Shura Cherkassky - Shura Cherkassky Rediscovered, Vol. 3 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Réminiscences de Don Juan. S. 418 (After W.A. Mozart)
02. Nocturne, Op. 55: No. 1, Andante in F Minor
03. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 Heroic
04. 3 Preludes: No. 1, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
05. 3 Preludes: No. 2, Andante con moto e poco rubato
06. 3 Preludes: No. 3, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
07. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: I. Toccata
08. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio
09. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: III. Fugue
11. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. - Vivace alla marcia
12. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
13. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit - Allegro

The present release is part of a short series of recordings sitting on the shelves of the Nimbus archive that were ‘rediscovered’ during the 2020 COVID shutdowns. In those quiet days idle hands and minds posed the question: ‘So, do we have anything unissued that we can use to construct a release programme?’ This casual enquiry initiated a full investigation that has continued for five years and revealed more than fifty recording projects that, for one reason or another, never made it into the world.

This release from Shura Cherkassky’s Nimbus sessions consists entirely of previously unreleased material recorded between 1982-1987. Shura Cherkassky was introduced to Nimbus by Wilfred Stiff, then a director of the London agent Ibbs & Tillett. Wilfred recognised a young label 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.