チェルカスキーの英文記事

=== <64430> rec.music.classical, 95/12/31 04:38, 19行

Subject: Cherkassky

From:    SL9K-MTFJ@j.asahi-net.or.jp (matsufuji,kazuo / 松藤　和夫)

Organization: Asahi Net

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 This is my first posting to this group, but I am sure that someone 

would know the following topic.



 According to today's paper (Dec 30), a Russian (an American) pianist Sh

ura Cherukassky died on Dec. 27 in London. 



 He first came to Japan about 60 years ago, of course I do no know about 

that, but these ten years he appeared in Tokyo every February.  So I was 

looking forward to his next performance in Tokyo.  The audience was alwa

ys enormous and his performance was marvelous.



Does anyone know his last concert and what he died of?  Please let

me know.



from Japan





=== <64593> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 1 04:08, 40行

Subject: Re: Cherkassky

From:    ggaudett@nyc.pipeline.com (Gene Gaudette)

Organization: The Pipeline

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Matsufuji-San, 

 

It's my understanding that Maestro Cherkassky died of a blood disease,

possibly leukemia.  I don't know what was on his last recital, but I did

have occasion to see a number of his recitals here in New York; for me,

they were always a thrilling occasion, a consistent high point of any

concert season. 

 

Cherkassky's inimitable interpretive approach, combining a flair for

delicate color, nuanced playing, and a touch of early 20th century

"Romanticism," will be sorely missed by this listener.  Whether the music

was a Schubert Sonata, Godowsky transcription or Stockhausen Klavierstuck,

Cherkassky made every moment exciting and vital. 

 

Gene 

 

On Dec 30, 1995 19:38:14 in article ,

'SL9K-MTFJ@j.asahi-net.or.jp     (matsufuji,kazuo /

=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCPj5GIyEhT0JJVxsoSg==?=)' wrote: 

 

 

>This is my first posting to this group, but I am sure that someone  

>would know the following topic. 

> 

>According to today's paper (Dec 30), a Russian (an American) pianist Sh 

>ura Cherukassky died on Dec. 27 in London.  

> 

>He first came to Japan about 60 years ago, of course I do no know about  

>that, but these ten years he appeared in Tokyo every February.  So I was  

>looking forward to his next performance in Tokyo.  The audience was alwa 

>ys enormous and his performance was marvelous. 

> 

>Does anyone know his last concert and what he died of?  Please let 

>me know. 

> 

>from Japan 

> 

>Kazuo Matsufuji   

>SL9K-MTFJ@asahi-net.or.jp 

>







 === <64610> rec.music.classical, 95/12/30 11:28, 16行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    hyun@news.eecs.nwu.edu (Seungseok Hyun)

Organization: EE/CS Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Message-Id:   <4c2840$klb@news.eecs.nwu.edu>

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Daniel Hobbs (danielh@sequent.com) wrote:



: Does he have any recordings out, esp. on CD?  Sounds like an interesting

: performer to listen to...



: Dan Hobbs

: danielh@sequent.com



Try CDs from London(Decca), Shura Cherkassky live Vol.1 ~ Vol. ?? (not sure

how many volumes are available in the States.) The CDs from Nimbus are 

not well recorded generally. And one of my favorites is his Liszt Fantasia 

with Karajan/BPO on DGG. 

   

Seung

--

Seungseok Hyun(hyun@eecs.nwu.edu)  |  EECS Department, Northwestern University 



=== <64616> rec.music.classical, 95/12/30 16:03, 23行

Subject: Re: ????????

From:    henryfogel@aol.com (HenryFogel)

Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)

Message-Id:   <4c2o8o$le8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>

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>   Who, in your opinion is the greatest living, performing pianist?

>Anyone think Evgeny Kissin?



