Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Guild GHCD2398/99 (2CD)
In the early 1960s, mercurial maverick Shura Cherkassky made three solo records for World Record Club. Not by nature a studio animal, the sessions found him in sparkling form and these performances are a delight. He is relatively free in the larger works - Beethoven's final sonata and the late Schubert A major will not initially be to everyone's taste - but the collection of shorter works and encores that make up this generous collection are to be to be treasured.
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