Piano: Georges Cziffra Work: Liszt S.219 Live from 1964 Tokyo I used 4 sources(2 audio, 2 video) to enhance quality copyright infringement is not intended, if any still exists.
Cziffra was taught by one of Liszt’s very favorite pupils, and I think Cziffra more than made Liszt proud. What an extraordinary once in a generation talent.
@@flouz2 why? I listened to some interpretations of her, such as chopin's ballade no 1 or lizt's hungarian rhapsody no 2 and they really impressed me, although I understand that the performances of great pianists like cziffra manage to stand out in a great way I would not believe that lisitsa's performances so bad (I'm not defending or something like that I just want to know)
This very performance drew me in the world of classical piano music, which had been unknown to me until then but afterwards has been a world of rapture. This performance of Cziffra's changed my life.
All recordings of Liszt's Grand Galop by Cziffra are astonishing, but this....is inhuman.....it is the tipical " virtuosistic trance" by Cziffra, when he was achieving this state,,anything became possibile, even the impossibile.
Il dit de lui-même qu'à l'époque il était d'une sûreté absolue !... Faut le faire ! De plus certaines compositions de Liszt n'étaient pas comprises car difficilement interprétables à ce qu'on pensait, jusqu'à ...
Absolutely. If to this day Cziffra is the greatest of all RECORDED pianists, logic favors him being #1 among those that have never been recorded as well.
bet franz liszt plays 0.5 faster than cziffra, but if i practice piano 10 years non-stop, i can play this piece, but faster and harder than liszt, cuz my transcription is named "Great Grand Chromatique" which is harder
It says there are no captions for this video, so I would like to offer some - "Hold onto your seats, because it's about to feel like they've sprouted legs and started jumping all over the room. Just remember to keep smiling while you roll around in a tornado of sound. You'll be fine." Cziffra is an actual magician. As a pianist myself I can only applaud this delightful master.
Compared to an earlier recording he made of this...this is somehow even better, and that was already one of most impressive things I've ever seen and heard. His left hand voicings are more nuanced, his chords are more full, and his left thumb is absolutely insane. Good fucking Lord have mercy. He just ripped this piece out of the piano...and all while casually sitting on a chair.
ce qui tout bonnement incroyable chez Cziffra c'est qu'il parvienne à une telle vélocité tout en ne sacrifiant pas l'interprétation de l'oeuvre ! Un pure génie du piano doublé d'un homme bon ...
Learning this piece now. At first my goal was to play it the way he does, now, it’s just to be able to play it well. No way anybody could ever do something like this again.
@@markkovrizhkin7441 No I think it doesn't matter how cool technique you have. It's cool but not the main. The main thing is you should listen what you play and analyze it. Maybe Cziffra played more musician than Hamelin but it's subjectively imo
@@Ar1osssa I dont know when I said Cziffras technique was cooler but ok. Its his ability to play such insanity freely and controlled while also sustaining severe hand and wrist injuries (from torture).
At about 30 seconds in, he plays the chromatic line for the 3rd time. He uses one of the very lowest notes to reiterate the line. I love that part. A stronger return. Almost authoritative sounding if it was but for the frivolous nature of the piece elsewhere. ❤
Derrière cette virtuosité affolante ( Cziffra fut le plus prodigieux virtuose du XXème siècle ) il y a surtout un musicien extraordinaire ayant compris mieux que quiconque ce qu'est un " grand galop chromatique " mais lui seul avait les doigts et surtout l'esprit pour le jouer !!!!!!!
O... M... G... hands the size of dinner plates and the mind to control them. It'll be a while before we see someone this good again, he was "borne into a family of travelling gypsy musicians", and attained incredible abilities from a young age. He has the facility, the humour and the passion like no one else.
This is the same recital in which he played a superb account of the rhapsody no 6, ballade no 4, spanish rhapsody, impromptu 3, scherzo 2, heroic polonaise, grande valse brillante, liebestraum, such very popular pieces ! I highly recommend anyone reading this to search for 1964 tokyo recital ! The recording is available on YT now
This incredible & valuable footage was broadcasted as a TV PROGRAM by the Japanese national broadcaster NHK in 1964, the year of the first Tokyo Olympics. In the same year, SHINKANSEN also started its operation.
It is not legal to play a piece like this. That confident ending gets me all the time with the fast octaves. He knew that he nailed it, and why shouldn't he? Scorching!
