Cziffra's crazy improv with Chopin Etude

This is a must see video of cziffra! He does a bunch of improv and basically shows off his skill while warming up. Note: This is amazingly not a performance but a filmed test of the piano. This is the breakdown of some pieces that he visits: 1) 0:43 Chopin etude 25 no. 10
2)1:27 Liszt - Scherzo & Marsch
3) 1:37 Korsakov's Scheherezade
4)2:48 Liszt's Dante Sonata
5) 3:39 Chopin - Etude op. 10 no. 1
6) 5:10 Chopin/Liszt - Chant Polonais (Madchens Wunsch)
Also there is a bit of Shostakovitch Op. 87 No. 7 discovered as well
He absolutely rips chopin's etude op.10 no.1. from the keys. The rest, is the ability of a professional mind.

Enjoy!

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[Vishnu Mangalath]

That's an insult to Cziffra

[Yellowmanashore]

"I am finished, thank you."

[Pablo Valademan]

Cziffra, master of piano technique!

[han ly]

I think there are more than Etudes in this improv! I herd a little bit of Polonaise! That's skill!

[m262delyon]

Unfortunately he died before I was born otherwise I will know him cause my mother was a friend of cziffra

[Jurgen Wattmann]

No, he just invented it on the spot. Serious.

[MisterJSF]

Best pianist ever ! <3

[Metehan Doyran]

improv means improvisation

[Maran Nebbeling]

That isn't the hard part, you don't have to remember it when you play it enough. it's muscle memory

[Kaden Moss]

He has that memorized?!?!

[Figgarooo]

Ma grand-mère m'a offert un autographe qu'elle a obtenu de ce pianiste ainsi que de son fils, je ne le savais pas mais maintenant je pense que c'est un trésor :)

[oneginee]

Not. He is faster and plays it better in the keys. Simple observation.