>C.F.Graebner



Yevgeny Kissin is a fine pianist, but it is far too early in his career to

be called the "greatest living pianist."  I'm not sure that any one person

can be called the greatest anything -- I don't believe in that.  But I do

believe that to be a truly great pianist, you have to perform well a wide

range of repertoire over a long period of time.  Mr. Kissin meets neither

of those guidelines yet -- he is simply too young.  In ten or twenty

years, he might be one of the great pianists. 



For now, I think there are a number of pianists who qualify for

"greatness" -- Pollini, Brendel, Barenboim, Cherkassky until his death

recently, are four names I'd put forward.  Another, with less fame but to

me a great artist, is Moravec.  Then there's Richter, who is still

performing, but generally in small cities in obscure places for the most

part -- surely a great artist.  





Henry Fogel



=== <64631> rec.music.classical, 95/12/30 17:55, 20行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    Michael Glover 

Message-Id:   <820313753.10468@glover.demon.co.uk>

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danielh@sequent.com (Daniel Hobbs) wrote:



>Does he have any recordings out, esp. on CD?  Sounds like an interesting

>performer to listen to...

>

>Dan Hobbs

>danielh@sequent.com

>



There are reportedly two new studio concerto recordings due to be 

released: the Rubinstein Fourth Concerto with the RPO and Ashkenazy (which 

should be out imminently) and the Rachmaninov Third Concerto with the RPO 

and Temirkanov (which is likely to be released during the course of 1996);  

also a couple more BBC-derived live recital compilations; all of these on 

the Decca/London label.



MG



=== <64664> rec.music.classical, 95/12/29 11:54, 19行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    henryfogel@aol.com (HenryFogel)

Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)

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>From: jppiano@aol.com (JP Piano)

>Date: 28 Dec 1995 00:37:54 -0500

>Message-ID: <4btafi$piv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>



>I am sorry to have to report to the group the death of this great pianist

>today in London. He was a great guy as well, and I felt privledged to

have

>known him and to have interviewed him for radio broadcast. I would like

to

>hear from anyone else who knew him and could say anything about him. 

>Joe P.



This is very, very sad.  Not only was he a wonderful, pixie-ish, witty,

kind person, but a truly remarkable artist, and in some ways the last of a

breed.  There are no truly important old-fashioned romantic throwbacks at

the keyboard anymore; his recitals were an event.  





Henry Fogel



=== <64708> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 1 23:44, 12行

Subject: Re: Cherkassky

From:    kozinn@aol.com (Kozinn)

Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)

Message-Id:   <4c8rvu$ndf@newsbf02.news.aol.com>

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>>> It's my understanding that Maestro Cherkassky died of a blood disease,

possibly leukemia.  I<<<



No, it was nothing like that. He died, sad to say, a really useless death.

He had gone on vacation and spent too much time in the sun, and ended up

in the hospital suffering from dehydration. He was brought to the hospital

and was on the critical list for several days. He was actually taken off

the critical list a couple of days before he died. The cause was given as

respiratory failure. 





Allan    or 







=== <64712> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 3 02:27, 30行

Subject: Re: Cherkassky

From:    SL9K-MTFJ@j.asahi-net.or.jp (matsufuji,kazuo / 松藤　和夫)

Organization: Asahi Net

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Gaudette-San, Alan-San

Thank you for letting me know about Cherkassky's death.



Maestro Cherkassky has always been a special musician

to me since I first went to his concert twenty something 

years ago that was his first apperance after the war. In 

front of a very small audience that night, he played really 

passionately, but cool with great concentration. 



He revealed to us the secrets of pianism and potentiality

of the instrument of piano, which seemed to have been 

forgotten since the end of the time of Virtuosi of piano

early this century. I feel deeply sorry when I think of 

the brilliant sounds he weaved during his performance.  

They could be perceived only live in the hall, though

there are about 30 CDs now available.



A few years ago, a young Russian pianist Kissin came to his 

concert in Tokyo.  Cherkassky played Prokofiev's War Sonata,

which Kissin also played a few days before.  It was a 

thrilling moment of music.  Kissin was quite unsatisfied 

with his performance, but his teacher Anna Kantor kept him 

on the seat and made him listen to the end. The encore,

3rd Liebestraum, was perfect.  Even Kissin could not help

standing up and applauding. 