Cziffra's playing often sounds so wild, one can't imagine the piece to end in dignity, yet, like in this recording, it is often the finishing accords that seal the deal
I like the way he stares accusingly at the top end of the piano (the bit he's not playing) , about 20 seconds in - as if the piano had done something wrong of its own.
It's not impossible. Learn the piece slow. A lot of it has the same pattern over and over again. The end of the piece, right hand plays the same notes while the left just plays octaves you can easily memorize. It sounds worse than it is.
Fritz - I attended two music conservatories and received one of the highest scholarships given for piano performance. In all my experience and decades long career sitting at a piano performing repertoire from the great composers, do you HONESTLY.... think I care to prove something to you?
Thank you so much for uploading this! I love Cziffra's recordings, but seeing him actually play elevates the experience to another dimension. Unbelievable performance! Does anyone know if there are more videos from this Tokyo recital? I can only find recordings.
That was one of Liszt bravour pieces, like Mazeppa etc. Dont search for the deep sense in it. You have to keep in mind, Liszt was a super star, something like Madoona, Elvis or Michaal Jackson of the 19th century, women fainted during concerts. So yes, this is solely a show-off piece. It says presto and Chiffra does presto. He understands the sense of the piece, Liszt would have been proud or even evious. In contrast, listen to Lang Lang's version. He is hyped, but does't have Chiffra's (or Liszt's) technique. Double-Lang has to slow donwn, has to make rubatos, has to "find a story" in the score. There is no story!!!! If you are looking for a story in Liszt pieces, e.g. listen to his B Minor Sonata (but don't listen to Lang Lang). The encore would have been the Galop. Bravissimo Chiffra!!! (Lang Lang - go practicing or do something different, mayby filling shelves or plumbing, ...)
Rafael R. In my eyes this isn't solely a showoff piece. While I'm not hearing a story exactly, I can see a playful pony going insane in his play. And it's really funny to listen to.
what allot of people fail to understand is that behind Liszts pieces there is allot more going on than just allot of fast notes almost anybody can learn a liszt piece(if they practice allot) but bringing his works to life is another story
Vous avez complètement raison, d'ailleurs aucun pianiste n'est arrivé à même approcher Cziffra dans cette pièce. Entre nous Lang Lang Est un pianiste fabriqué par les médias.
it's insane how much better this is than every other version. It's so vicious and scorching hot, cziffra is the most bloodthirsty pianist of all time.
Him, arcadi volodos, marc andre hamelin... they can all play these pieces with ease
@@jponz85ага, прям запросто, поплёвывая.
At this speed. and this ferociously, I doubt@@jponz85
Bloodthirsty is a fantastic descriptor for Cziffra’s playing! Man had hands of steel
Cziffra was taught by one of Liszt’s very favorite pupils, and I think Cziffra more than made Liszt proud. What an extraordinary once in a generation talent.
Liszt's warhorse in his years of virtuosity, and thoroughbred Cziffra plays the galop as fast as he can-can!
how do you know?
@@plekkchand Know what?
@@niccolopaganini4268 if this is Cziffras fastest, I guess
@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ I think I was making a joke about Cziffra being able tonplay it faster idk lol, I don't remember this comment XD
@OLIVIER MESSIAN IS REAL 100% ok
Came here from Lisitsa. That one is My Little Pony. This is the real War Horse.
Lisitsa is a joke in classical history
lang lang would rather be the little pony and this is no insult! his interpretation is just as legit. only much less impressive :)
remsan03 you mean Joey from the film War Horse
@@flouz2 why? I listened to some interpretations of her, such as chopin's ballade no 1 or lizt's hungarian rhapsody no 2 and they really impressed me, although I understand that the performances of great pianists like cziffra manage to stand out in a great way I would not believe that lisitsa's performances so bad (I'm not defending or something like that I just want to know)
@@nilusdev996 Her hungarian rhapsody no. 2 is actually pretty bad. Her interpretation Is kinda weird and not too pleasing.
This very performance drew me in the world of classical piano music, which had been unknown to me until then but afterwards has been a world of rapture. This performance of Cziffra's changed my life.
I came from a background of 90's dance music, this shit's taken over my life - it's incredible.
What cool comments guys, welcome to the vast, wonderful world of classical music!
welcome!
@@bernie57 yasss
@@matthewc.ganong5497
Vast thanks!
1:30 That left hand...😵😵
All recordings of Liszt's Grand Galop by Cziffra are astonishing, but this....is inhuman.....it is the tipical " virtuosistic trance" by Cziffra, when he was achieving this state,,anything became possibile, even the impossibile.
