Not Liszt's version at all! But most entertaining and the best of what Cziffra was really good at, improvising in his own style, flashy, vulgar, not really musical. I enjoyed this more than most he does!
@DocMatt64,thank you so much for posting this. But you should really change the title. This has NOTHING to do with Liszt's fairly literal, yet flashy, overture. This is ALL Cziffra--truly original and wild--as always. Cziffra's harmonies are much more akin to Rachmaninoff rather than Liszt.
If I painstakingly write a well thought out commentary and try to submit it and it says "You Tube not available!". shouldn't it at least save the comment SOMEWHERE so that I can just retrieve it when it IS availbale.
@georgecziffra ??? Surely that's because the both used the structure of the original overture? I don't believe this has the first thing to do with Liszt's arrangement. For a start, they don't even use the same key.
My apologies; when I said the structures are similar I meant both Liszt and Cziffra use very similar accompanying filigree and bombastic chord leaps, etc. I compared both scores and the two versions look incredibly similar. There's no doubt Cziffra had Liszt in mind when he made this improvisation.
@georgecziffra Would you have expected anything else from either Cziffra or Liszt? Sorry, but there's so little in common between the two versions that to suggest that this is based on Liszt's version in any way is simply inaccurate. It's wholy his own improvisation on the original work by Rossini and it's an extremely different approach to Liszt's in every conceivable respect- except for the fact they both use plenty of notes (which should hardly come as a surprise).
Not Liszt's version at all! But most entertaining and the best of what Cziffra was really good at, improvising in his own style, flashy, vulgar, not really musical. I enjoyed this more than most he does!
NOSEhow2LIV 8 months ago
This is a 2 hands performance? Really?
kleinbogen 8 months ago
Are there 2 transcriptions? Or is he improvising too?
Rodintube 9 months ago
@Rodintube this is a improvisation.
carrascalconlurdes 2 months ago
@DocMatt64,thank you so much for posting this. But you should really change the title. This has NOTHING to do with Liszt's fairly literal, yet flashy, overture. This is ALL Cziffra--truly original and wild--as always. Cziffra's harmonies are much more akin to Rachmaninoff rather than Liszt.
maxreger100 9 months ago
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he is obviously improvising or creating his own variation. good enough for me.
cirosuperiore 9 months ago
I hear absolutely no similarities to Liszt's transcription here, but it is impressive nonetheless.
thellama73 1 year ago
You never hear a wrong note with Cziffra......
Bruce88keys 1 year ago
the one person hwo rate this vid. with a tumb down was a fucking retard xD .... lol
cous this is just an astounding performance
hjiuhfhrehui 1 year ago
Cziffra plays like a machine who is taking over the world and enjoying it.
iOnlySignIn 1 year ago 6
Liszt has made a transscription very close to the original peace. I think, that is Cziffras transscription.
guillatra 1 year ago 3
If I painstakingly write a well thought out commentary and try to submit it and it says "You Tube not available!". shouldn't it at least save the comment SOMEWHERE so that I can just retrieve it when it IS availbale.
Matt
Zorchalate 1 year ago
When Cziffra playing the hardest pieces, he stays claim without nerves. That is why I favour him.
Alban165 2 years ago
What in the world? Cziffra was very interesting! This is hugely entertaining, but it's not quite nonsense. It's a fantasy.
OrangeSodaKing 2 years ago
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Hugely entertaining nonsense!.
meredith21846 2 years ago
Simply fantastic
grampasso1989 2 years ago 2
Are you sure this is Liszt's transcription and not his own fantasy on it? :P
MrRobertZ 2 years ago
It's Cziffra's improvisation on Liszt's arrangement.
georgecziffra 2 years ago 3
@georgecziffra what comes from Liszt? I don't think there's anything much in common. I believe it's all his own.
wayneredhart 2 years ago
Well obviously he added plenty of his own material, but the structure is very similar to Liszt's arrangement.
georgecziffra 2 years ago
@georgecziffra ??? Surely that's because the both used the structure of the original overture? I don't believe this has the first thing to do with Liszt's arrangement. For a start, they don't even use the same key.
wayneredhart 2 years ago
My apologies; when I said the structures are similar I meant both Liszt and Cziffra use very similar accompanying filigree and bombastic chord leaps, etc. I compared both scores and the two versions look incredibly similar. There's no doubt Cziffra had Liszt in mind when he made this improvisation.
georgecziffra 2 years ago
@georgecziffra Would you have expected anything else from either Cziffra or Liszt? Sorry, but there's so little in common between the two versions that to suggest that this is based on Liszt's version in any way is simply inaccurate. It's wholy his own improvisation on the original work by Rossini and it's an extremely different approach to Liszt's in every conceivable respect- except for the fact they both use plenty of notes (which should hardly come as a surprise).
wayneredhart 2 years ago 2
Best pianist of all time !
kaioh24 2 years ago 18
I love Liszt transcription and Cziffra technique !!!
falcontoki233 2 years ago 14