Chopin is such a Genius! and it's my inspiration, I find his compositions so inside my mind... It's like, I can see like a movie in each piece than I listen. A diferent situation, it takes me to other world, That's the wonder that put the piano in the 1st place in my life... Love to play him...
What a great composer! Sorry, my english is poor..(I'm Argentinian)
I see where people are making comments about how Polish this music is, to which I reply, Yes, but.... Sure, being a native of Poland who had music training there, wrote works based on Polish dances, folk music and current events, and had his heart sent to Poland, that element is strong in his music, but fon't forget the French side of Chopin's writing. He was French on his father's side, lived his adult life in France and perforned in the Paris salons...it's there for those who will listen.
A wonderful performance by Cziffra that proves him to be one of the greatest Chopin interpreters. As for the composer, his music often strikes me as glorified salon music...ah, but how glorified! And there is a certain nobility of spirit along with a sense of poetry and perfection of form that comes out in pieces like this, which is why Chopin ranks high on my list of favorite composers and always will. Bravo to both of them!
Chopin is my favourite, if only he lived longer, he would of made another 100 pieces that we could listen to and enjoy today- the way he put those notes together is amazing
Chopin, by far, is not only the greatest composer after Beethoven, but the most underappreciated composer I've ever seen, considering the depth of harmony, which even couldn't be matched by hundreds of composer's after his death. One couldn't get higher than his level and command of harmony. That's why modern composers, who couldn't make music go any higher, created atonality, to hide their own inferiority.
True Chopin is under appreciated. But I think his use of harmony was surpassed by Brahms, Wagner, Mahler and Strauss. This all led to atonality. It was inevitable. Atonality was an evolution not a revolution. But atonal composers are experts on tonal harmony. They possess a greater knowledge of it than most. Didn't Schoenberg write his own book on tonal harmony! They can and do make music go higher all the time, just not music under the shackles of tonality (which is beautiful of course).
Would you really say Wagner surpassed Chopin harmonically. When I heard the opening of Tanhausser, It felt like he was using I IV V etc.... I don't feel that with Chopin. He does use them, but has a unique way of 'adding flavours' around them that make them feel perhaps other worldly in terms of harmony. And Brahms, looked back into the classical, so I presumed that he would focus on the conventional harmony rather than moving forwards, although his intermezzo's are harmonically unique.
So by becoming a French citizen are you saying my playing will automatically become more lyrical?
I'm sure you know that Chopin was Polish and that there is nothing French about his music. It is totally original. The only nationalistic sounds in his music are Polish. So why do the French have a natural inclination towards an understanding of Chopin? Surely if you could wrongfully say that any particular nationality understands Chopin better than another, surely that nationality would be Polish!
No, I don't think so. But I noticed that there's a difference in the way French were taught interpretation and composing to, say the Germans. The French culture gives is generally conducive towards self-expression unlike that Britain or Germanic countries. There is also a French school of playing, which is uniquely French and a German. But I don't think this applies soo much today.
Es bonita, pero la mejor interpretacion que he escuchado de Chopin la hace Dubravka Tomsic, en verdad, no piensas en quién toca, simplemente la escuchas y dices: =DChopin!!! excepto en la fantasia-impromtu, la toca muy rapido=S!!
Beautiful, but the best Chopin's interpretation I've heard is the one Dubravka Tomsic makes, except fantasie-impromtu.
It was totally effortless for him! I love the way he plays, especially his expression. His entire mannerism puts you at ease whilst listening. Very pleasing to watch + listen. Wide range of dynamics, all carefully controlled. The sophisticated aristocratic feel of this piece really came through.
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Actually, that is not a portrait. It is in fact a smiley composed of several ordinary keys on the keyboard. Watch as I reproduce it faultlessly: -_-
So what you mistake for calm and relaxation is in fact artistical inflexibility for emotions. But look up im smileys and you might be interested in what comes up. The possibilities are almost endless!*
Every musician interprets a piece different... I doubt you could find two professional performances that sound exactly alike. I think it's hard to compare great pianists with one another because in the end, it all comes down to which interperation you prefer. It's a completely personal choice. (I, by the way, am a HUGE fan of Cziffra. I am so impressed! Thanks for the vid!)
