Liszt - Gnomenreigen (Cziffra)

[lanzmarkus]

GREATEST PIANIST EVER!!!!

[0530pianist]

Cziffra's best!

[murakisadao]

Cziffra´s Hungarian Rhapsodies and his battlehorse Grand Galop are unforgettable for me. I have a little bit different impression with the Gnomengreigen. Here, his trademark roaring basses and impressive accelerandos sounds little bit exagerated. Personally I prefer the Arrau performance of the Gnomengreigen, plenty of tone, rich sound and nuances, and amazing atmosphere of mistery, much more proper of a Dance of the Elves. If you want see Cziffra at his best watch Grand Galop Chromatique.

[MAF0400239]

Rachmaninovs interpretation has more soul

[jonjon1957jonjon]

Wondrous flying fingers! Would welcome more postings of Cziffra. Thank you

[jonjon1957jonjon]

Magical flying fingers! I am enjoying discovering Cziffra through the wonders of UT. Any more Cziffra postings would be most welcome. Thank you.

[pirjopauli]

Cziffra ist ein grandioser Virtuose!!!

[imayocu]

yes he does look frankensteinish.... but his piano playing is excellent. I would trade looks for being able to play like this any day of the week! Absolutely Positively Outstanding!!!

[Grizzlism]

this is where gnomes live

[11chzh]

I wonder what disease 4 people are suffering from.

[deathelnater]

i dont think hes human he looks like frankenstein

[shenkeey]

@deathelnater Monster of Frankenstein*

[x6stringfreakx]

1:46 likeabosssssssss. swag.

[x6stringfreakx]

holy FUCK. my mind has just been BLOWN

[sercerch]

Wow.

[silverbud]

No matter what some people here say about lacking phrasing blabla, I am certain if Liszt ever wanted to embrace a successor with all his heart, it would have been Cziffra, and only him.

[arturon111]

@silverbudno, Arrau would have been Liszt's Successor.

[0530pianist]

Cziffra is always different.

[fzlotkin]

Astounding!



[Jim341046]

sublime

[cartoonbilly]

He just made that piano his bitch. Like a boss.

[bigcalamaro]

@cartoonbilly ahahaha fuck yeah great!

[jmixplizik]

total control

[libetta]

anyone knows the complete program on this recorded recital? or at least the title of the program itself

[redhedification]

oh, i didnt know GOD played pianoalso

[Ray0X0]

This is good, but in some way lacks musicality and emotion... Ok, you will say "look how fast he plays", yes he can play so fast, but this piece must have spirit, and sense too... Liszt is so much more than fireworks on the piano; in conclusion after this version leaves me with a bland taste in my mouth...

[Neongrapes]

@Ray0X0 Yes, I completely agree-He sacrifices musical phrasing, for sheer speed. Speed and technique are not ends in themselves, they are used to serve musicality.

[willy1986tralara]

esto es pura vida!

[NormAndChuck]

I like the speed. It's cool.

[Nuramon345]

Great technique, but much too fast.

[steamednotfried]

What's all this about Horowitz being the greatest piano technician of all time? Surely Cziffra has better technique. I would argue that many others do also, but surely it is unquestionable with Cziffra.

[pine121]

why is the camera on the floor?

[Ray0X0]

@pine121 Because the cameraman fainted... ha ha ha

[ThePro911]

LOL. Cziffra looks like a monster from behind. No offense. Good performance.

[SonjaKukic]

he 's awsome... this helps me a lot,I'm tryin' and tryin to play in this speed but you must be mental -calm to do some of things... :P

[methius1987]

YOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[bloodl3tt3r]

While I like the speed, I feel it's a bit fast for this piece..

I'm still trying to learn it and get it up to speed, I have trouble with one of the segments in the opening round of grace notes. Lol.

[goopro45]

wtf how do you even compose a piece like this its impossible

[MatthewShell]

This is one of the most intricate and impassioned piano performances I've ever seen.

