Gyorgy Cziffra plays chopin

[NuovoCurioso]

Grande Cziffra....certi grandi artisti non dovrebbero mai finire!!!

[flarbton]

Liszt was obviously inspired by this with his Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 the main opening melody can be found here lol.

[j72050]

...forever in the unforgettable catagory....

[richclayderman]

great as it is!

[Kapomafioso]

What is this composition? opus, number...?

[gymgymgymgym]

scherzo no.2 Op.31

[artygunnar]

where do you get these video clips

[Alterego97]

very poetic maestro cizzfra!!!!!!! excellent interpretation and verry good legato!!!!!!!

[Troybeallad]

Good Chopin playing, by a true master.

Venues always look like funeral homes.

[LaciPatkolo]

Never I do not like the plays Chopin.

but then I am very happy :-)

[lamorlayefrance]

Truly stunning - Cziffra at his most relaxed, where he seems to enjoy the music even more than the performance or virtuosity. Large rubato, mood and dynamic changes yet with an overall sense of calm and tenderness. A beautifully musical playing!

[yurietyler]

Cziffra, he is, just, literally, GENIUS

[hardtail1965]

I'm a big fan of Brendel. I have to admit this guy rocks!

[gymgymgymgym]

never mind :)

[gymgymgymgym]

what piece is this?

[artygunnar]

where did you get this footage?????

[ink24571]

I like his version very much, he does interesting things at many points, but I think he accents too hard at parts.

[mikhailasanovic]

i agree.. but his unique and eccentric approach to phrasing is what characterised cziffra's inimitable playing. By modern performance practice, cziffra does many things "wrong", but when I listen to him play i take a step back and just get absorbed in his musical world

[staccato1975]

Fantastic.

[yuki527]

oh my god, i'm learning this piece right now and listening to this turned everything that i had played it originally upside down and inside out - a true master absolutely beautiful

[fanguism]

The answer to Rubinstein's version.

[a6282]

Bravo! Very clean and elegant. A great balance between the darker and more forceful performance of this piece by Rachmaninoff and the overly effeminized interpretation of this piece by most contemporary pianists.

[xiangyik]

This is amazingly poetic and beautiful. Its is really the best interpretation of this piece I have heard, a real surprise coming from Cziffra.

[kwastormayt]

I didnt get the surprise, what do you mean exactly?

[xiangyik]

he tended to be better at sprightly, monotextured pieces, and so his Chopin was not always impressive under that kind of perpetual vivace touch. So I am surprised by this fantastic recording by him.

[georgecziffra]

Cziffra is like Alfred Cortot in terms of Chopin interpretation

[georgecziffra]

What, you don't think Cziffra was as good as Cortot in Chopin?

[Gyaandafl4eva]

youre the only rubbish up in this shit

piece of dirt

[Katiuszkasanda]

Je pense que la folie vous guette ou vous êtes tout simplement dépourvu de sensibilité .

[parkourjordz]

Jealous!

[mikhailasanovic]

stunning

[joumietko]

Amazing playing in it's total concentration on the musical substance - the technical skill is a self clear thing here. No need to proof anything. One would hardly hear such laid back playing in any piano competition. Or anywhere, where the young lions try to make an impression. Yet this is just one way to play this piece. Excellent in any case.

[piano345]

Cziffra often plays Chopin in a poetic but understated laid back way. I like his improvisatory style in the middle section. There are exceptions in that he plays many of the Etudes as fast and furious as is humanly possible. Maybe later on in his career he tamed his style to please the more vitriolic critics.

[zkool5]

Cziffra in his sublime moment. Every phrasing is logically planted without any pretense.

[hellomee328]

beautiful pianist

[BarNuun]

This really is from another era, salon style rather than concert hall. Subtle, is it not? Gentler than usual it becomes compelling to discover what he is going to do differently from ... everyone else. Took me years to appreciate this piece. Goes to my Favourites.

[TomBarrister]

This performance is way too sterile for me.

[pianoperator]

WHAT CAN I SAY... GENIUSES ALWAYS REMAIN GENIUSES...THE BESt ARe CZIFFRA, RICHTER, MICHELANGELI, HOROWITZ ...Hope i will be like them sometime

[werner99]

i love cziffra...(the way he plays)

[superandyboy]

I agree with you guys excellent interpretation very similar as Horowitz interpretation (1955 I think). After listen this I don't want to hear any other one. Regards.

[F4sT]

I have no words

just amazing

[joeyjojo4]

Cziffra is definitely holding back here. Possibly trying to please the critics and not his audience. Sad. This lacks the fire and audacity that one expects (and loves) from a Cziffra interpretation. For perfect, note for note clarity, I'll listen to Rubenstein. Cziffra is an amazing pianist. But not here.

[gogolflagen]

oh my god. this is the first time i hear cziffras chopin. its amazing. he plays just right, without the self-indulgence of his liszt. amazing.

[rcactus1]

A comfortably numb performance. Cziffra is pretty amazing but I was bored here. Everything is a little too pretty for my taste.

[radurak]

True.

[pudnubbin]

Cziffra sounds rather anti-climactic after listening to Artur Rubinstein's interpretation.

[Masatsu]

cziffra is genious, perfect legato, a very beautiful melodic line...perfect

[vitesenzafine]

Great performance, as always with Cziffra. Not sure how great an _interpretation_, though.

[waldesrauschen]

Cziffra's Chopin is absolutely magnificent...often better than his Liszt. While in Liszt he often gets carried away, Cziffra stays pure and loyal to the score when he plays Chopin. Just fantastic...

[MrRockin]

My favorite scherzo!! And Cziffra plays it just right, (well thats my opinion)..One day i will play this too,lol.....Thanks for sharing the vid!!