Cherkassky's death was not simply a change of generations, 

but was really an end of one epoch.





=== <64759> rec.music.classical, , 21行

Subject: Re: Cherkassky

From:    leonr@iaccess.za (Leon Retief)

Organization: Internet Africa

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In article <4c8rvu$ndf@newsbf02.news.aol.com> kozinn@aol.com (Kozinn) writes:

>From: kozinn@aol.com (Kozinn)

>Subject: Re: Cherkassky

>Date: 1 Jan 1996 09:44:14 -0500



>>>> It's my understanding that Maestro Cherkassky died of a blood disease,

>possibly leukemia.  I<<<



>No, it was nothing like that. He died, sad to say, a really useless death.

>He had gone on vacation and spent too much time in the sun, and ended up

>in the hospital suffering from dehydration. He was brought to the hospital

>and was on the critical list for several days. He was actually taken off

>the critical list a couple of days before he died. The cause was given as

>respiratory failure. 



 SA radio news said that he died of respiratory complications after an 

operation.  I have no further details.

Leon Retief, Cape Town.



>Allan    or 





=== <64842> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 3 10:05, 13行

Newsgroups: rec.music.classical,rec.music.classical.recordings

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    kozinn@aol.com (Kozinn)

Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)

Message-Id:   <4cckou$6h1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>

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>>>> He then developed a lung infection and began to lose strength, 

a decline from which he did not recover.  He died peacefully in his sleep,



with the cause in effect given as old age.<<<<



Actually, the cause was given, officially, as "respiratory failure." I

wrote the obit for the New York Times; the sequence of events that you

describe may very well be true, but the information I had posted (but did

not include in the obituary, beyond the official cause and "after a brief

illness") about dehydration came from his manager. 





Allan    or 









=== <64872> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 3 02:50, 12行

Newsgroups: rec.music.classical,rec.music.classical.recordings

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    kuper@ecrc.de (Gabriel M. Kuper)

Organization: European Computer-Industry Research Centre GmbH, Munich, Germa

         ny

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In article <4cb8fi$i8t@Radon.Stanford.EDU>, spg@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Stephen P. Guthrie) writes:

> There's also a new release on London which I picked up in December in Japan.

> As well as some solo stuff it features Rubinstein's piano concerto #4 with

> Ashkenazy conducting. This was recently recorded (1994 I think) so it must

> be one of his last recordings. I wonder if it was intended as the start of

> a cycle. Well, it won't be now unless they already recorded the others.

> 



I doubt it was. He was never one to record complete cycles of anything,

and the 4th is the only one I've ever seen on his programmes.



Gabriel Kuper



=== <64890> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 4 13:05, 13行

Subject: Re: Cherkassky

From:    scottmp@aol.com (ScottMP)

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After I heard him at Carnegie Hall at the introduction of the 500,000th

Steinway, I later interviewed him and wrote a magazine article about him. 



Both experiences were memorable.  And such a nice guy, to top it all off.



He was a regular in Chicago and I was looking forward to hearing him again

this spring. 



Decca has been publishing a series of recital CDs -- Volumes 1,2 and 3 are

available in the US.  I was able to find Volume 5 in the import bin at the

local Tower, so I assume there's a Vol. 4 somewhere.  



Maybe now they'll release the whole set.  





=== <64939> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 3 08:06, 6行

Subject: Re: Cherkassky

From:    ggaudett@nyc.pipeline.com (Gene Gaudette)

Organization: The Pipeline

Message-Id:   <4ccdpt$avn@pipe5.nyc.pipeline.com>

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AK -  

 

Thanks for the clarification (my info came from a CompuServe Music Forum

post). 

