CZIFFRA IMPROVISATION UNPUBLISHED RECORDING!!! 1/2

[cathleen127]

You'll never hear 6 minutes of better piano than this one !!

[AfroPoli]

Simply terrible.

[skimask777]

When you can play piano like that not even the critic’s can intimidate you because you have something they don’t have, not even in their dreams.

[AlexAlcyone]

There is an English translation of Cziffra's "Canons and Flowers" which can be read on musicweb-international. It does not appear on Amazon. I am reading the 'prelude' and am already astonished. Thank you.

[klausknulp]

almost a reincarnation of franz liszt?

[hjiuhfhrehui]

@klausknulp i asume that you think liszt was best pianist ever ? i red a book. charles valentin alkan could make liszt real nervous. so probebly alkan was as good as liszt was.

but well never know because there arent any recordings :P

[klausknulp]

@hjiuhfhrehui thanks god there are no recordings from liszt, mozart or chopin. it would destroy all secrets and dreams. the mystery we need in order to enjoy discussions and passion.

[hjiuhfhrehui]

@klausknulp

hmm.... i never tought of it like that... but il gess your right ^^.

[ZhangZhongShi]

Everyone should read his book... it's called "Canons and flowers"

[01AlexZor]

@ZhangZhongShi I can't find it !

[ZhangZhongShi]

@01AlexZor Yeah its a bit hard to find but if you see it anywhere buy it..

By the way my version is more than 20 years old so..

[petrof4056]

What a fuckin' genius!!!! Just unbelievable!

[AlexAlcyone]

Un. Believable. The "mad pianist" personified.

[Gothic1982]

Truly Liszt incarnate.

[scriabin007]

maby this is a good impression about how liszt had played!???

[fisarmonicista]

@scriabin007 Or maybe he played better than Liszt (maybee a lot of people won't agree with that)

[Tdgonline]

Cziffra appears to channel Liszt among other late 19th century composers. As though he breathes the very same air!

[funfor1life]

Funny thing : If we had a so-called recording of Horowitz performing La Campanella, we would express some doubt in our comments : "It can't be him guys" ; "Not Horowitz style"....Here we KNOW that ONLY Cziffra could have done this : this is tear-bringing and cringe-making at the same time. Just thank you for having existed in times of recording.

[scriabin007]

genius....i think Liszt would be happy to heare him improvising!

[ascote06]

At 2'00 he plays an exerpt of a paraphrase of a waltz by strauss

[jensbond1978]

And some 'La Valse' by Ravel at 2:26 and 3:02

[broomxx]

Cziffra had the biggest piano technique of all time, bar none.

[gainweighttoday]

watch out for what you say....

[kempff95]

you  absoluty right

[gainweighttoday]

I admire cziffra, and i also admirer his technique wich is unique, but his intrepetation doesent lie in his technique alone. His inspiration and fire is much greater. And to all yuo technique dumbasses: there are pianists with much better technique, but they have less passion that equal music close to zero.... technique is secondary in music. "Music" is primary in music, which implies technique...

LOL

[Juliet0307]

Excuse me,but I do not know another pianist with a technique like Gyorgy's!He had everything,a technique that no one else has,a musicality unique,such a poetry,and he played with his soul,who was so admirable!His passion is coming from his courage,and from his kindness.

Gyorgy is unique in the history of piano.

[gainweighttoday]

I didn't say Cziffra lacks technique... true, he is among the best, but there are pianists around with better technique... Don't misunderstand me, Cziffra is among my favorite pianists :)

Have a nice day...

[AlexAlcyone]

@Juliet0307 what fine words!

[konzolmester]

Foolish and naive words :-)

[mombeekmarcel]

much technique, but not as "fire" as cziffra, and interpreation, well, he must grow...

[yellingLoL]

I heard some Die Fledermaus in there

[Juliet0307]

I am an international concertist,and I can assure you that it's seems to me impossible to improvise like that!!!I knew that Cziffra was a genious,but,at that point,I could not even dream that it is humanly realisable!!!

[mombeekmarcel]

I can asure you this is cziffra improvsing, I can know it because I knew him and I saw with my own eyes what he was capable of.

[SevenCircles]

true, Art Tatum was another pianist capable of improvisations that were beyond belief unfortunately very few of them were actually recorded.

[stegben]

really,when?where?

[PianoMazter]

the best

[PianoMazter]

very very good

[PianoMazter]

I like it because it's the best pianist

[nickus32000]

Wow, this is really Cziffra, I was afraid it would be some youtube user try to pass their own improvisation for Cziffra's. It's been known to happen.

[stienwayz]

sweet!