Cziffra: the most brilliant Chopin interpreter ever. Technical perfection and effortless ease. Also: the poetic beauty of his interpretations, so enticing that he himself is enraptured. Cziffra plays in his own bubble of lyric joy, performer ánd listener, utterly oblivious of the stalking camera. Compare this with Lang Lang's clownesque grimaces, W. Kempf's selfconscious stare, S. Richter's woodcutting or Evgeny Kissin's acrobatic glitter. Wary of calculated mediatic effects? Stick to Cziffra.
Do you really think all those great artists just invented themselves styles for "mediatic effects"? Perhaps this is what YOU see when you watch them play! I suggest you stick to audio instead of analysing images those pianists couldn't care less about! ;)
Calm down, dear friend. No reason to get worked up over a little piece of heartfelt admiration. As for the audio: read my first three sentences (and I have heard many Chopin interpreters). As for the mediatic effects: let us not be naïve! Most players are very aware of the recordings, and sometimes cannot restrain from sneaking a peek into the camera. True interpreters have no time or interest for that. Sans rancune.
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What does clownesque grimaces or selfconciousness have any thing to do with being a good pianist. Music is music, whether being played like a monkey or a bear. And by the way Richter's playing brought tears to Rubinsteins eyes, which is more than what pleasant little Cziffra could do. Richter's music has more guts than little Cziffra. Czzifra isn'yt even all that fantastique. His interpretation of Liszt's etude sounds so messy like wooden bricks being dropped on the floor, unlike Boris's magic!
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
An aside...check out the struggle artists have to go through: this phenomenal video has had 17,000 views in 18 months; there is a video of someone's damn cat "playing the piano" and it has had millions of hits. A minority wants Art, the majority wants sensationalism and entertainment. It would appear that the public is no more erudite than ever.... the artist must still do what they must in order to make real their work.
Cziffra played this Impromptu as an encore after playing Rachmaninoff's second concerto in Manchester in 1974. I like his expressive singing tone in the left hand 'cello' theme just before the end. Beautiful.
This performance is just fantastic...such freedom! And the middle singing cello part is just perfect in its rubato and expression, so fragile.... A marvellous piece of jewelry that really made my day! THANKS!!
It's true that he sometimes 'throws away' phrase endings. On 3rd and 4th listening to this, I like it a bit more than at first. It's one of his better jobs. I think the OP meant more that he varies from performance to performance.
Actually, strangely, his performance gets better, more involved with the music, as he goes along. Have you heard his 13 years old Schubert on Youtube? Really awful musically... turns to mindless pounding.
With performers of this level, I find it hard to criticise constructively. They have their quirks and bad days, but because they occasionally open windows in the music, I just have to step back. They are large bulls whose horns I don't really feel in a position to grab!
His Franck alsoshows whata musician he was .The problem lies so much in what the listener knows. It would take imagination just to hear Pollini (stolen?) badly recorded performance. devilish take on etude prolly an encore inspired and frenzied as obviously meant.Naive , Liszt is to be played same by all?I've heard P.offday perfect but dull ,5 Beeth sonatas. Every nuance ,texture ,note was there as he wanted it. When a Michelangeli takes you - then u talk.
This performance will hopefully be a revelation for those who discount Cziffra as a virtuoso with little to express. I personally find it extraordinary and extraordinarily moving.
Never take for granted how lucky we are to have this vid of the great Cziffra playing this Impromptu, at the click of a button.
hymntonight 4 weeks ago
@@AlexPxr8 - nothin'. forget it man
what grand music!
nyinq 1 month ago
sorry 2 u cziffra fans but i personally think rubinstein is better...though cziffra is one of the most accomplished...
audreyhsux5727 4 months ago
really well played.
chendoIs 5 months ago
what beauty!!!!! thanks .........
jpiano2 7 months ago
Wow. I think he may have a running for the best Chopin interpreter. Or perhaps Liszt. Either way, awesomely played.
