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MY CHANNEL IS DEDICATED TO TWO PIANO LEGENDS SHURA CHERKASSKY AND GYORGY CZIFFRA. THEY WERE VERY MUCH A PART OF MY YOUTH. CZIFFRA APPEARED MANY TIMES ON TELEVISION IN THE UK IN THE LATE 1950S AND EARLY 1960S. I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE TO SEE HIM PLAY LISZT'S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO AND HUNGARIAN FANTASY FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA WITH THE HALLE ORCHESTRA IN 1959. CHERKASSKY PLAYED AT THE LONDON PROMENADE CONCERTS MANY TIMES. HIS PERFORMANCE OF BOTH TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTOS IS UNIQUE. HIS STYLE OF PLAYING REFLECTS A BYGONE AGE WHEN THE PERFORMER WAS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE COMPOSER. HE PLAYS WITH STYLE, PERSONALITY, CHARM AND WIT AND PRODUCES A LUXURIANT PIANO TONE. SOUND WAS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO CHERKASSKY. BOTH CZIFFRA AND CHERKASSKY PROVIDE US WITH A LINK TO AN EARLIER STYLE OF PLAYING AND PERFORMANCE. WE WILL NEVER SEE THEIR LIKE AGAIN. MY CHANNEL ALSO INCLUDES SOME FAVOURITE WORKS SUCH AS TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY, FAVOURITE PIANO CONCERTOS AND VIOLIN CONCERTOS.
GIESEKING plays DEBUSSY 'Reflets dans l'eau'
CZIFFRA plays LISZT's Grand Galop Chromatique
CZIFFRA plays STRAUSS II 'By the beautiful Blue Danube' transcription.
CHERKASSKY plays SCRIABIN and CHOPIN
CHERKASSKY plays SHOSTAKOVITCH and REBIKOV
CZIFFRA plays 'Die Fledermaus' by STRAUSS II.
CHERKASSKY plays 'Pavane pour une infante defunte' by RAVEL.
CHERKASSKY plays 'Boogie -- woogie Etude' by MORTON GOULD.
CHERKASSKY plays 'Polka de W.R.' by RACHMANINOFF.
CZIFFRA plays 'Rhapsody in Blue' by GERSHWIN.
CHERKASSKY plays 'Clair de lune' by DEBUSSY.
CZIFFRA plays Tritsch Tratsch Polka by STRAUSS II
CZIFFRA plays BACH/CZIFFRA Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565
CHERKASSKY plays ALBENIZ /GODOWSKY Tango 'live.'
CZIFFRA plays CHOPIN Impromptu No. 1 in A flat Op. 29
CZIFFRA plays BALAKIREV
CZIFFRA plays LISZT Etude 'Appassionata.'
CZIFFRA plays CHOPIN Polonaise Op.53
CZIFFRA plays MENDELSSOHN
CZIFFRA plays CHOPIN Impromptu No.3 in G flat major Op.51
CHERKASSKY plays CHOPIN and SINDING
CZIFFRA plays Schumann Novellette No.8 'live' in Argentina.
CZIFFRA plays SCHUMANN's Novellette No. 8 in F sharp minor.
CZIFFRA plays SCHUMANN'S Etudes Symphoniques 'live.'
CZIFFRA plays HUMMEL Rondo in E flat Op.11
CZIFFRA plays CHOPIN Ballade No. 4 'live' in ARGENTINA.
CZIFFRA plays SCHUMANN's Toccata 'live'
CZIFFRA 'live' in ARGENTINA.
CZIFFRA plays 'RICORDANZA.'
CZIFFRA plays two TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES.