their 'analogue' origin they have been denied subsequent re-issues. © Adrian Farmer Album Tracks 1. Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op. 35 No. 1-Prelude 2. Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op. 35 No. 1-Fugue 3. Nocturne in B Major Op. 9 No. 3 4. Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 5. Nocturne in F minor Op. 55 No. 1 6. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat minor Op. 31 7. Mazurka in F-Sharp minor Op. 59 No. 3 8. Kontrabandiste, Spanisches Liederspiel Op. 7 9. InchFlight of the Bumble-BeeInch the Tale o

The first-ever complete LP collection of Ignaz Friedman's recordings has been much sought after by collectors and admired by critics since it's original LP in 1985. Newly remastered for it's first modern , this set celebrates the artistry of a uniquely gifted musician. The 'Moonlight' Sonata, Chopin mazurkas and Songs without Words of Mendelssohn are classics of the gramophone, which now speak to a new generation of listeners more clearly than ever before. Album Tracks 1. Pastorale E minor 2. Rondo Alla Turca a Minor, KV 331 3. Sonata C Sharp minor, Op. 27,2 4. Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 5. Violin Sonata, Op. 45 »Kreutzer« 6. Marche Militaire, Op. 51 7. Sonata, Op. 27,2 »Moonlight« 8. Gavotte 9. Rondo Favori 10. Songs Without Words 11. Mazurka - Op. 7,3 12. Mazurka - Op. 7,1 13. Mazurka - Op. 7,2 14. Mazurka - Op. 33,4 15. Mazurka - Op. 24,4 16. Mazurka - Op. 33,4 17. Mazurka - Op. 41,1 18. Mazurka - Op. 50,2 19. Mazurka - Op. 63,3 20. Mazurka - Op. 67,3 21. Mazurka - Op. 67,4 22. Mazurka - Op. 68,2 23. Mazurka - Op. 33,4 24. Walz a Minor, Op. 34,2 25. Nocturne E Flat minor, Op. 55,2 26. Impromptu F Sharp Major, Op. 36 27. Polonaise B Flat Major, Op. 71,2 28. Polonaise a Flat Major, Op. 53 29. Ballade a Flat Major, Op. 47 30. Mazurka, Op. 7,1 31. Mazurka, Op. 33,2 32. Mazurka, Op. 63,3 33. Waltz D Flat Major, Op. 64,1 34. Berceuse, Op. 57,3 35. Prelude D Flat Major, Op. 28,15 36. Sonata B Flat minor, Op. 35 - Marcia Funebre, Presto 37. Prelude E Flat Major, Op. 28,19 38. Etude, Op. 25,6 39. Etude, Op. 25,9 40. Etude, Op. 10,5 41. Etude, Op. 10,12 42. Etude, Op. 10,7 43. Ballade a Flat Major, Op. 47 44. Mazurka, Op. 33,2 45. Friedman Speaks on Chopin 46. Friedman Speaks on Paderewski 47. La Campanella 48. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 49. Scherzo E minor, Op. 16 (Re