Extraordinaire interprétation du plus grand virtuose du XXème siècle ! Passionné comme un vrai et pur romantique ! / Extraordinary interpretation of the greatest virtuoso of the 20th century! Passionate like a true and pure romantic!
Meilleure interprétation jamais entendue du concerto n°1 de TchaiKovsky ! Virtuosité absolue, musicalité exceptionnelle... Chaque mesure est jouée avec une passion extrême... On dirait que Cziffra improvise et invente littéralement ce monument du piano ! Aucun autre interprète ne parvient même de loin à ce niveau d'intensité et de virtuosité, pas même Martha Argerich ni même Richter.. .
I never listen to Tchaikovski due to being preoccupied with all Cziffra's renditions of Liszt, but I was literally waving my arms in the air by the end of this. No matter how much praise he gets, Cziffra is still underrated. And Tchaikovski is only ever cheapened by the consequences of being iconic... After all is said and done, this music is still earth-shatteringly spectacular.
Each Time I listen to this first concerto I come back to Tchaïkovsky Competitions 2015 in Moscow that will stay one of the must exceptional event of my life 🌠🌠🌠
@@piano345 You might be surprised to know whence his inspirations for this immortal piece had come. By Tchaikovsky's own account, the theme for the first movement is a Ukrainian folk song he incidentally heard sung by one of blind nomadic Ukrainian bards (called "kobzar" in Ukrainian) on the outskirts of Kyiv and immediately recorded the melody on the spot, lest he'd forget it. Not sure about second movement> However, the third movement is again an arrangement of another Ukrainian folk song "Vyidy, vyidy, Ivanku", well-known and still widely performed by folk choirs in Ukraine. You can listen to its numerous rendition on YT if you plug in the Ukrainian text: Вийди, вийди, Іванку . That Tchaikovsky based his most famous and widely-performed piece on Ukrainian melodies should come as no surprise. On the agnate side, he was 100 percent Ukrainian, having come from an old noble Cossack lineage with the family name "Chaika" ("seagull" in Ukrainian), which his grandfather changed to "Chaikovsky". On the enate side, he was 100 percent French. Thus, as irony would have it, the most famous "Russian" composer of all time had not a single drop of Russian blood in his veins.
@@sashole1 Thank you for this information. I was aware that the main melody of the first movement and the Finale were based on Ukrainian folk melodies. I understand that the central melody of the second movement has French origins. In the end it is the wonderful music he composed that is the most important. I have loved his music since I was a teenager.
@@piano345 Agree. I was exposed to his music even a tad earlier: My grandma took me to a live performance of "Swan Lake" in the local opera house when I was about 6. The rest, as they say, was history.
Pity there was no video to see him live. However Cziffra was a one of a kind pianists. His strong hands and wrist allowed hm to takcle anything and make it look so relatively easy. Not so.
Yes, would have been great to see Cziffra perform this conceto 'live.' A missed opportunity of which there are many. There was a televised recital in Japan when he played Balakirev's Islamey.
To think he nearly lost those wonderful wrists to the atrocity of war camps...! We are truly fortunate to have had him on this earth after audio recording had been developed to this extent.
Il existe quelques versions d’archives de ce Concerto. 1957 11 Avril Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Carlo Maria Giulini Orchestre National de France 1960 Bordeaux Maurice Le Roux Orchestre National de l'ORTF 1961 23 Février Luxembourg, Louis de Froment Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Tele-Luxembourg 1962 16 Mars Royal Festival Hall, Norman Del Mar Philharmonia Orchestra 1964 09 Mai Tokyo, Hibiya Public Hal, Hiroyuki Iwaki NHK SO (Cette magnifique version !) 1964 01 Septembre . Montreux, Karel Ancerl Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Il existe deux enregistrements officiels publiés par EMI Avec Pierre Dervaux et l’Orchestre de la RTF Salle Wagram les 6,12 et 16 avril 1957 Avec André Vandernoot et le Philarmonia Orchestra les 29 et 30 septembre 1958 au Kingsway Hall de Londres.
A wonderful version of the best known Piano Concerto in the world. It's like listening it for the 1st time with Cziffra. I'd fault Tchaikovsky though for not bringing back the opening melody during the final movement. For instance, the rock band Queen finish by recalling the start with Bohemian Rhapsody.
