SHURA CHERKASSKY RECITAL 1995 CHOPIN FANTASIE IN F MINOR SCHUMANN FANTASY IN C and ENCORES

SHURA CHERKASSKY GIVING INDEPTH PERFORMANCES OF CHOPIN’S FANTASIE IN F MINOR AND SCHUMANN’S FANTASY IN C MAJOR. PART OF A RECITAL CHERKASSKY GAVE IN SUNTORY HALL IN 1995. IT WAS REPEATED THERE ON A HUGE VIDEO SCREEN IN 1996 BEFORE A CAPACITY AUDIENCE IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT PIANIST WHO HAD DIED IN LONDON 27th DECEMBER 1995. HIS FAREWELL ENCORES ARE HIS OWN PRELUDE PATHETIQUE COMPOSED AGED 11 AND SAINT-SAENS ’THE SWAN’ ARRANGED GODOWSKY.