The last of the great piano romantics. Vol. 1 - Cherkassky, Shura 1911-1995.; Mana-Zucca. Fugato-humoresque.; Mana-Zucca. Zouaves drill; Schulz-Evler, Andrei 1852-1905. Arabesken über Themen des Walzers "An der schönen blauen Donau".; Godowsky, Leopold 1870-1938. Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss'scher Themen. Wein, Weib, und Gesang; Debussy, Claude 1862-1918. Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune.; Schumann, Robert 1810-1856. Spanisches Liederspiel. Contrabandiste; arr.; Daquin, Louis Claude 1694-1772. Pièces de clavecin. Coucou; Balakirev, Milii Alekseevich 1837-1910. Islamei; Saint-Saëns, Camille 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arr.; Rachmaninoff, Sergei 1873-1943. Polka de W.R.; Falla, Manuel de 1876-1946. Amor brujo. Danza ritual del fuego; et al. (London ASV Quicksilva, 1993)
Concert arabesques on By the beautiful blue Danube / Johann Strauss II ; arr. Schulz-Evler (9:01) -- Wine, women and song / Johann Strauss II ; arr. Godowsky (8:47) -- Fugato humoresque on the theme Dixie (3:07) ; Zouaves drill (2:34) / Mana-Zucca -- Clair de lune / Debussy (5:04) -- Contrabandiste / Schumann (1:54) -- Le coucou / Daquin (1:57) -- Islamey : oriental fantasy / Balakirev (8:42) -- The swan / Saint-Saëns ; arr. Godowsky (2:31) -- Polka de W.R. / Rachmaninov (4:06) -- Ritual fire dance / Falla (3:37) -- Ondo no funa uta (3:31) ; Otemoyan (2:22) / Okumara [i.e. Okumura] -- Pavane pour une infante défunte / Ravel (6:43) -- Boogie-woogie etude / Gould (2:12)
Program notes by Bryce Morrison ([3] p.) inserted in container.
The 6th work originally for voice and piano; the 9th and 11th originally for orchestra
Shura Cherkassky, piano
Keywords: Piano music; Piano music, Arranged