ahahha ma vi rendete conto di come ogni singola nota nella sua estrema velocita' sia perfettamente udibile con una cristallinita' incredibile???? ma chi e' cziffra e' o no un altro litz se non la sua reincarnazione porca troia
Secondo me, si divertiva anche a giocare al funambolo sulle difficoltà più intricate, ma lo faceva trasformando i fraseggi e le melodie in lirismo, luminoso e scintillante, ricco di vitalità traboccante di "gioia di far musica". Forse voleva trasmettere anche il senso di libertà che provava, specialmente dopo i lavori forzati che aveva subito durante la prigionia in guerra. Il suo stile esecutivo così gioioso e virtuosistico era un continuo inno alla libertà riacquistata !!!
Practice long enough to master the more difficult concepts, for most this is in the 20-30 year range. Attain a higher level of grasp, a greater understanding of what music really is. Cziffra is, quite frankly, one of the most accomplished musicians. I would compare him to Pearlman, Charlie Byrd Parker, Oscar Peterson and the late, great, Buddy Rich. There are few in my book. Demonstrable mastery of the instrument, absolute perfect technical playing willingness to bend with complete control.
It's perfect!. I put another performance of the same piece.. of a bit more low level of this but he is a very young pianist.. of 17 y.o. on my channel
By the way I have a recording of liszt playing this piece it is a high quality video liszt was magnificent you should see him.......................and by the way i am not kidding.
for uprights, try playing them using 1-2-3 as fingering ...and really just letting them glide. I was able to perform scarlatti's d minor like this and its based on the triplets.
What if this piece wasn't composed by Lizst. Say it was an original composition. Now, what could you say about his tempo, his pedalling. Too fast? Too Slow? Too Much? Too little. I think not. What really matters is that it sounds good, which it does. I didn't have the manuscript next to me, but i couldn't tell if he made a mistake. Its called MUSICAL LICENCE people. And my jaw nearly broke of amazement when i saw this. Definately a favourite of mine!
Mighty playing from Cziffra, as usual. Was he the greatest pianist to have his performances recorded? Quite possibly, though the case can be made for a very few others such as Rachmaninoff.
One of Cziffra's better efforts. The usual cheap tricks are less in evidence(altho banged down basses in pinal fart are irrtating).Not much character but fingers scamper well. Not a favorit for me.
The Rachmaninoff version is also beautiful even through the hail of surface noise. He also manages to create a sort of shimmer in the piece. The same shimmer can be found in his recording of the Schubert Impromptu #4 in A flat, Op 90. When you hear the opening bars it sound more like bells than piano.
Definetely beyond the "metronome level", Cziffra is THE best recording I can find. And that's after a good couple of months of recording-hunting. He demonstrates the right speed for this brilliant piece, and he really doesn't make and no noting errors at all (but then again, what do you expect from a pianist like him?). He demonstrates absolutely wonderful technique in this. Over all, he makes the most of us look like a bunch of people who can just manage to press the right keys in a tune.
Magical. I love Cziffra's mischievous grin at around 1:50, what a show off. I love it. I love the tempo he chose, regardless if it may or may not be too fast, but the fact that he can easily manage it and yet still make the music it fun and exciting to listen to. That is a true master. Fantastic performance, so envious!
Definitely not a machine. If you listen carefully you can hear that he doesn't play it with metronome accuracy. He just know where to play faster and where little bit slower. He is just amazing!
Time to get the metronome out and practice every tempo, every shade and dynamic. After several months of knowing the piece backwards, forwards, inside out and upside down then maybe just maybe 10% of the talent in Cziffras left pinky could be ours.
Cziffras makes the rest look like ivory pushers. His lightness of touch coupled with the power in restraint places him in the first rank of every virtuoso pianist who has ever lived!
Yeah, I have to agree with you (the g minor section). His tempo is inconsistent throughout the whole piece. I'm not used to hearing that, and I'm not sure it makes a lot of sense. However, I have to say this is a totally dazzling performance nonetheless. It's not labored like so many others, and it sparkles rather than getting hammered out.
I do not see why people slate such a preformance, or artist. I would love to see them do better, or even anywhere near the same standard. absolutly brilliant
gawd.....he played this sooo fasttttt, i played this piece one time, and the fastest i ever went was about 2:45 with a crapload of mistakes.... hes got 15 seconds on me and every note is crisp, amazinggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
excellent use of the pedal. nice and fast yet so accurate. this style of playing the piece is definitely superior to other styles. cziffra is definately the best liszt interpretator.