[nleguellec]

By far the best interpretation of this piece. He is the only person that used the pedal throughout the entire piece with out compromising its fluidity, but Liszt is the only composer that he can interpret perfectly. He is not so good at capturing the soul of Chopin.

[Grigor99]

@nleguellec Very true. He plays everything at a very high level especially technically, but Liszt - he has no equal. Marc Andre Hamelin has almost the technique of Cziffra, but without the edge. That's is what makes Cziffra's playing special.

[chutdigadut]

Did he REALLY just play this piece in 2 & 1/2 minutes?.....REALLY?!....

[kirkusinthecircus]

Aside from Cziffra's violating the dynamics in the score, it is my favorite interpretation of this piece. Warp speed fast and entertaining, this is the kind of style I like for a short piece like this, especially for a Gnomenreigen.

[AsociacionIsaacKlein]

Why do I have the feeling that the "great" pianists of today are going backwards?

[oscarconroy14]

For some reason, I can't stop watching this!

[oldgrannycatari]

i know!! me too :P

[123eldest]

That reason is that it is simply brilliant

[kocicakka]

@oscarconroy14 you have right i watching this 20 times and i can´t stop

[scout6686]

@oscarconroy14 yeah it's hypnotic

[666KINKY999]

he is just OK....but i'd like to hear the ppp on 1:33 and ff on 1:47.....because liszt wrote it that way FOR SURE!!!

[Ckorn123]

The great virtuoso Cziffra is JUST ok......something is seriously wrong with your auditory sensors, FOR SURE.

[666KINKY999]

hearing or judging problems?....OR BOTH???

[Ckorn123]

This video is on your fucking page!!!!! You are some level retard.

[666KINKY999]

hmmm......BOTH....

[nleguellec]

@Ckorn123

Watch your mouth you stupid prick.

[maddorox]

virtuoso...yes

Great.... debatable

and nothing is wrong with his auditory sensors...because it i true... at 1:33 ppp is written as is the ff part. remember one thing. composers take notice the dynamics they right in for a reason... interpreting the piece your way is fine. but interpretation is different from not following the score... sorry to rebut your ignorant and naive comment but i had to :)

[mohanik]

perfection

[AHN5D]

He IS accelerating around 1:16!

[123eldest]

What a pro!

[goldenblade212]

dude. this guy scared the shit out of me. dude hes so freakin goooodd!!!!! a scale of one out of 10 i would give him a 100

[nico22059]

Even better that Arrau´s! Thanks for the post!

[VioletKIng69]

lol OFCOURSE ITS BETTER THAN ARRAU's this is cziffra there is no comparison

[nico22059]

lol, they´re both great legends

[VioletKIng69]

Very true but they each have their specialities, liszt and chopin cziffra wins hands down but arrau is untouchable when it comes to beethoven besides glenn gould's recording of the 5th piano concerto.

[nico22059]

really true, but some liszt recordings made by arrau are even better than cziffra´s, for example chasse neige (trascendental etude 12).

Listen to it and then tell me what you think.

[VioletKIng69]

when it comes to the chasse neige Miroslav Kultyshev kills both cziffra and arrau, but yes i agree some of arrau's liszt recordings are better but over all cziffra stands out as the better liszt player

[west1234]

Notice his left hand technique....Is it Liszt or Cziffra playing???

[loves2listen]

thanks for sharing it. the correct title is "Gnomenreigen"

[ibclappin]

Cziffra's performance of this piece will always be the best.

[Gaealiege]

I have a feeling that Liszt's performance of this will actually remain the best.

[EccoLima]

Today, nobody can remember how Liszt used to play this work. I think we can't say what version is the best.

[ibclappin]

nobody will ever play like Cziffra.

[Praxsedius]

He DOES dazzle, doesn't he?

[matleouf81]

Probably the best Liszt player. Thanks!

[mayuliang]

Great. Thanks!