Il dit de lui-même qu'à l'époque il était d'une sûreté absolue !... Faut le faire ! De plus certaines compositions de Liszt n'étaient pas comprises car difficilement interprétables à ce qu'on pensait, jusqu'à ...
I think this is better virtuosity than Horowitz displayed in Liszt
Cziffra's virtuosity is the ultimate virtuosity, nobody I've seen or heard to date comes close to him at that@@marksmith3947
After all my years of listening, I can honestly say Cziffra is the greatest of them all
Why did he play the same section twice though at 2:00
@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 because he’s Georges Cziffra and can do whatever the fuck he wants
@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 That's how the original piece is played... in many other videos also they played that part 2 times
Absolutely. If to this day Cziffra is the greatest of all RECORDED pianists, logic favors him being #1 among those that have never been recorded as well.
@@saulgood7968Jorge bolet clears
same way kanye clears logic… lyrical spiritual miracles cant compete wit da real sauce
This is to be the most incredible thing I've ever heard on a piano, Cziffra was from another galaxy...
Liszt would have loved this performance!
Фантастика!!! Дьердь Циффра играет за гранью возможного!!! Восхищение!!! Нереально!!!
My god, can't imagine how fast Liszt played after this
he must traded his soul to liszt
slower :D
bet franz liszt plays 0.5 faster than cziffra, but if i practice piano 10 years non-stop, i can play this piece, but faster and harder than liszt, cuz my transcription is named "Great Grand Chromatique" which is harder
@@FranzLiszt0904 What
@@FranzLiszt0904 what is he talking about 💯
It says there are no captions for this video, so I would like to offer some - "Hold onto your seats, because it's about to feel like they've sprouted legs and started jumping all over the room. Just remember to keep smiling while you roll around in a tornado of sound. You'll be fine."
Cziffra is an actual magician. As a pianist myself I can only applaud this delightful master.
I've listened to this insanely virtuosic record at least ten times and each time I am astonished. This man is Liszt reincarnated.
The ultimate tour de force. We're very lucky to have this extraordinary performance on tape.
Yeah, imagine if we could record Liszt though :(
@@Pear6000 Yes, but having anyway Cziffra it's a ...?!..."Thank you"
シフラの半音階的ギャロップ、定期的に観てしまいます。凄すぎて、何度見ても飽きません。
The way he looks out at the audience with a huge grin on his face after hitting that last chord is golden.
Blows everybody out of the water. No chance next to this genius. And the energy and density! Pure scorpio pianist....all the way
There are no words to describe this. Thankfully, this recording exists!
This burns like fire! A pianist of the "golden age of piano'. They live forever!
Compared to an earlier recording he made of this...this is somehow even better, and that was already one of most impressive things I've ever seen and heard. His left hand voicings are more nuanced, his chords are more full, and his left thumb is absolutely insane. Good fucking Lord have mercy. He just ripped this piece out of the piano...and all while casually sitting on a chair.
Gould vibes with the chari.
The complete recital is available on a Medici Masters CD. A fabulous 'live' recital of Chopin and Liszt.
piano345 pls upload it on youtube
or on any other platform :(
@piano345
Really wish there was a complete video documentary of this magical recital exists !!
upload it its been 6 years .-.
It’s there on TH-cam now!
He is one of those people who perform better when they're under great pressure, being up on stage with all the crowd and onlookers spectating
ce qui tout bonnement incroyable chez Cziffra c'est qu'il parvienne à une telle vélocité tout en ne sacrifiant pas l'interprétation de l'oeuvre !
Un pure génie du piano doublé d'un homme bon ...
0:29 that bottom b flat sounds so brutal
1:30
Idiot.
@Arpicembalo can you go more detail thank you =))
Sounds beautiful
@@pianosenzanima1 male reproductive system
東京公演での録音。大して内容のない曲だが、シフラの技巧には仰天させられる。これ以上のものはないというほどの名人芸。この公演はピアニストも聞きにきていただろうが、プロにのみわかる切れ味の鋭さ。
Its moments like this when time literally stands still. A performance for the Gods.
All fingers works the same, no weakness in any
This should have 7 billion views.
Learning this piece now. At first my goal was to play it the way he does, now, it’s just to be able to play it well. No way anybody could ever do something like this again.
Live Cziffra always delivers awe.