MrLieblingsessen 7 months ago
Chopin is such a Genius! and it's my inspiration, I find his compositions so inside my mind... It's like, I can see like a movie in each piece than I listen. A diferent situation, it takes me to other world, That's the wonder that put the piano in the 1st place in my life... Love to play him...
What a great composer! Sorry, my english is poor..(I'm Argentinian)
claudioxpena 9 months ago 4
This deserves more views. Chopin shall rule the musical world.
Chopinumbreon 9 months ago 3
Such INTENSE concentration.
cfwpiano 9 months ago
beautiful
dindan4 10 months ago
he plays so unbelievably natural....
Erik83474 1 year ago 5
You guys are all regular poets.
parklanefenn 1 year ago
this piece sounds like many other chopin pieces.
junkunter5 1 year ago
@junkunter5 you can nearly always tell a chopin piece but they are all individual treasures
afertyus1000 1 year ago 8
Notes always came out from me.. I just confuse how could Chopin write and memorize it perfectly? He's totally the best!! xx
TheIreneaustin 1 year ago
Magnifica esecuzione...this is Chopin...
NuovoCurioso 1 year ago 3
kewl song
0syntrax0 1 year ago
@0syntrax0 best comment evar
Garcian 1 year ago
hat er Chopin gespielt?
tornandoaltempo 1 year ago
hermoso el impromptu
que elegancia
guitarclasic4693 1 year ago
INCREDIBLE AROMA
TheCookie30 1 year ago 2
I see where people are making comments about how Polish this music is, to which I reply, Yes, but.... Sure, being a native of Poland who had music training there, wrote works based on Polish dances, folk music and current events, and had his heart sent to Poland, that element is strong in his music, but fon't forget the French side of Chopin's writing. He was French on his father's side, lived his adult life in France and perforned in the Paris salons...it's there for those who will listen.
Galantski 2 years ago 5
Thank you for this post!!!!!!!
Noahsark00 2 years ago 3
That´s a greatful interpretation ,I love the mannerisms he uses to play the piano ,he makes the piece so joyful ,
Fafikaviolin 2 years ago 3
@ranthony1903 or out of his ear and up his **** lol
Jocklen8 2 years ago
Extremely Polish.
MADONUTOOB 2 years ago 2
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I don't like it. This piece is supposed to sound Polish. He plays it like an american jazz player.
otonanoC 2 years ago
A wonderful performance by Cziffra that proves him to be one of the greatest Chopin interpreters. As for the composer, his music often strikes me as glorified salon music...ah, but how glorified! And there is a certain nobility of spirit along with a sense of poetry and perfection of form that comes out in pieces like this, which is why Chopin ranks high on my list of favorite composers and always will. Bravo to both of them!
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yurietyler 2 years ago
For this performance, I got to love pianist cziffra ...
yurietyler 2 years ago 2
che personalità raffinata....
ovascio 2 years ago 2
Chopin is my favourite, if only he lived longer, he would of made another 100 pieces that we could listen to and enjoy today- the way he put those notes together is amazing
Chopinowskii 2 years ago 53
Alas... so many composers died in their 30s and 40s.... without modern medicine
silverbud 2 years ago 3
My bourbons so sweet now for him sake
nikinikinikita 2 years ago
really magical
eddiewharra 2 years ago 2
hi, i hope u're well to...
very love this song... 5 star
aguzcendana 2 years ago
But you know, he became a French citizen which is why his playing is so lyrical, the French understand Chopin very well.
HwangMyungShin 2 years ago 3
Chopin, by far, is not only the greatest composer after Beethoven, but the most underappreciated composer I've ever seen, considering the depth of harmony, which even couldn't be matched by hundreds of composer's after his death. One couldn't get higher than his level and command of harmony. That's why modern composers, who couldn't make music go any higher, created atonality, to hide their own inferiority.