Cziffra captures the devilish character of this little scherzo with fabulous finger dexterity. Simon Barere played it even faster but with less characterisation.
LiKE ALL PIANISTS, HE ISN'T VERY GOOD AT PIANO. SO NOW YOU WILL ALL SCREAM IN TERROR OF MY INFINFINITE WISDOM, BECAUSE ALL OF WHAT I SAY RELATES TO EACHOTHER THROUGH THE MANACLES OF AFRICAN OPPRESSION!
Fabulous technique and tone - the "music box" feel is a real treat. Admittedly, I prefer Rachmaninoff's, as it feels a feels more "goblin-esque" to me, but this is a real marvel.
at 2:02 the score reads "il piu presto possibile e FF" or "as fast and loud as possible." it is definately meant to show off the abilities of the pianist - and how fast and loud they can play.
There yes, but I was not talking about that place, I'm talking about the section starting at bar 77 and about the part from bar 144. The 'as fast and loud as possible' part has absolutely nothing to do with showing off, it's about the climax of the piece. But well, still this performance is highly entertaining!
i would definately say that the as fast and loud as possible part is about showing off. its a concert etude by liszt. like it or not, he wrote his etudes to show off his abilities at the piano. this is a perfect example of that.
If you would know anything about music in general and Liszt in the 1860's in particular, you would know that this piece has a climax and that it is marked bij the dynamics and the tempo. Unluckily you do not have this knowledge and think in terms of showing off or not showing off. Liszt didn't write this etude to be played in the circus or at the olympic games.
Superb technique, as always. But...why is the tempo of the middle and end section changed so drastically? Musically it doesn't make sense at all. Many pianists do that, is it only for showing off? Just wondering how the dancing gnomes would deal with the sudden change in the middle and the end. I bet they would be pretty pissed off with mr. Cziffra...
amazing technique, but it's hard to portray the idea of a piece at this speed. 2 pages before the last page, he plays it differently than I have ever heard. Instead of using big and bold sound, he turns this section almost into some sort of scherzo, definitely more playfully than i've ever heard this section performed. although it is a unique interpretation, i prefer that of others.
this is really outstanding!!! how is it possible to play like that? "la campanella" with joseph levhine is similair shocking to all professional pianists
Why waste time trying to decide whose performance is best? Is this synchronized swimming or some other lame subjective competition? There is no possibility that any objective scientific criteria could exist for determining whose performance is best. It is a matter of taste and preference. Spend your time your time instead relishing the amazing variety of nuances and interpretations that are possible in great music.
o man!!! you are so right!!! there is no criteria because everyone(concert pianists, i mean) plays the piano very differently with their own personality. the only horrible piano players are the ones who don't put life into their work - the ones who only try to achieve virtuosity for the sake of achieving it!!!
when someone says "this performance is best" I think their preferences and taste is implied. It's always an opinion when someone says "this performance is best". Its ust easier than saying, "In my opinion, this performance is best." THat's whay you never see someone say: "FACT: This performace is best". Whatever reasons they give (i.e. colour, tone, etc.) is based on their preferences, and reflects their opinion.
Everything should be fine if you just say "I PREFER" instead of "IT'S WORSE THAN". The balance between virtuosity and musical poetry sometimes is not so easilly pendible for "poetry" as the simple and best choice.
Cziffra was born to play this music. You're full of shit. Just repeating the old line that Cziffra wasn't "musical" because he liked to play technically difficult pieces.
Never once did I say Cziffra wasn't musical. I simply said I have heard better versions of this particular piece. Let's not have a rather juvenile comment war over a harmless opinion.
You haven't heard better versions of this piece, especially not from a technical cripple like JORGE Bolet. Your ears must have been gunked up with a boyfriend's errant cum when you listened to this Cziffra recording.