Cziffra plays this concerto with all the brilliance and generosity that he displays in Liszt's works. But does not he go a little too far in the demonstrative virtuosity for this Tchaikovsky concerto? The cadenza at bar 48 (1:46) is almost ludicrous in its haste. Likewise the acceleration (unwanted by the composer) at bar 242 (7:41) causes the climax at bar 253 (7:54) with double octaves to fall completely flat. Too bad because Cziffra had all the qualities to play well this concerto, but obviously the virtuoso side won on the musical side.
Don't forget that this was a 'live' performance with all that entails - spur of the moment accelerations etc. Whether or not you like a certain performance is highly subjective. Cziffra's often passionate and frenetic virtuosity is thrilling.
Just keep listening until you hear what was meant to be heard... not what you may have been expecting or hoping for. If you hold onto strict demands for musical expression, you will always be left disappointed in some way even by the very best of performers.
Extraordinaire interprétation du plus grand virtuose du XXème siècle ! Passionné comme un vrai et pur romantique ! / Extraordinary interpretation of the greatest virtuoso of the 20th century! Passionate like a true and pure romantic!
The best pianist in the word Cziffra
Meilleure interprétation jamais entendue du concerto n°1 de TchaiKovsky ! Virtuosité absolue, musicalité exceptionnelle... Chaque mesure est jouée avec une passion extrême... On dirait que Cziffra improvise et invente littéralement ce monument du piano ! Aucun autre interprète ne parvient même de loin à ce niveau d'intensité et de virtuosité, pas même Martha Argerich ni même Richter.. .
Entièrement en accord avec ce dernier commentaire ,je n,ai rien à ajouter que mon admiration pour cet IMMENSE pianiste....
I love comments on cziffra's video I always feel like the good people are here !
Absolutely stunning, Cziffra makes an almost hackeneyed piece sound new and fresh.
Yes, Cziffra was unique.
That ending brings me out of my seat every single time!!!!!!!!!!!! My goodness!
Yes, those double octaves sky-rocketing to the top of the keyboard.
@@piano345 The very ending of another recording from him of it (th-cam.com/video/2AQW6obcxnk/w-d-xo.html) is perhaps even more stunning.
I never listen to Tchaikovski due to being preoccupied with all Cziffra's renditions of Liszt, but I was literally waving my arms in the air by the end of this.
No matter how much praise he gets, Cziffra is still underrated. And Tchaikovski is only ever cheapened by the consequences of being iconic... After all is said and done, this music is still earth-shatteringly spectacular.
He makes other people to dust... What a astonishing performance!!!
&fastest octaves: 13 seconds!!
Was für eine erstaunliche Leistung!
Thank you.
Beautiful ! 👋👋👋
Grandissimo pianista enorme
Each Time I listen to this first concerto I come back to Tchaïkovsky Competitions 2015 in Moscow that will stay one of the must exceptional event of my life 🌠🌠🌠
Love the lively tempo-so many times it drags but this one moves right along like it was meant to be played.
**************************!!! Miluji P.I.Čajkovského a jeho romantismus v hudbě. Toto je můj nejoblíbenější kocert!! Děkuji!!! ♥
Yes, I love it too. Always a favourite concerto of mine.
Gracias
The beginning of this has got to be the most beautiful melody I've heard.
Yes, one of Tchaikovsky's greatest inspirations.
@@piano345
You might be surprised to know whence his inspirations for this immortal piece had come.
By Tchaikovsky's own account, the theme for the first movement is a Ukrainian folk song he incidentally heard sung by one of blind nomadic Ukrainian bards (called "kobzar" in Ukrainian) on the outskirts of Kyiv and immediately recorded the melody on the spot, lest he'd forget it.
Not sure about second movement> However, the third movement is again an arrangement of another Ukrainian folk song "Vyidy, vyidy, Ivanku", well-known and still widely performed by folk choirs in Ukraine. You can listen to its numerous rendition on YT if you plug in the Ukrainian text: Вийди, вийди, Іванку
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That Tchaikovsky based his most famous and widely-performed piece on Ukrainian melodies should come as no surprise. On the agnate side, he was 100 percent Ukrainian, having come from an old noble Cossack lineage with the family name "Chaika" ("seagull" in Ukrainian), which his grandfather changed to "Chaikovsky". On the enate side, he was 100 percent French. Thus, as irony would have it, the most famous "Russian" composer of all time had not a single drop of Russian blood in his veins.