HwangMyungShin 2 years ago 3
True Chopin is under appreciated. But I think his use of harmony was surpassed by Brahms, Wagner, Mahler and Strauss. This all led to atonality. It was inevitable. Atonality was an evolution not a revolution. But atonal composers are experts on tonal harmony. They possess a greater knowledge of it than most. Didn't Schoenberg write his own book on tonal harmony! They can and do make music go higher all the time, just not music under the shackles of tonality (which is beautiful of course).
kingdave84 2 years ago
Would you really say Wagner surpassed Chopin harmonically. When I heard the opening of Tanhausser, It felt like he was using I IV V etc.... I don't feel that with Chopin. He does use them, but has a unique way of 'adding flavours' around them that make them feel perhaps other worldly in terms of harmony. And Brahms, looked back into the classical, so I presumed that he would focus on the conventional harmony rather than moving forwards, although his intermezzo's are harmonically unique.
HwangMyungShin 2 years ago
or minimalism
legallucy 2 years ago
So by becoming a French citizen are you saying my playing will automatically become more lyrical?
I'm sure you know that Chopin was Polish and that there is nothing French about his music. It is totally original. The only nationalistic sounds in his music are Polish. So why do the French have a natural inclination towards an understanding of Chopin? Surely if you could wrongfully say that any particular nationality understands Chopin better than another, surely that nationality would be Polish!
kingdave84 2 years ago 3
No, I don't think so. But I noticed that there's a difference in the way French were taught interpretation and composing to, say the Germans. The French culture gives is generally conducive towards self-expression unlike that Britain or Germanic countries. There is also a French school of playing, which is uniquely French and a German. But I don't think this applies soo much today.
HwangMyungShin 2 years ago
the lyricism comes from the italian bel canto style
legallucy 2 years ago 4
That's an interesting idea. I never thought of that.
kingdave84 2 years ago
He was also half French since his father was from France.
Tdgonline 1 year ago 2
Es bonita, pero la mejor interpretacion que he escuchado de Chopin la hace Dubravka Tomsic, en verdad, no piensas en quién toca, simplemente la escuchas y dices: =DChopin!!! excepto en la fantasia-impromtu, la toca muy rapido=S!!
Beautiful, but the best Chopin's interpretation I've heard is the one Dubravka Tomsic makes, except fantasie-impromtu.
edtskyline 2 years ago 2
Oh my gosh.......what a serenade. God bless you George Cziffra. ~
HwangMyungShin 2 years ago 3
It was totally effortless for him! I love the way he plays, especially his expression. His entire mannerism puts you at ease whilst listening. Very pleasing to watch + listen. Wide range of dynamics, all carefully controlled. The sophisticated aristocratic feel of this piece really came through.
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yurietyler 3 years ago
Look at his face, so calm, relaxing while listening to the music that he's achieving..
maxdesp 3 years ago 5
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Actually, that is not a portrait. It is in fact a smiley composed of several ordinary keys on the keyboard. Watch as I reproduce it faultlessly: -_-
So what you mistake for calm and relaxation is in fact artistical inflexibility for emotions. But look up im smileys and you might be interested in what comes up. The possibilities are almost endless!*
*not
mszlmb 3 years ago
You are so gay
artygunnar 3 years ago
I concur, fuck off mszimb
aklsjfawfiow 3 years ago
the best Ive heard
izzimwm 3 years ago 5
magic
palmetto890 3 years ago 7
if they put this on the spacecraft going beyond the solar system, you never know, aliens might just forgive the human race...
AlexPxr8 3 years ago 56
@AlexPxr8
What you write is absolutely true !
grsummer 1 year ago
@AlexPxr8 Forgive? What did we do?
wkunzelman1 1 month ago
Fabuleux, du grand piano, c'est très bien joué...
givemetime123 3 years ago 2
So effortless and divine.
loveyoutodeathbut 3 years ago 3
This seems almost too easy for Cziffra.
georgecziffra 3 years ago 4
i was thinking exactly the same.. he doesnt even look at his fingers when playing those nasty passages.. amazing..
ilwmb 3 years ago
Delicious!