I just LOVE HIM! What a technique
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TheAaronPetit 3 months ago
9people were probabbly deafth so they disliked
deathelnater 5 months ago
My friend can play this he's ten years old
deathelnater 6 months ago
ahahha ma vi rendete conto di come ogni singola nota nella sua estrema velocita' sia perfettamente udibile con una cristallinita' incredibile???? ma chi e' cziffra e' o no un altro litz se non la sua reincarnazione porca troia
giuseppe76761 6 months ago
Secondo me, si divertiva anche a giocare al funambolo sulle difficoltà più intricate, ma lo faceva trasformando i fraseggi e le melodie in lirismo, luminoso e scintillante, ricco di vitalità traboccante di "gioia di far musica". Forse voleva trasmettere anche il senso di libertà che provava, specialmente dopo i lavori forzati che aveva subito durante la prigionia in guerra. Il suo stile esecutivo così gioioso e virtuosistico era un continuo inno alla libertà riacquistata !!!
darkblueangel1956 6 months ago
Practice long enough to master the more difficult concepts, for most this is in the 20-30 year range. Attain a higher level of grasp, a greater understanding of what music really is. Cziffra is, quite frankly, one of the most accomplished musicians. I would compare him to Pearlman, Charlie Byrd Parker, Oscar Peterson and the late, great, Buddy Rich. There are few in my book. Demonstrable mastery of the instrument, absolute perfect technical playing willingness to bend with complete control.
shirtbrigade 7 months ago
Everything he does is magic. His skill is so highly evolved - there are simply no comparisons.
Jim341046 10 months ago
that's FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAST!
julianakuo 11 months ago
best interpretation I've ever heard
bfeyalcin 11 months ago
Un genio del pianoforte. Che tecnica!
gianpaga11 1 year ago
Incredible. Wow wow wow! Everything is fresh when I hear it from him. It was fast. so fast that for the rest of us mere mortals it's not fair.
maxscriptguru 1 year ago
It's perfect!. I put another performance of the same piece.. of a bit more low level of this but he is a very young pianist.. of 17 y.o. on my channel
anabenedicto 1 year ago
usa troppo il pedale... non convince,preferisco Arrau
Cescov 1 year ago
usa troppo il pedale... non convince
Cescov 1 year ago
Tits mcgee that was good
mikhailasanovic 2 years ago
ma come fa ad essere così veloce? uno che deve impararlo e lo ascolta così si impressiona e perde la voglia XD
però devo dire che è fatto benissimo,stupendo
lehandro94 2 years ago
It's almost just too fantastic fast
lovemypiano111 2 years ago
Please note his expression at 1:50.. no effort!! his playing is so natural as breathing... an incredibly virtuoso!
I think this rendition is some fast, but very, very good..
For me the best Gnomereigen I've heard is by Claudio Arrau (live)... > watch?v=ING1lFPoHks
Ray0X0 2 years ago
he's just amazing ^-^
hifgoiehfihds 2 years ago
1:46 aaah la complaisance ^^
ptrLeGrand 2 years ago
2:04 - sweet heavens
GMoralesRCflight 2 years ago
OMG! 1.26-1.33 the left hand
G1GAR0 2 years ago 4
@G1GAR0 On top of that, the fast repeated chords on the right hand are epic as well.
zhangensprachen 10 months ago
@G1GAR0 Not to mention the fact that he plays both hands perfectly in sync...
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By the way I have a recording of liszt playing this piece it is a high quality video liszt was magnificent you should see him.......................and by the way i am not kidding.
bandong1234567890 2 years ago
fuck off
TimmyIsNice 2 years ago 3
mmm I wish I had a time machine like yours! Please get me a photograph of a real life t-rex, It would make a kickass poster
HypnosArg 2 years ago
LISZT FC
vokuheila 2 years ago 4
clean,
lizarthopinsky 2 years ago
in my piano the keys do not come up fast enough to play the triplets, fuck!
stagesix6 2 years ago 9
same here it drives me crazy
Abchase1890 2 years ago 3
for uprights, try playing them using 1-2-3 as fingering ...and really just letting them glide. I was able to perform scarlatti's d minor like this and its based on the triplets.
VioletKIng69 2 years ago
superb technicality
rvn10rvn17 2 years ago 20
haha priceless when he looks up at the end
skryabyn 2 years ago 9
WHOAWHOA JEEZ that was AMAZING
skryabyn 2 years ago
This is the most magical thing.....evar. 5/5
mdeonx16 2 years ago 6
omg this was awesome O.O *stunned*
gsworhdo 2 years ago 5
Cziffra is brilliant
Clyde0Clyde 2 years ago 5
I PLAY THIS. ITS PRETTY HARD
stagesix6 2 years ago
I agree.
