Shura Cherkassky: The Piano's Last Czar

By Elizabeth Carr

Book Overview

This biography documents the unique artistry and highly unusual life of the internationally acclaimed pianist Shura Cherkassky, who, at the time of his death in 1995, was universally recognized to be among the greatest pianists in music history, and the last link to the romantic piano tradition of Chopin, Liszt and Anton Rubinstein.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810854104
• ISBN13: 9780810854109
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"