 

Gene







=== <64959> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 4 21:32, 26行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    yota@cloud.net.au (Yota Yoshimitsu)

Organization: Cloud Nine BBS, Melbourne, Australia

Message-Id:   <3-632-552-0-30ec9bc5@cloud.net.au>

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 -=> jppiano@aol.com was heard chatting to All <=-



 jp> From: jppiano@aol.com (JP Piano)

 jp> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)



 jp> I am sorry to have to report to the group the death of this great

 jp> pianist today in London. He was a great guy as well, and I felt

 jp> privledged to have known him and to have interviewed him for radio

 jp> broadcast. I would like to hear from anyone else who knew him and could

 jp> say anything about him.  Joe P.



My one and only experience of hearing Shura Cherkassky was when I was quite

young (10 years old) -- I can vaguely remember his program of Messiaen

(here in Melbourne, Australia -- Dallas Brooks Hall if there are any

AUstralians reading this!).  How I wish I was old enough to understand

his music making!



Rest in peace.





Yota Yoshimitsu







~~~ Blue Wave/RA v2.11 [NR]





=== <64973> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 4 21:32, 17行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky: Compuserve Man?

From:    yota@cloud.net.au (Yota Yoshimitsu)

Organization: Cloud Nine BBS, Melbourne, Australia

Message-Id:   <3-632-552-0-30ec9bcf@cloud.net.au>

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 jl> Mr. Cherkassky also posted to CompuServe's classical group on

 jl> occasion, btw.

 

HOw interesting!  I would never have thought he would have been interested

in electronic newsgroups....pity he wasn't on rec.music.classical...





Yota Yoshimitsu





=== <65038> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 3 17:52, 16行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    Adrian Scott 

Organization: Avid Technology Europe

Message-Id:   <30EA43D4.6715@avid.com>

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JP Piano wrote:

> 

> I am sorry to have to report to the group the death of this great pianist

> today in London. He was a great guy as well, and I felt privledged to have

> known him and to have interviewed him for radio broadcast. I would like to

> hear from anyone else who knew him and could say anything about him.

> Joe P.



Those in the UK may care to know that there will be a memorial 

service for Shura Cherkassky at St. George's Church, Hanover 

Square, London W1 on Monday Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. 



No flowers, at his request, but donations may be made to the 

Musicians' Benevolent Fund or the American Friends of the Odessa 

Philharmonic Orchestra. Donations can be sent to Leverton and 

Sons, 212 Eversholt St., London NW1 1BD.





=== <65436> rec.music.classical, 95/12/30 13:49, 16行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    korkosz@golay.csl.uiuc.edu (Richard Korkosz)

Organization: Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urba

         na-Champaign

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danielh@sequent.com (Daniel Hobbs) writes:



>Does he have any recordings out, esp. on CD?  Sounds like an interesting

>performer to listen to...



He is interesting, sometimes with rather unconventional but often 

illuminating interpretations.  I enjoy more of his recordings than 

I'll admit in a public forum like this ;-), but I think in general 

his style is usually more effective in recital.  His recordings of 

Schubert D959 do not even begin to approach the magnitude of the level 

of the live perf I heard him give.  One favorite I will recommend is the 

Schubert D664 on London, not note-perfect but wonderfully evocative and 

animated playing (IMHO) of this masterpiece.



I agree with Henry, he was one of a rare breed from the past who 

will be sorely missed.





=== <65678> rec.music.classical, 95/12/31 10:15, 36行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    jliu@world.std.com (James C Liu)

Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

Message-Id:   

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korkosz@golay.csl.uiuc.edu (Richard Korkosz) writes:



>danielh@sequent.com (Daniel Hobbs) writes:



>>Does he have any recordings out, esp. on CD?  Sounds like an interesting

>>performer to listen to...



>He is interesting, sometimes with rather unconventional but often 

>illuminating interpretations.  I enjoy more of his recordings than 

>I'll admit in a public forum like this ;-), but I think in general 