Clyde0Clyde 2 years ago
What if this piece wasn't composed by Lizst. Say it was an original composition. Now, what could you say about his tempo, his pedalling. Too fast? Too Slow? Too Much? Too little. I think not. What really matters is that it sounds good, which it does. I didn't have the manuscript next to me, but i couldn't tell if he made a mistake. Its called MUSICAL LICENCE people. And my jaw nearly broke of amazement when i saw this. Definately a favourite of mine!
jkong000 2 years ago 10
such incredible dexterity!
goodridgewinners 2 years ago 4
His face is priceless @ 1:47.
He looks looks satisfied at his playing, like hes just had a huge turd.
youknowyoureright123 2 years ago 22
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Lol, I'm never going to watch Cziffra the same way again!
steventunnicliffe81 6 months ago
I think this is the best record what I ever hear with the Gnomenreigen... Cziffra was the best hungarian pianist.
edem0419 2 years ago 8
Aside from Liszt himself ofcourse.
TheoneParky 2 years ago 4
Mighty playing from Cziffra, as usual. Was he the greatest pianist to have his performances recorded? Quite possibly, though the case can be made for a very few others such as Rachmaninoff.
Galantski 2 years ago
The pedalling was exactly as the manuscripts tell. Brilliant performance. Bravo and Rip.
PuresMusic 2 years ago 4
Oh my! he actually starts to play REALLLY fast towards the second half of the piece, its scarily good.
TheoneParky 2 years ago
Great interpreatation to my opinion.
His playing was very accurate and the dynamics were perfectly weighted.
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One of Cziffra's better efforts. The usual cheap tricks are less in evidence(altho banged down basses in pinal fart are irrtating).Not much character but fingers scamper well. Not a favorit for me.
NOSEhow2LIV 3 years ago
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Cheap tricks are kinda fun sometimes. I like Peter Nero's much more than this.
aardvaark069 3 years ago
Pretty fast, but sounds good. He captures the Gnomes movement, through the music. I think that is what this etude suggests
Troberschalt 3 years ago 6
Well, "Gnomenreigen" means "Dance of the Gnomes". I agree with you, it's very gnome-like.
persistantpianist 3 years ago 3
An amazing performance, but too much pedal for my taste; for me, Richter and Petri play this the best on YouTube.
billyguns2 3 years ago
Holy flippin crap! This guy is off the hook!
Lavalampoflava 3 years ago 2
As usual his performance of this piece is also outstanding!!!
cygnusne 3 years ago 5
The Rachmaninoff version is also beautiful even through the hail of surface noise. He also manages to create a sort of shimmer in the piece. The same shimmer can be found in his recording of the Schubert Impromptu #4 in A flat, Op 90. When you hear the opening bars it sound more like bells than piano.
openfifth 3 years ago
Definetely beyond the "metronome level", Cziffra is THE best recording I can find. And that's after a good couple of months of recording-hunting. He demonstrates the right speed for this brilliant piece, and he really doesn't make and no noting errors at all (but then again, what do you expect from a pianist like him?). He demonstrates absolutely wonderful technique in this. Over all, he makes the most of us look like a bunch of people who can just manage to press the right keys in a tune.
persistantpianist 3 years ago 5
Magical. I love Cziffra's mischievous grin at around 1:50, what a show off. I love it. I love the tempo he chose, regardless if it may or may not be too fast, but the fact that he can easily manage it and yet still make the music it fun and exciting to listen to. That is a true master. Fantastic performance, so envious!
badfan3 3 years ago 3
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i can do this with my head tied behind my foot.... in the water.. lol
williameatloxton 3 years ago
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it is tooooo fast really!
nb could play this on that way,,...i prefer adam's version.:S
lejlichhh 3 years ago
Cziffra is badass.
zhangensprachen 3 years ago
Cziffra's interpretation makes the other ones looks like dreck. The man was a machine.
jeffbrak 3 years ago 7
Definitely not a machine. If you listen carefully you can hear that he doesn't play it with metronome accuracy. He just know where to play faster and where little bit slower. He is just amazing!
