Cherkassky, Shura – piano / The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals, 1981-1989 5cd

Disc 1  (29.04.1981)   74:07

1. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

2. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2

3. Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1

4-5. Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat major

6. Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor

7. Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major

8. Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66

9. Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor

10. Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat major

Disc 2   (13.01.1982)   71:06

Lully: Suite de Pieces

     1. I. Allemande

     2. II. Air tendre

     3. III. Courante

     4. IV. Sarabande

     5. V. Gigue

6. Mendelssohn: Scherzo a capriccio in F sharp minor

7-10. Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata in G major

11. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

12. Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (1843)

Disc 3   (13.01.1982 & 18.11.1987)   72:19

1. Hofmann: Charakterskizzen No. 4. Kaleidoskop

2. Liszt: Reminiscences de Don Juan

3. Cherkassky: Prelude pathetique

4. Chopin: Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, ‘Grande valse’

5-7. Franck: Prelude, Choral et Fugue Prelude

8-28. Schumann: Carnaval

Disc 4   (18.11.1987)   53:26

1. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli

2. Hofmann: Charakterskizzen No. 4. Kaleidoskop

3. Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1

4. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

5. Liszt: Valse de l’opera Faust de Gounod

6. Albeniz: Espana II. Tango

7. Rachmaninov: Polka de W.R.

8. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons No. 10. October: Autumn Song

Disc 5   (02.11.1989)   46:33

1. Handel: Keyboard Suite No.5 in E Major IV. Air and Variations, ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’

2. Schumann: Fantasy in C major, Op. 17 III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten

3. Tchaikovsky: 6 Morceaux, Op. 19 No. 6. Theme original et variations in F major

4. Rachmaninov: 7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 No. 3. Barcarolle in G minor

5. liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor

6. Albeniz: Espana II. Tango

7. Chopin: Tarentelle in A flat major, Op. 43