凄すぎる‼️彼の壮絶な人生を物語っているようで、素晴らしいという平凡なコメントが恥ずかしいです。ありがとうございました🎵
最高のパフォーマンス、最強のヴィルティオーゾ！
It seems to me that nobody has ever done anything in any field matching this standard of excellence. GOAT.
Supports my long-time contention that Cziffra was an alien. I mean, who ever played like him except for the master Liszt himself?
Agreed. Liszt was another...as he came up with this virtually unplayable piece.
How do you know how Liszt himself played? How very old are you?
Live.
Jesus.
lololol
No
true.
cziffra's live ones are where the real performer shines
Cizzfra probably has the best techniques..... his hand speed is crazy.
Jacob's Music Mark Andre Hamelin is on the same level in my opinion
@@Ar1osssa I would say Hamelin comes close in technique but in musicality I would say Cziffra surpasses him by far.
@@markkovrizhkin7441 No I think it doesn't matter how cool technique you have. It's cool but not the main. The main thing is you should listen what you play and analyze it. Maybe Cziffra played more musician than Hamelin but it's subjectively imo
@@Ar1osssa I dont know when I said Cziffras technique was cooler but ok. Its his ability to play such insanity freely and controlled while also sustaining severe hand and wrist injuries (from torture).
@@markkovrizhkin7441 I mean in the global sence
I think cziffra was the only one who had the potential to play Paganini etude no 4 at the intended speed
Agreed
many can. it’s marked “andante quasi allegretto”, not “presto” like many people think.
At about 30 seconds in, he plays the chromatic line for the 3rd time. He uses one of the very lowest notes to reiterate the line. I love that part. A stronger return. Almost authoritative sounding if it was but for the frivolous nature of the piece elsewhere. ❤
Derrière cette virtuosité affolante ( Cziffra fut le plus prodigieux virtuose du XXème siècle ) il y a surtout un musicien extraordinaire ayant compris mieux que quiconque ce qu'est un " grand galop chromatique " mais lui seul avait les doigts et surtout l'esprit pour le jouer !!!!!!!
En fait je pense qu'il y a que les pianistes qui le savent, mais il faut utiliser surtout les bras pour jouer
O... M... G... hands the size of dinner plates and the mind to control them. It'll be a while before we see someone this good again, he was "borne into a family of travelling gypsy musicians", and attained incredible abilities from a young age. He has the facility, the humour and the passion like no one else.
Ecco il miglior interprete di Liszt un virtuoso nato le sue mani volano sulla tastiera esattamente come Liszt un grande
If only the whole recital surfaces one day
Lets hope for that, I always enjoy new videos from younger Cziffra (well, mostly anything from Cziffra)
Its there now on Yt!
This is the same recital in which he played a superb account of the rhapsody no 6, ballade no 4, spanish rhapsody, impromptu 3, scherzo 2, heroic polonaise, grande valse brillante, liebestraum, such very popular pieces ! I highly recommend anyone reading this to search for 1964 tokyo recital ! The recording is available on YT now
Simultaneous jaw-drop, facepalm & mind blown!
ha,ha, comme toujours, on reste sans mots devant MÔSSIEUR CZIFFRA...
CHAPEAU BAS, etc, etc, etc...........
Absolutely incredible.
Un immense pianiste ce Cziffra. Son interprétation du Grand galop chromatique reste la meilleure. Loin devant celle de Valentina selon moi!
Grande, grandissimo, il Dio del pianoforte.
This incredible & valuable footage was broadcasted as a TV PROGRAM by the Japanese national broadcaster NHK in 1964, the year of the first Tokyo Olympics.
In the same year, SHINKANSEN also started its operation.
1:29 can only be summed up as a chilling reminder of everyone else's mediocrity =P
Haden Plouffe Well said!
@𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙 agreed
0:29 i fking love the bass !
1:30
好きすぎて50回ぐらい聞いてる
挑戦したいんだけど楽譜手に入れないと…
I love his loud and trills. So loud, and semi fast. it adds a lot of color.
Usually not at all a fan of cziffra, but he absolutely killed it here. Bravo!
why not a fan>?
I would've expected postal service content on a channel called 'track your package or shipment' and not Liszt, but I'm not complaining XD
lmao
i know cziffras playing speed is insane but at 1:14 how on earth is he cappable to play it THAT fast, simply amazing
Surely even Alkan would sweat in this one ...
The best version
Bravo bravo bravo bravo brilliance music
Így még nem hallottam senkitől eljátszani ezt a darabot. A 11 és a később minuszolóktól is szívesen meghallgatnám. :)
How did you get the audio quality that well?