Aul1kki 3 years ago 4
Time to get the metronome out and practice every tempo, every shade and dynamic. After several months of knowing the piece backwards, forwards, inside out and upside down then maybe just maybe 10% of the talent in Cziffras left pinky could be ours.
jdbrown371 3 years ago 8
Cziffras makes the rest look like ivory pushers. His lightness of touch coupled with the power in restraint places him in the first rank of every virtuoso pianist who has ever lived!
twmills777 3 years ago 5
pletnev or cziffra, i don't know
to choose with Gnomenreigen , it's so perfect!
guenaule 3 years ago 2
Why upside down?
aldebussy 3 years ago 4
I have always wondered that myself.
FFRPianist 3 years ago 3
so cool!
mukamuka11 3 years ago
the part in the middle is too fast for me :-)
Appassionata90 3 years ago
Yeah, I have to agree with you (the g minor section). His tempo is inconsistent throughout the whole piece. I'm not used to hearing that, and I'm not sure it makes a lot of sense. However, I have to say this is a totally dazzling performance nonetheless. It's not labored like so many others, and it sparkles rather than getting hammered out.
barnold81 3 years ago
me agree as well, but nevertheless... it was awesomely kewl
rochelimit55555 3 years ago
yeah, i love that piece!!
Appassionata90 3 years ago
I'm learning this piece right now... And lemme tell you, this tempo is damn impossible for the first... three months.
bloodl3tt3r 3 years ago
Agreed.
cometeova 3 years ago
Damn, you didn't want to mess with these gnomes.
OorvakanSar 3 years ago 7
haha
sourmaxxi 3 years ago
absolutely DIVINE :)
uneanisa 3 years ago 2
Dear god, does anyone notice his left hand thumb? it's like..detached from his hand, it's another index finger!!
Amazing performance
rodrigobrizuela 3 years ago 2
cziffra was the best liszt interpret
v4liumfrance 3 years ago 3
dude i play this pease and im not that very good either lol.
goldenblade212 3 years ago
damn AMAZING!
manuelo0230 3 years ago 2
I do not see why people slate such a preformance, or artist. I would love to see them do better, or even anywhere near the same standard. absolutly brilliant
rachele14 3 years ago 3
Oh my god! Pure magic! Nobody can match this, never!
nico22059 3 years ago
gawd.....he played this sooo fasttttt, i played this piece one time, and the fastest i ever went was about 2:45 with a crapload of mistakes.... hes got 15 seconds on me and every note is crisp, amazinggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sleepmasteryomama 3 years ago 3
SOOOO THAT'S MAGIC!! great! greeeeaaat!! :)) I JUST LOVE HIS GNOMES =))
NiiiinOoOo 3 years ago 5
He controlled this piece with, what seemed to be ease. This man is not human.
Czirro 3 years ago
He is GNOMENREIGEN
johnnybegs 3 years ago
MAN OR MACHINE?! **smashes monitor**
ivionday 4 years ago 2
W O W ! ! !
NiiiinOoOo 4 years ago 3
this must be as close as to perfection as you can get in terms if interpreting liszt
callanmchugh 4 years ago 7
what ?!?!?!?! :O
echipafantoma 4 years ago 3
stunning
velod 4 years ago 4
I am speechless.
LonePianist3 4 years ago 4
amazing left hand repeating triplets!
251762750 4 years ago 4
is this any more difficult than the friska of the hungarian rhapsody no.6?
musiKraZ 4 years ago
Cziffra creates magic with his ease while playing the most difficult pieces of the world.
dave231000 4 years ago 5
i know, i'm playing this right now, its a killer
swchoi2002 4 years ago 4
excellent use of the pedal. nice and fast yet so accurate. this style of playing the piece is definitely superior to other styles. cziffra is definately the best liszt interpretator.
Liszt1234 4 years ago 4
magnificent
velod 4 years ago
Wow he looks so SMUG! He knows who he is. Cziffra. Thank god for this man.
goobleglob 4 years ago 3
Nobody's able to perform Gnomenreigen better than this. And nobody will ever be.
BFMate 4 years ago
i totally agree ....
MadKabwit 4 years ago
agreed
cottonshrinks 4 years ago
Great! Thanks for the post. It´s amazing the way cziffra plays this.
nico22059 4 years ago
hey wenchington... GET A FREAKIN LIFE!!! this performance was outstanding!
ccen1 4 years ago
Cziffra captures the devilish character of this little scherzo with fabulous finger dexterity. Simon Barere played it even faster but with less characterisation.
piano345 4 years ago
Um, holy crap? What's hit timing rcord, 350 bpm?