>his style is usually more effective in recital.  His recordings of 

>Schubert D959 do not even begin to approach the magnitude of the level 

>of the live perf I heard him give.  One favorite I will recommend is the 

>Schubert D664 on London, not note-perfect but wonderfully evocative and 

>animated playing (IMHO) of this masterpiece.



   His Nimbus recordings aren't to be dismissed outright.  I bought a few

of them from a used CD store, and yes, the sonics are dismally boomy

and echoey, but having said that, I can't bring myself to get rid of the

discs.  The playing is so damn *interesting* ...



   Mr. Cherkassky also posted to CompuServe's classical group on occasion,

btw.



>I agree with Henry, he was one of a rare breed from the past who 

>will be sorely missed.



   And along with Horowitz, Michelangeli, and Horszowski, a pianist that

I never had a chance to hear live before their deaths.  Now only Richter's

left ...



-- 

/James C.S. Liu"Take my word for it, the silliest woman can

jliu@world.std.com manage a clever man, but it needs a very

Boston, Massachusetts clever woman to manage a fool."

      -- Rudyard Kipling, _Three Tales from the Hills_







=== <65711> rec.music.classical, 95/12/31 15:48, 18行

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    Michael Glover 

Message-Id:   <820392529.20469@glover.demon.co.uk>

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jliu@world.std.com (James C Liu) wrote:



[edited]:



>   Mr. Cherkassky also posted to CompuServe's classical group on occasion,

>btw.

 

>/James C.S. Liu





I am rather surprised to read this.  If the CompuServe system has some 

equivalent of the "DejaNews" archive search facility, would it be possible 

for you to post a selection of his articles here ?



MG





=== <65816> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 2 21:29, 15行

Newsgroups: rec.music.classical,rec.music.classical.recordings

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    spg@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Stephen P. Guthrie)

Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.

Message-Id:   <4cb8fi$i8t@Radon.Stanford.EDU>

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>

>Try CDs from London(Decca), Shura Cherkassky live Vol.1 ~ Vol. ?? (not sure

>how many volumes are available in the States.) The CDs from Nimbus are 

>not well recorded generally. And one of my favorites is his Liszt Fantasia 

>with Karajan/BPO on DGG. 



There's also a new release on London which I picked up in December in Japan.

As well as some solo stuff it features Rubinstein's piano concerto #4 with

Ashkenazy conducting. This was recently recorded (1994 I think) so it must

be one of his last recordings. I wonder if it was intended as the start of

a cycle. Well, it won't be now unless they already recorded the others.





=== <65820> rec.music.classical, 96/ 1/ 3 00:11, 30行

Newsgroups: rec.music.classical,rec.music.classical.recordings

Subject: Re: Shura Cherkassky

From:    Michael Glover 

Message-Id:   <820595470.20586@glover.demon.co.uk>

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spg@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Stephen P. Guthrie) wrote:

>>

>>Try CDs from London(Decca), Shura Cherkassky live Vol.1 ~ Vol. ?? (not sure

>>how many volumes are available in the States.) The CDs from Nimbus are 

>>not well recorded generally. And one of my favorites is his Liszt Fantasia 

>>with Karajan/BPO on DGG. 

>

>There's also a new release on London which I picked up in December in Japan.

>As well as some solo stuff it features Rubinstein's piano concerto #4 with

>Ashkenazy conducting. This was recently recorded (1994 I think) so it must

>be one of his last recordings. I wonder if it was intended as the start of

>a cycle. Well, it won't be now unless they already recorded the others.





The Rubinstein Fourth Concerto is due for imminent release in the UK, 

whilst the Rachmaninov Third (recorded 1995) is currently scheduled for 

release in September of this year. 



There have a number of stories of the circumstances surrounding 

Cherkassky's death; I am informed that he was admitted to hospital in 

London in November for the removal of some obstruction in his throat (a 

routine operation which caused him to miss his 26th November Wigmore Hall 

recital).  He then developed a lung infection and began to lose strength, 

a decline from which he did not recover.  He died peacefully in his sleep, 

with the cause in effect given as old age.



MG

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