Download or read book Shura Cherkassky written by Elizabeth Carr and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-01-12 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.