@@sashole1 Thank you for this information. I was aware that the main melody of the first movement and the Finale were based on Ukrainian folk melodies. I understand that the central melody of the second movement has French origins. In the end it is the wonderful music he composed that is the most important. I have loved his music since I was a teenager.
@@piano345
Agree. I was exposed to his music even a tad earlier: My grandma took me to a live performance of "Swan Lake" in the local opera house when I was about 6. The rest, as they say, was history.
우와 이제껏 듣어본 차협피1번 중 최고 웅장하고 박진감있고 화려하고 대단합니다.워더풀 액썰런트 짱!
le pianiste aux dix mains
Pity there was no video to see him live. However Cziffra was a one of a kind pianists. His strong hands and wrist allowed hm to takcle anything and make it look so relatively easy. Not so.
Yes, would have been great to see Cziffra perform this conceto 'live.' A missed opportunity of which there are many. There was a televised recital in Japan when he played Balakirev's Islamey.
Yes I have seen that program that was ared in Japan. I cant think of anyone who comes close to Cziffra.
To think he nearly lost those wonderful wrists to the atrocity of war camps...!
We are truly fortunate to have had him on this earth after audio recording had been developed to this extent.
Thank you so much for posting this jewel! I love Cziffra ❤
and... that's why children, he's consider one of the greatest pianist of all time...
Amazing ! Thank you !
Cziffra's 'live' performances were always exciting.
piano345 Always;;; indeed !!
Ohhh 💕💕💕💕
I have this recording (with Liszt PC 1), what a treasure.
Il existe quelques versions d’archives de ce Concerto.
1957 11 Avril Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Carlo Maria Giulini Orchestre National de France
1960 Bordeaux Maurice Le Roux Orchestre National de l'ORTF
1961 23 Février Luxembourg, Louis de Froment Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Tele-Luxembourg
1962 16 Mars Royal Festival Hall, Norman Del Mar Philharmonia Orchestra
1964 09 Mai Tokyo, Hibiya Public Hal, Hiroyuki Iwaki NHK SO (Cette magnifique version !)
1964 01 Septembre . Montreux, Karel Ancerl Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Il existe deux enregistrements officiels publiés par EMI
Avec Pierre Dervaux et l’Orchestre de la RTF Salle Wagram les 6,12 et 16 avril 1957
Avec André Vandernoot et le Philarmonia Orchestra les 29 et 30 septembre 1958 au Kingsway Hall de Londres.
Merci beaucoup. The London Royal Festival 1962 with Norman del Mar I'm not familiar with.
recently released by King Int.
from 1964 May 09.
Thanks for the information.
A wonderful version of the best known Piano Concerto in the world. It's like listening it for the 1st time with Cziffra. I'd fault Tchaikovsky though for not bringing back the opening melody during the final movement. For instance, the rock band Queen finish by recalling the start with Bohemian Rhapsody.
Wow but this is the best Tschajkowskij Concerto on the net....
and in the entire galaxy!
Is there no video of this? I want to see Cziffra's hands move on that finale!
Sadly, as far as I know there is no film of him playing the Tchaikovsky concerto.
The video of this very recording did actually exist, but sadly has been lost
If you want to see Cziffras hands move, go to his recording of Liszts Grand Galop Chromatique. It's utterly phenomenol !
Superb! At least equal to Argerich and Horowitz.
what were his "other" concertos...? Brahms... ? Liszt..?
31:41
Cziffra plays this concerto with all the brilliance and generosity that he displays in Liszt's works. But does not he go a little too far in the demonstrative virtuosity for this Tchaikovsky concerto? The cadenza at bar 48 (1:46) is almost ludicrous in its haste. Likewise the acceleration (unwanted by the composer) at bar 242 (7:41) causes the climax at bar 253 (7:54) with double octaves to fall completely flat. Too bad because Cziffra had all the qualities to play well this concerto, but obviously the virtuoso side won on the musical side.
Don't forget that this was a 'live' performance with all that entails - spur of the moment accelerations etc. Whether or not you like a certain performance is highly subjective. Cziffra's often passionate and frenetic virtuosity is thrilling.
One doesn't listen to this to hear Tchaikovsky; one listens to hear Cziffra.
Precisely!
Just keep listening until you hear what was meant to be heard... not what you may have been expecting or hoping for.
If you hold onto strict demands for musical expression, you will always be left disappointed in some way even by the very best of performers.