Shankovich 4 years ago
Some think they could do it better!! I think Not.....
shela2 4 years ago
this music is like the chinese music boxes with a ballet woman inside
kbelani 4 years ago
The music isn't, the performance is.
allegrissimo 4 years ago
i guess it is sir cziffra
werner99 4 years ago
Is this cziffra sir or Jr.
Monna275 4 years ago
This is not his best performance. The best performance is on an old Angel recording (LP). That is aboslutely his "best."
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WENCHINGTON 4 years ago
Cziffra's playing was magically fixating. The ease and the lightness of his touch with the brilliant performance ... just out of this world.
GeorgeOfZala 4 years ago
Actually fantastic.
Freaky in fact.
No hesitation with the difficult bits. Seems to get stronger with the difficulty of the piece.
mackayde 4 years ago
Fabulous technique and tone - the "music box" feel is a real treat. Admittedly, I prefer Rachmaninoff's, as it feels a feels more "goblin-esque" to me, but this is a real marvel.
falcoforever 4 years ago
I love the music-box-like-tone that he continually captures.
ProkofievRules 4 years ago
i'm 13 and i'm playing half well :) *head swells and falls down*
11792654 4 years ago
awesome technique !
uo12345678910 4 years ago
yeah this is also my favorite recording of Gnomenreigen.
I really like his use of the pedal in the beginning.
floem88 5 years ago
Handsome Man, Handsome Playing.
shela2 5 years ago
Too fast for the music (it is not possible to understand everything) and a lot too much pedal... I prefer the Perahia recording.
JSBach81 5 years ago
your opinion is noted
a1s2d3f4g5q1w2e3 5 years ago
If I hear perahia, I always want to sleep...
marcelmombeekeigen 4 years ago
This guy is very good. I just started this piece like a week ago and my piano teacher told me to look it up, thanks for posting
Steve92crue 5 years ago
With Cziffra, those gnomes move as fast as lightning, with Richter, they are "more like elves playing in a state of joyful drunkenness".
busoniliszt 5 years ago
at 2:02 the score reads "il piu presto possibile e FF" or "as fast and loud as possible." it is definately meant to show off the abilities of the pianist - and how fast and loud they can play.
jma2w 5 years ago
There yes, but I was not talking about that place, I'm talking about the section starting at bar 77 and about the part from bar 144. The 'as fast and loud as possible' part has absolutely nothing to do with showing off, it's about the climax of the piece. But well, still this performance is highly entertaining!
Speun 5 years ago
i would definately say that the as fast and loud as possible part is about showing off. its a concert etude by liszt. like it or not, he wrote his etudes to show off his abilities at the piano. this is a perfect example of that.
jma2w 5 years ago
If you would know anything about music in general and Liszt in the 1860's in particular, you would know that this piece has a climax and that it is marked bij the dynamics and the tempo. Unluckily you do not have this knowledge and think in terms of showing off or not showing off. Liszt didn't write this etude to be played in the circus or at the olympic games.
Speun 5 years ago
The dancing gnomes comment was gold. :-) I just pictured those poor, confused gnomes and laughed. Anyway, this performance was A+
speedstream001 5 years ago
Superb technique, as always. But...why is the tempo of the middle and end section changed so drastically? Musically it doesn't make sense at all. Many pianists do that, is it only for showing off? Just wondering how the dancing gnomes would deal with the sudden change in the middle and the end. I bet they would be pretty pissed off with mr. Cziffra...
Speun 5 years ago
they do it in emotional fervor. What musically doesnt make sense, makes sense to the heart of these great interpreters.
tcphilosopher 5 years ago
Bravo Cziffra. It's so difficult to play both quietly and fast. Very twinkly. Good stuff.
NormanicusDiabolicus 5 years ago
amazing technique, but it's hard to portray the idea of a piece at this speed. 2 pages before the last page, he plays it differently than I have ever heard. Instead of using big and bold sound, he turns this section almost into some sort of scherzo, definitely more playfully than i've ever heard this section performed. although it is a unique interpretation, i prefer that of others.
pianoislove529 5 years ago
you must not have heard Ogdon, he played it in 2min sharp.
