It's incredible to think about all that he went through prior to this recording; growing up in poverty, lost his father, forced to fight on both the eastern and western fronts for the Nazis, imprisoned and tortured by the Soviets, and so much more.
I love this so much. I truly don't think that Cziffra knew he was being video taped. This is treasure. So sad that Cziffra never got the attention the deserved in this world when he was alive. He was a Master Pianist.
Cziffra is like a volcano pouring out "sonic magma" at the piano! How I'd like to have hands like his his for even just a day. Okay, half a day! Okay, half an hour! Okay, ten minutes! A minute?
The Art Tatum of Classical Piano. No. The Secretariat of Classical Piano. God masquerading as human? His bursts of speed and strength are beyond words and yet seem easy for him.
@@vova47 Only recently learned of Ogden whose career was seriously disrupted by a nervous breakdown. I believe he tied for 1st place with Ashkenazy at the Tchaikovsky competition in Russia. He had a voracious ability. (I cannot comprehend how these virtuosos can, simply put, play so "fast." I think their brains simply work faster - like they have "gaming computer" brains.)
just think how insane it would be to walk in a bar and see someone playing like that. but no instead we get bunch of posers pretending ilke they are hard.
@KegPatcha : And, I meant that you should work on preparing a work by your favourite composer when I used the word 'investigation'. David (of Australia) !
The "This is how you sit at the piano thing" that piano teachers often say is completely wrong. You start with that default standard and then modify it suit your body and playing style. One performance pianist plays with flat hands, another sits much lower than everyone else. It's not wrong, it's just that's what works for them.
Even the great Cziffra can't beat the enormous difficulties of Chopin op.10 n.1, above all if executed at such unbelievable speed: if you look attentively (it could help to slow down the video) he plays the most difficult passages (descendant) of Studio NOT with usual fingering 5-4(3)-2-1 but with easier one 4-2-1-2.
it's called "cheating", dude: passing other fingers above thumb is against Chopin's intentions in this Etude. I even saw one pianist to execute such Etude playing the part of right hand with BOTH hands: result was astonishing but he completely twisted Chopin's purposes.
@@russellthompson9271 sorry it was commented 12yrs ago. I also changed there are so many greatest, admirable pianists. Even who don’t like them but we learn and achieve their good side, interpretation. Plz forgive my youngtime’s rude :)
It's incredible to think about all that he went through prior to this recording; growing up in poverty, lost his father, forced to fight on both the eastern and western fronts for the Nazis, imprisoned and tortured by the Soviets, and so much more.
and yet there is still no movie titled " Cziffra ". If I had the money I would make it myself.
Ni parece un ser humano... es un genio.
One and only the great Liszffra !!!!
*Cziffra stands* Piano sighs with relief
Quel talent ! On croirait presque, à le regarder, que c'est facile...
I love this so much. I truly don't think that Cziffra knew he was being video taped. This is treasure. So sad that Cziffra never got the attention the deserved in this world when he was alive. He was a Master Pianist.
"I am finished, thank you."
After that warm-up I wouldn't even be able to lift my hands to dial 911 to airlift me and my pulverized digits to the nearest hospital!
He was just too damn good ! The arpeggios at 3:30 are awesome.
God damn when he busts into Chopin Op. 10 #1 at 3:30, I can't believe how fast he's playing
What a beautiful sounding Bösendorfer.. It sounds and looks to be a 290 model with 97 keys. Cziffra truly makes it sing and live!
97?
@@gyorgycziffra7762 Bösendorfers have extra low bass notes below A0, which adds an extra 9 keys.
He could technically be still alive today. He would be 93 in 2014. Why did such a virtuose have to die of bone cancer????? Rip Cziffra ;, (
TheTage Show oh shut I didn't know that. Now I'm even more sad.
Flows in the impossible..dream!
My God... after he playing this, it just like "nothing happened" for him!!
Cziffra is like a volcano pouring out "sonic magma" at the piano! How I'd like to have hands like his his for even just a day. Okay, half a day! Okay, half an hour! Okay, ten minutes! A minute?
De otro mundo!!!
F*** that ending is breathtaking
Ima need a warmup for the warmup for the warmup for the warmup for the warmup for the warmup for the warmup for this.
Many thanks for'uploading this unbelievable video.
Beast mode activated
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The Art Tatum of Classical Piano. No. The Secretariat of Classical Piano. God masquerading as human? His bursts of speed and strength are beyond words and yet seem easy for him.
Never heard such octave technique from Art Tatum. In my view Cziffra was far more advanced pianistically that Tatum but Tatum was better improviser.
@@vova47 Only recently learned of Ogden whose career was seriously disrupted by a nervous breakdown. I believe he tied for 1st place with Ashkenazy at the Tchaikovsky competition in Russia. He had a voracious ability. (I cannot comprehend how these virtuosos can, simply put, play so "fast." I think their brains simply work faster - like they have "gaming computer" brains.)
Wonderful
This must be exactly the way in which he uses to improvvise in the Budapest bar, as told by Tamas Vasary in his interview on Cziffra
Rudel23 I agree. Imagine if we would have the recordings of him in his youth.
The things I'd do to be in that bar...
just think how insane it would be to walk in a bar and see someone playing like that. but no instead we get bunch of posers pretending ilke they are hard.
Most times people who can play like that are not allowed to either enter the bar or touch the piano.
Real life story.
do you really need to warm up when your warm up is already more virtuosic than 100% of the piano repertoire?