+bigPianist99 I used a multiple sources to accomplish highest quality ever.
Really great job on the audio. Congrats.
je pense qu'il s'agit d'un montage audio...le son est d'origine studio ?
@track your package or shipment --- Very impressive.
michel David sorry I couldn’t understand that one 😂
It is not legal to play a piece like this. That confident ending gets me all the time with the fast octaves. He knew that he nailed it, and why shouldn't he? Scorching!
FANTASTIC! Bravo!!!
untill now i have not been able to enjoy liszt too much....but played like this? yes! I can see the fun in it...
Cziffra's playing often sounds so wild, one can't imagine the piece to end in dignity, yet, like in this recording, it is often the finishing accords that seal the deal
The greatest! The only one! love!
Best so far
If you can gallop slowly, you can gallop quickly.
Legend
Fucking animal. Cziffra was an absolute beastttt
It's the only version that is musically satisfying to me.
It was Cziffra, and the others.
The man just standing up as if nothing happened 🤣
Genial. Bravo,lovely pianist.
I just love when he starts looking to sky and playing at the same time, like: "Ya'll useless"
I like the way he stares accusingly at the top end of the piano (the bit he's not playing) , about 20 seconds in - as if the piano had done something wrong of its own.
2:06-2:08 good Lord !
1:30
2:05 . . . HOW - ON - EARTH - IS - THIS - POSSIBLE ??!!!!!
It is not possible in fact, it's just Cziffra !
It's not impossible. Learn the piece slow. A lot of it has the same pattern over and over again. The end of the piece, right hand plays the same notes while the left just plays octaves you can easily memorize. It sounds worse than it is.
James wattes
It sounds like you can play this (no offense intended)
@@jameswattes9860 ok , very nice ...... than just upload your own version
Fritz - I attended two music conservatories and received one of the highest scholarships given for piano performance. In all my experience and decades long career sitting at a piano performing repertoire from the great composers, do you HONESTLY.... think I care to prove something to you?
Grand stampede chromatique!
人間技を通り越して神業！！😮✨✨✨
GRANDIOSO.
GENIAL
Astonishing recording....
bravo
Absolument grandiose
Il y a cziffra et puis les autres.
Mythical piano playing
Thank you so much for uploading this! I love Cziffra's recordings, but seeing him actually play elevates the experience to another dimension. Unbelievable performance!
Does anyone know if there are more videos from this Tokyo recital? I can only find recordings.
Sorry, as far as I know, no more video has been aired on NHK TV.
the entire recital is available (audio only) on Yt now
20年以上前、テレビでこの演奏を観たときは衝撃だった。50年以上前の日本でこれが弾かれたと思うと…
早くていい感じ
Impressionante
this is absolutely ...unbelievable.
People really can play anything.
シフラといえば、やっぱりこれだな。
This must have been played in honor of the winner of the Triple Crown! Amazing!
For fun, follow along with the score (if you can keep up!) and see how Cziffra made this performance his own, kind of Horowitzesque even.
That was one of Liszt bravour pieces, like Mazeppa etc. Dont search for the deep sense in it. You have to keep in mind, Liszt was a super star, something like Madoona, Elvis or Michaal Jackson of the 19th century, women fainted during concerts. So yes, this is solely a show-off piece. It says presto and Chiffra does presto. He understands the sense of the piece, Liszt would have been proud or even evious.
In contrast, listen to Lang Lang's version. He is hyped, but does't have Chiffra's (or Liszt's) technique. Double-Lang has to slow donwn, has to make rubatos, has to "find a story" in the score. There is no story!!!! If you are looking for a story in Liszt pieces, e.g. listen to his B Minor Sonata (but don't listen to Lang Lang). The encore would have been the Galop.
Bravissimo Chiffra!!!
(Lang Lang - go practicing or do something different, mayby filling shelves or plumbing, ...)
Rafael R. In my eyes this isn't solely a showoff piece. While I'm not hearing a story exactly, I can see a playful pony going insane in his play. And it's really funny to listen to.
what allot of people fail to understand is that behind Liszts pieces there is allot more going on than just allot of fast notes almost anybody can learn a liszt piece(if they practice allot) but bringing his works to life is another story
😂🤣👍🏻
Vous avez complètement raison, d'ailleurs aucun pianiste n'est arrivé à même approcher Cziffra dans cette pièce. Entre nous Lang Lang Est un pianiste fabriqué par les médias.
At his best - he was the best.
Final boss of internet.
Yes