Do you have other Chopin impromptus by Cziffra?
pcmendes1973 3 years ago
My God, it looks like he's playing most of the piece with his eyes closed! He's so one with the piano, he's barely looking at what he's doing.
HumAnimAlien51 3 years ago
Bella interpretazione: qui Czyffra si dimostra più misurato che in tante altre occasioni.
Liszt1886 3 years ago
Verissimo. D'altronde Cziffra era aveva una tecnica talmente straordinaria da consentirgli di fare qualsiasi cosa sul pianoforte....
matteoss93 3 years ago
Ma soprattutto negli ultimi anni della sua carriera esagerava assai!
Liszt1886 3 years ago
cziffra approach to chopin playing is beautiful.1 like his playing because it comes from his heart and soul.
azizzaman 3 years ago
I love how he plays everything so stabby.
OorvakanSar 3 years ago 2
Every musician interprets a piece different... I doubt you could find two professional performances that sound exactly alike. I think it's hard to compare great pianists with one another because in the end, it all comes down to which interperation you prefer. It's a completely personal choice. (I, by the way, am a HUGE fan of Cziffra. I am so impressed! Thanks for the vid!)
ineedacat9 3 years ago 2
Cziffra great;.
v4liumfrance 3 years ago
Cziffra: the most brilliant Chopin interpreter ever. Technical perfection and effortless ease. Also: the poetic beauty of his interpretations, so enticing that he himself is enraptured. Cziffra plays in his own bubble of lyric joy, performer ánd listener, utterly oblivious of the stalking camera. Compare this with Lang Lang's clownesque grimaces, W. Kempf's selfconscious stare, S. Richter's woodcutting or Evgeny Kissin's acrobatic glitter. Wary of calculated mediatic effects? Stick to Cziffra.
doenog 4 years ago 7
Well put
georgecziffra 3 years ago
Do you really think all those great artists just invented themselves styles for "mediatic effects"? Perhaps this is what YOU see when you watch them play! I suggest you stick to audio instead of analysing images those pianists couldn't care less about! ;)
gerschwin2 3 years ago 2
Calm down, dear friend. No reason to get worked up over a little piece of heartfelt admiration. As for the audio: read my first three sentences (and I have heard many Chopin interpreters). As for the mediatic effects: let us not be naïve! Most players are very aware of the recordings, and sometimes cannot restrain from sneaking a peek into the camera. True interpreters have no time or interest for that. Sans rancune.
doenog 3 years ago
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What does clownesque grimaces or selfconciousness have any thing to do with being a good pianist. Music is music, whether being played like a monkey or a bear. And by the way Richter's playing brought tears to Rubinsteins eyes, which is more than what pleasant little Cziffra could do. Richter's music has more guts than little Cziffra. Czzifra isn'yt even all that fantastique. His interpretation of Liszt's etude sounds so messy like wooden bricks being dropped on the floor, unlike Boris's magic!
saintdracula 3 years ago
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
misotoma 3 years ago
spoken from the mouth of an idiot.
beryllium2 3 years ago
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
misotoma 3 years ago
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
misotoma 3 years ago
music is music and an accomplished pianist is an accomplished pianist.. no matter what you say about them you can never take that which is fruitful and enjoying to them. don't criticize them just enjoy it.. and cziffra is good but not on all Chopin pieces..
misotoma 3 years ago
Immortal pianistic perfection.
An aside...check out the struggle artists have to go through: this phenomenal video has had 17,000 views in 18 months; there is a video of someone's damn cat "playing the piano" and it has had millions of hits. A minority wants Art, the majority wants sensationalism and entertainment. It would appear that the public is no more erudite than ever.... the artist must still do what they must in order to make real their work.
