Great Pianists Vol.2: Brailowsky / Cherkassky / Serkin

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Label: Guild - Historical

Cat No: GHCD2367

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 28th February 2011

Works

Mozart
Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488

Liszt
Don Giovanni Fantasy (two versions)

R Strauss
Burleske in D minor, for piano and orchestra

Artists

Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York

Conductors

Serge Koussevitsky
Dimitri Mitropoulos

Works

Mozart
Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488

Liszt
Don Giovanni Fantasy (two versions)

R Strauss
Burleske in D minor, for piano and orchestra

Artists

Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York

Conductors

Serge Koussevitsky
Dimitri Mitropoulos

About

This second release in Guild’s series of Historic ‘Three Great Pianists’ recordings features live performances from Alexander Brailowsky, Shura Cherkassky and Rudolf Serkin, recorded between 1945 and 1958, and intriguingly including two performance of Liszt’s virtuoso ‘Don Giovanni’ Fantasy played by Cherkassky. Throughout this CD is pianism of a consistently high quality, from three masters of the keyboard from the latter half of the 20th-century.

The conductors – Serge Koussevitsky in the Mozart, and Dmitri Mitropoulos in the Richard Strauss - were themselves amongst the greatest to hold senior positions with two great American orchestras, lending artistry to this release which is quite unique.

The Mozart Piano Concerto is previously unissued.

Contents:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
Alexander Brailowsky (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Serge Koussevitsky
Live recording: 26.6.45

Franz Liszt
- Don Giovanni Fantasy (recorded 7 February, 1952)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)

- Don Giovanni Fantasy (recorded 5 March, 1953)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)

Richard Strauss
- Burleske in D minor, for piano and orchestra
Rudolf Serkin (piano), Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York / Dimitri Mitropoulos
Live recording: 9.2.58
Live recordings: 1945-1958

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