George Cziffra - Chopin Polonaise in A flat major, Op.53

[zso8]

Gyönyörű! Köszönjük Mester!

[ChopinLiszt82]

I suspect Cziffra was left-handed... I mean damn, everytime I play the part on 3:15 my left hand just gets rigid... I can't find a way to make my muscles relaxed and until today I'm still practicing that part.

Cziffra did an absolutely wonderful interpretation on this Polonaise. I LOVE IT!

[163388416]

I have to learn this song, it's insane

[funfor1life]

From 3:15 to 4:30, Cziffra is alone at his own level.. The most striking thing is that so has he been for his whole career-life.. :) Thank you maestro, you rendered classical music even greater; and this is no tiny assertion..

[bsmax4731]

a person as great as Vladimir Horowitz has played this masterpiece too,

but Cziffra plays much better !

[fredericfranc]

If you played this polonaise in this way at your Carnegie debut, the N.Y. critics would whip your ass without mercy, but here Mr.Cziffra actually does a charming, lilting, Viennese take, goes "against type" for a Cziffra job. If you need a rehab from this kind of sound, try the Paleczny job of '70, yes, here on the Tube, too...

[purerhodium]

Whoever said that Cziffra lacked interpretive skills need only watch this video.

[develish16]

@purerhodium i still think so.... there are many other better versions

[MorriganNoel]

It isn't my favorite rendition, personally, but it's VERY well done. Still better than my own. A bit slow at the start, I think.

[highlandsh]

No disrespect to either but I think that this was the pianist Liberace always hoped to be.

[AkaMouTinn]

listen to katsaris version

[pedropaco2407]

someone was trying to destroy those fingers out of professional jealousy......no way....

[shalora1]

Played with such beauty and ease. Bravo Cziffra!

[Alejandro270193]

IUFFF, MAGNIFICENT!!!

[setldnlsnan]

surperme awesome!

[FelipeTrujilloBilbao]

Cziffra is extremely amazing,the best performer of listz,and one of the truly bests in Chopin besides,this is just perfect,i agree with the one who told that is not a human left hand,and with the one who said that he IS listz, 5 stars,bye bye

[ibclappin]

many people have played this piece well, for example Cortot, Rubenstein, Argerich, Pollini, etc. and in my opinion Cziffra wins this one. this is the best performance of this piece i've ever heard.

[lukstarfucker]

@ibclappin I´m agree with you, Cziffra was a pretty good fast interpreter but i like the style playin Heroic... He´s playin laughing :-D

[TheBenjaminchan]

@ibclappin what about horowitz?

[Alejandro270193]

lol, yes it is!!!!!!!!

[williamsmarek]

I've heard many recordings of this piece. It's good, it just seems a little matt. It needs a bit more of a spark. Maybe because it's old footage.

[maxdesp]

Cziffra acted like Liszt in public... Like in a show...

Incredible. He was Liszt.

[Paulo78180]

Lovely. A little too much pedal, I think ;)

[HunMike]

hmm... :)

[iku640]

Cziffra who has amazing fingers that was given from God I think.Especially Nobody can play like his left hand! I love him.

[CSPlayerDamon]

@iku640 I think Gould does the left hand justice as well ;)

[rea082151]

This is an elegant, majestic interpretation in which Cziffra has used his incredible technique to serve the music.

[DougtheAsian]

this is a young Cziffra!