Shura Cherkssky Saint Saens / Godowsky Le cygne

[@andrestruus5475]

This piece is so challenging to play with a gentle touch.

[@Eztoez]

Unbelievably beautiful. His tone is sublime. The finger control is staggeringly perfect.

[@christopherczajasager9030]

His ear and imagination directs the fingers..........

[@dmnamusic]

The melody is clear and precise like the graceful movement of the swan, where the accompaniment is the pattering raindrops falling (cascading) from the flurry of wings. This is a dream like interpretation.

[@Michael-gi7zk]

Truly, truly magical.

[@busylifemeto]

Amazing, this man is pure genius, maestro of voicing, never heard anything so beautiful.

[@globalc3849]

Legendary playing. Liquid warm tone. Fantastic.

[@TJFNYC212]

i consider myself blessed to have heard him many times in recital and concerto in NYC and I got to know him a bit when working at the Hotel Pierre where he always stayed when in the city

[@SarrasaniPianoCircus]

wonderful legato, a lesson of sound management!!

[@istreba]

Extraordinaire!!!!!!!!!!!!THE SOUND THE SOUND THE SOUND!!!!Amazing

[@busylifemeto]

No criticism intended my friend. This man is pure genius.

[@chrisczajasager]

the great singer on the piano!

[@laslasman564]

Mesmerising

[@djha4287]

Humble swan transforms herself into thousands of mermaids and sirens and gorgons ❤

[@bernardocarmopiano]

La plus belle performane de lcette transription de Godowsky, de Shura cherkassky et, aussi de toutes pianists. Merci, d´es une preciosité. Je oblié de dire: Cherkassky est un de plus grandes pianistes que j´a déja ecouté.

[@susanmarshall3555]

This must be one of the best performances on solo piano fpr this melody written by Camille-Saint-Saens. I'm sure if she was alive today, she would give you a standing ovation Sir! Your rendition, absolutely transport one to the life of the swan and what the composer had in mind when composing this piece. Thank you for sharing your performance with us on the web!

[@monelleny]

Look up a picture of Camille Saint-Saëns on the internet. You are in for a big surprise :)

[@03data]

Haha I guess he/she got tricked by the name!

[@laslasman564]

Mesmerising 👂👍🔥👌

[@Yashiro-Tbhk509]

out of time and incomparable sensibility A very very great artist

[@violetavalery]

lovely! so beautiful!!!

[@vitantoniocaroli6521]

Meraviglioso, intimamente incantevole, un modo di cantare immortale come oggi si fa sempre meno purtroppo

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

Godowsky's transcriptions have been described as 'fiendishly difficult'.

[@donaldcollup]

and they often sound as if 4 hands are playing

[@Yashiro-Tbhk509]

A Masterpiece played by a great maestro

[@germancardoso3587]

What a great pianist he was, and in spite of his small hands, he was incredible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AulicExclusiva]

Fabulous.

[@OlordcomeJesuschrist]

유리같이 맑고 영롱해요😍

[@UncleLouie867]

- a joy to hear. Thanks.

[@dudrushpowerforce]

nice remastered version,i didnt expect a simple piece to have this much color if added some extra tones

[@hansdekorver7365]

The transcription is not simple

[@kierand9410]

This is far from a simple piece. Make no mistake.

[@saulcosentino]

Hermoso, Daniel!!

[@EWMBand]

Wonderful song! this one's a difficult one to accomplish.

[@rodolfocurcio5620]

Grande ascoltato dal vivo....

[@piano345]

A lesson for all would be pianists in producing a full cantabile tone from the instrument. Cherkassky was to die from heart disease just a few months later.

[@carmens1676]

genius

[@palmerplantagenet]

After Horowitz passed on, this pianist I believe had the most flexible tonal control. I think Stephen Hough's approach to color might've been inspired by Cherkassky. I heard him over a 30 year period, starting in the early 60s, playing this piece.

[@Viktorvelat95]

IMHO, After Horowitz died, it was Ivan Moravec who had the most flexible tonal control, no offense, I adore recordings by Cherkassky... now, since Moravec has passed away a few years ago, it is undoubtedly Grigory Sokolov who has the largest variety of colors as well as a limitless technique and imagination

[@hastensavoir7782]

@@Viktorvelat95 I love them both! Katsaris is up there as well! Tamas Vasary is underrated!

[@marksmith3947]

​@@Viktorvelat95Sokolov has good sound, but I find his taste eccentric and often off-putting.

[@donaldcollup]

The transcription is in Gb major

[@istreba]

le son de sherkassky est simplement un voyage dans un autre monde un monde ou en est emerveille du debut a la fin

[@romancandlefight1144]

If you like this performance I recommend the one by Cyprien Kapsaris

[@josefzachariassen]

What transciption is it? Amazing tonal control!

[@claimant2912]

It's godowsky's transcription

[@juwonnnnn]

👏

[@pghagen]

The last Czar of the romantic era. This is also the name of his biography.

[@palmerplantagenet]

Sound management? How about beautiful musicianship!

[@busylifemeto]

go together

[@Franz_Schubert]

왼손은 다른 사람이 치는 거 아닌가요..? 어떻게 사람이 이렇게 잘치지...

[@palmerplantagenet]

Probably so. However, 'sound management' sounded more cerebral than one's fingers 'singing' from the artistic heart. That was all.

[@kierand9410]

Do you have any recommendations for renditions that are this lovely?

[@donaldcollup]

not really. I like mine but this one is rather perfect.

[@kierand9410]

@@donaldcollup what about other pieces of a similar ilk? Just getting into classical.

[@garklein8089]

@@kierand9410 Pletnev's Nutcracker suite: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmrEdqmbeMZqhJo

[@busylifemeto]

I think thats automatic with te territory my friend :)

[@etiam161036]

Que peut-on offrir de meilleur? ...Jeu divin...

[@Utbxn]

ㅘ ㅁㅊ 이거지

[@Vesivian]

black?

[@Franz_Schubert]

보이싱이 말이 되나 이게..?

[@busylifemeto]

Music at this level of virtuosity is inmany ways personal preference isnt it? In this case its pure genius and with others, preference. Horowitz was unquestionably on of the greatest but I did not like ALL his renditions. His interpretation of the Grande Polonaise in E flat major is to me like Shura's interpretation of the Swan

[@davidgibbs7573]

Of all the versions of The Swan, no matter how well it is played, this is by far the least appealing.

[@georgeb5823]

In my opinion, it's the best!