And this is much more musical than OTHERS performance of this work.
jefftam1234 5 years ago
i could not discover one single note music in ogdon's performance, and he can not play the piece at all... certainly not in the tempo he wants...
marcelmombeekeigen 5 years ago
this is really outstanding!!! how is it possible to play like that? "la campanella" with joseph levhine is similair shocking to all professional pianists
klausknulp 5 years ago
Impressive technique, but I'd enjoy it more if it were a bit slower.
ddrrll 5 years ago
just luv it:X^^
hysoka2607 5 years ago
HOLY FRICKN CRAP!
chocotiger 5 years ago
LOVELY!
LousyPianist 5 years ago
ridiculous technique...think even lizst would be impressed
lagathy 5 years ago
I must buy this, is it a DVD? Brand?
SwePianoholic 5 years ago
Really amuzing! He's like another version of Liszt.
musicianlhj 5 years ago
great preformance
patricioapaez 5 years ago
one word: wow
theotherpianist 5 years ago
Cziffra is awesome. This is exquisite.
christian6657 5 years ago
amazing performance, Liszt needs to played with such finesse in order to fully appreciate his works to the fullest, which so many simply cannot do!
yieebo 5 years ago
Cziffra is incredible!!!
parule 5 years ago
Ahhh, this piece. You gotta love those repeated note triplets. This thing just trucks.
ozoneghost 5 years ago
Why waste time trying to decide whose performance is best? Is this synchronized swimming or some other lame subjective competition? There is no possibility that any objective scientific criteria could exist for determining whose performance is best. It is a matter of taste and preference. Spend your time your time instead relishing the amazing variety of nuances and interpretations that are possible in great music.
emtube 5 years ago
o man!!! you are so right!!! there is no criteria because everyone(concert pianists, i mean) plays the piano very differently with their own personality. the only horrible piano players are the ones who don't put life into their work - the ones who only try to achieve virtuosity for the sake of achieving it!!!
macky91489 5 years ago
Well said, emtube.
richterfreak 5 years ago
i agree
ccen1 4 years ago
when someone says "this performance is best" I think their preferences and taste is implied. It's always an opinion when someone says "this performance is best". Its ust easier than saying, "In my opinion, this performance is best." THat's whay you never see someone say: "FACT: This performace is best". Whatever reasons they give (i.e. colour, tone, etc.) is based on their preferences, and reflects their opinion.
bakdgreat 5 years ago
SO what is really being said is, "this one is my favorite interpretation of the many varieties of this piece."
bakdgreat 5 years ago
Rachmaninov's is best, imho. Barere and Cziffra tie for second.
festind 5 years ago
they are both perfectly played entities themselves
ivrykeys 5 years ago
My goodness....one of my favorite pieces! It's really awesome!
Jeandebolanos 5 years ago
Everything should be fine if you just say "I PREFER" instead of "IT'S WORSE THAN". The balance between virtuosity and musical poetry sometimes is not so easilly pendible for "poetry" as the simple and best choice.
leomulder 5 years ago
Cziffra is amazing, but he wasn't a natural from what I heard. He practised a lot. But by god it was worth it!! :D
Omega1987 5 years ago
~*amateurs*~
homoe87 5 years ago
fattog (homoe87)
ccen1 4 years ago
Whaouu !
Tomonline206 5 years ago
hahaa, this is the more musical recording between the 3 you mention, lay off the crack
DaComme 5 years ago
Very impressive technique, but I prefer the George Bolet or Claudio Arrau recordings of this piece - they are much more musical.
homoe87 5 years ago
hahahahh da JOKE.
0Catz0 5 years ago
LMAO i love the "cziffra is only a virtuouso not a poet" shit, seriously listen to all of them again. this is the best, thats it.
dongchinchin 5 years ago
"Virtuouso not a poet" ...What? who said that cuz i dont see it in any of the 6 comments up now?
waytoocool 5 years ago
Cziffra was born to play this music. You're full of shit. Just repeating the old line that Cziffra wasn't "musical" because he liked to play technically difficult pieces.
kingkingkoo 5 years ago
Never once did I say Cziffra wasn't musical. I simply said I have heard better versions of this particular piece. Let's not have a rather juvenile comment war over a harmless opinion.
homoe87 5 years ago
You haven't heard better versions of this piece, especially not from a technical cripple like JORGE Bolet. Your ears must have been gunked up with a boyfriend's errant cum when you listened to this Cziffra recording.
kingkingkoo 5 years ago
Nope... I swallow.
homoe87 5 years ago 2
very funny answer, but i