AlexPxr8 4 years ago 3
i like his version the best on youtube.
i like how his phrase endings get realy soft sometimes.
and man, he has skills, playing with his eyes closed......
chopin shall always remain as one of my favorite composers.
chopzart 4 years ago
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aimi kobayashi plays better!
bashibazouks77 4 years ago
Never!
georgecziffra 4 years ago 2
oh yeah me too! i want his technique and his grand piano! damn it! i want it! i want it now! yeah! cool!
mephisto66773 4 years ago
damm his techniek his techniek
i want his techniek
crackapolo 4 years ago 3
Cziffra György a kiraly !!!! :-)
Lacipianist 4 years ago
Cziffra played this Impromptu as an encore after playing Rachmaninoff's second concerto in Manchester in 1974. I like his expressive singing tone in the left hand 'cello' theme just before the end. Beautiful.
piano345 4 years ago 3
I <3 the hint of op 29 at the beginning.
simplicityho 4 years ago 3
I know!
Havenscope 4 years ago
Exquisite. Anyone who disagrees with me is an asshole. Many thanks. GodBless
sagalat 4 years ago
This piece is magic.
carlosq 4 years ago 2
Chopin is magic
kwastormayt 4 years ago 4
This performance is just fantastic...such freedom! And the middle singing cello part is just perfect in its rubato and expression, so fragile.... A marvellous piece of jewelry that really made my day! THANKS!!
allegrissimo 5 years ago 3
I see the "large leather wristband"!! o.o
it was as a memento of his years in labor
KarrotKun1 5 years ago
Totally disagree... there is a careless surface quality to the interpretation that even his rubato cannot hide. He LOOKS like his performance!
camaysar222 5 years ago
You mean being a bit sloppy and not spelling out some of the things he starts? I guess that's the inconsistency the OP talked about, yes?
TableLamp1963 5 years ago
It's true that he sometimes 'throws away' phrase endings. On 3rd and 4th listening to this, I like it a bit more than at first. It's one of his better jobs. I think the OP meant more that he varies from performance to performance.
camaysar222 5 years ago
Actually, strangely, his performance gets better, more involved with the music, as he goes along. Have you heard his 13 years old Schubert on Youtube? Really awful musically... turns to mindless pounding.
camaysar222 5 years ago
Yes, I heard that.
With performers of this level, I find it hard to criticise constructively. They have their quirks and bad days, but because they occasionally open windows in the music, I just have to step back. They are large bulls whose horns I don't really feel in a position to grab!
TableLamp1963 5 years ago
Bear in mind that up until the age of 9 he'd had no teaching whatsoever.
pinky0926 3 years ago
Cziffra became noted at the age of five, improvising on popular tunes in bars and circuses.
huhas1 3 years ago
everbody loves cziffra! everybody loves horowitz! everbody loves hamelin! everybody loves richter!
i've wanted to compare liszt hungarian rhap 6 with cziffra and horowitz. i dont have the horowitz one.
i wanna check out the speed of their octaves MUAHAHA
popololopopolo 5 years ago
Dude, if you could run around like that guy in Taxi and jump between building and outrun cars, you would, so stop hating.
sshuck 5 years ago
wow , his eyes our closed more than half of the time...which means he is truly brilliant
xemosintightsx 5 years ago
no it doesn't, it means his eyes are closed.
rogeryvon 5 years ago
hahahahaha diz iz an inzanely wikid moizt perf
DaComme 5 years ago
His Franck alsoshows whata musician he was .The problem lies so much in what the listener knows. It would take imagination just to hear Pollini (stolen?) badly recorded performance. devilish take on etude prolly an encore inspired and frenzied as obviously meant.Naive , Liszt is to be played same by all?I've heard P.offday perfect but dull ,5 Beeth sonatas. Every nuance ,texture ,note was there as he wanted it. When a Michelangeli takes you - then u talk.
lovesGenet 5 years ago
Yeah, it's very good playing. Cziffra was very inconsistent but he could be very musical at times.
cziffra1980 5 years ago
This performance will hopefully be a revelation for those who discount Cziffra as a virtuoso with little to express. I personally find it extraordinary and extraordinarily moving.
richterfreak 5 years ago 4