He has to make his demons tired so he can play the program controlled
3:45 There's a spider running along the piano!!
Underrated comment. 🤣
oh my GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Супер
UN ALIENO!
thank you, now I know, how I must warming my fingers better....:)!!
Phenomenal. We have posted the entire recital on our channel
Do you have a link. Would love to see it
@@loanguy6193 th-cam.com/video/cTAfCTcsZq8/w-d-xo.html
Good heavens! He could give the hardest day to the ultimate asian piano machine!
Right... I warm up with...Hanon...
same! :D
theres some quite tough hanon tho
he deserves a proper bench !!
so relaxed...
Just listen to the variation of Beethoven's God save The King. Cziffra played this as his encore at The Royal Festival Hall at his debut.
George CzifFrAST!!!
What does he play up through 1:10? Or is that just improvisation? It's really beautiful.
Xcelerate2 It's improvisation
Ok. Im finished. Thank you :D
Damn...
What does he play at 5:06 that melody is beautiful?
It was very close to a song of Chopin, "Zyczenie (The Wish)" Op.74, No.1
I heard some polonaise op. 53 in there, and was that a liszt hungarian rhapsody somewhere?
agree +1
We have posted the full hour-long video:
th-cam.com/video/cTAfCTcsZq8/w-d-xo.html
3:31 "damn it im out of hard stuff....let me just play an easy chopin etude really fast"
:O
@@leesiheon8013 you stated 2 things and managed to get wrong 3.
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You forgot Rousseau.
@@davisatdavis1 not even comparable to this level
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@@davisatdavis1 Rousseau would be a hardcore pro
It is warming up?
Wow
Made me laugh!
rip my left ear
@KegPatcha : And, I meant that you should work on preparing a work by your favourite composer when I used the word 'investigation'. David (of Australia) !
Never play single notes when you can use octaves. Sixteenths are boring... 64ths or better are the way to go :D
* Specifically 0:54 - 1:02
@MusicPredominates I meant his hands :)
please just read the tittle people
5:30 whats song name?
Hes improvising on chopin/liszt chant polonaise
Maiden's Wish
Did you see that camera man's mustache?!?!
I wonder if the people at BBC had any appreciation for this music. The guy at the end seemed very disinterested.
ur mum seemed berry disinterested huehuehuehuehue
jk, I love you man.
kingjosh1876 They were just doing their job and then became speechless after this "warm up".
kingjosh1876 My teacher was actually there, working for the BBC. He said the camera crew were mind-blown.
@@alkanliszt Can't imagine how amazing to listen this incredible playing LIVE!!!
@@Felix_Li_En yes, he said it was one of the most amazing things he'd ever seen.
YOU CALL THAT A WARM UP?
Se le enseno por seres extraterrestres!
3:12
Ah look! Friedrich Nietzsche is operating the camera on the right. Cool
piano is a Bosendorfer?
I don't know what piano it is, but it has more keys on the left indeed
@@pierrefasentieux9218 C'est vrai !?
The last one is ???? 4:48 onwards????
Arthur Yagami Darude - Sandstorm
to quote arnold, "c'mon, don't bullsh*T me"
+Aaron Alterman hahahaha
Chopin/Liszt a maidens wish
For how good you are...
Yes you do. Even the worlds best golfers practice for five or six hours virtually every day. So why should Cziffra be any different.
3:30,
ha chopin
@TheEmokidd1 rofl ^^
i can't hear anything
Huh?
Is he sitting rather far from the piano?
The "This is how you sit at the piano thing" that piano teachers often say is completely wrong. You start with that default standard and then modify it suit your body and playing style. One performance pianist plays with flat hands, another sits much lower than everyone else. It's not wrong, it's just that's what works for them.
original
Passable
the stereo is awful, only left
Don't forget the Asian top tier ! Haha
"warmup"
not a single clap
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Even the great Cziffra can't beat the enormous difficulties of Chopin op.10 n.1, above all if executed at such unbelievable speed: if you look attentively (it could help to slow down the video) he plays the most difficult passages (descendant) of Studio NOT with usual fingering 5-4(3)-2-1 but with easier one 4-2-1-2.
Why would you ever use anything other than the easiest fingering that works properly?
it's called "cheating", dude: passing other fingers above thumb is against Chopin's intentions in this Etude. I even saw one pianist to execute such Etude playing the part of right hand with BOTH hands: result was astonishing but he completely twisted Chopin's purposes.
Mad Rhino being you the most idiot troll on TH-cam, I think you really deserve the (umpteenth) prize dude. Best wishes to your forgotten brain, Maddy
so you are the most enciclopedic moron here Maddy, just continue with your meaningless life
He is not playing it as a technique study.
Alla faccia du cazz...
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@KegPatcha : Rubbish. Start investigation !
Left hand at 5:30 ... scherzissimo!!!
lol
Well it's kinda offensive O.o
Son of a bitch.
Irony, I suppose..(i don't even remember why i wrote it..)
I have 200 videos of me improvising on facebook. If you want to take a look, feel free
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Zimerman can't play with an ounce of Cziffra's speed and virtuosity! What the hell is wrong with you?!
@@russellthompson9271 sorry it was commented 12yrs ago. I also changed there are so many greatest, admirable pianists.
Even who don’t like them but we learn and achieve their good side, interpretation.
Plz forgive my youngtime’s rude :)
too fast:(
Show off
boring
Yes, YOU are!!!