Best recording of this Mendelssohn concerto. Sparkling clarity of classical style in the finger work but with tasteful rubato and lyrical phrasing that makes this an unmistakably product of the romantic era. The 3rd movement just rocks with wit, elegance and humor. If this 3rd movement doesn't put a smile on your face, you're made of stone. Masterfully executed. No other recording comes even close.
Cziffra The RAW rough piano sound! Cziffra The restless! Much Better Dimitri Bashkirov Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! Bashkirov The Best piano sound! The melodies Are rolling! The Best tempos!
Cziffra was an outstanding pianist worthy of Franz Liszt in spite of his great sufferings during his lifetime. I admire him as a pianist and as a man. He deserves our great appreciation in every respect.
Cziffra fue sin dudas un intérprete virtuoso. Parecía que era dueño de la música y sus dificultades. Todo lo escrito más sus exquisitos arreglos demuestran su capacidad . Improvisaciones como las suyas requieren una técnica y sabiduría armónica imposible de negar. Creo que ha sido el más destacado de este tiempo. Tiene mi profunda admiración y es una riqueza contar con sus grabaciones.
I heard so many versions of this, IMHO THIS is the best recording of all. The best balance of staccatos and use of the sustain pedal i ever heard. Unequalled.
We've been warned about rubatos not specifically called for by the composer not only in Mendelssohn, but also in Debussy, Faure and Ravel. And yet, one frequently hears them in performance, and with a conviction that suggests an equally established viewpoint. For my part, I enjoy Cziffra's approach, which reveals things in this concerto that I was not aware of. And, of course, his technique serves him well in the outside movements. I used to study with someone who had concertized in France while Cziffra was active and who knew him personally. He more than once remarked that concerto performances were often still given without a rehearsal, which might explain some of the give-and-take at the beginnings of movements in this recording.
Not true!!! Cziffra The cold hammer with Crazy Mad roar fashion with the cold ice raw piano sound!! THF BEST MENDELSSOHN PIANO CONCERTO is Dimitri Bashkirov With The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra video UA-cam from 1989! Bashkirov The Best beautiful piano sound Ever! Bashkirov The melodies Are rolling with passion! The Best tempos! Bashkirov a class of his own playing Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! The really bad Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1.players Are really Marc Andre Hamelin ( The human machine) Rudolf Serkin ( the raw cold rough piano sound Ever!). Pletnev ( ice cold Power!!).Yuja Wang ( The most restless! Yuja Wang out of The rhythmic balance all The Time! ). Emil Gilels ( too heavy) Thibaudet ( The weakest Ever Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1).
Felix Mendelssohn:1.g-moll Zongoraverseny Op.25 1.Molto allegro con fuoco 00:00 2.Adagio 07:25 3.Presto - Molto allegro e vivace 14:01 Cziffra György-zongora Monte Carló-i Nemzeti Opera Zenekara Vezényel:Ifj. Cziffra György
Dimitri Bashkirov Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1 with The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra video UA-cam! Bashkirov a class of his own playing Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! Bashkirov The Best piano sound! The Best tempos! The melodies Are rolling! Cziffra The RAW rough cool Piano Sound! Cziffra The restless like The cold piano sound Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1 players like Yuja Wang Rudolf Serkin Pletnev!!
People today are so used to straight boring playing that that the slightest rubato or deviation from a strict tempo seems to disturb them. There is some lovely tender playing here although the recorded sound could be better.
Cziffra, as said in the description, was accompanied by his son, during this performance, and even so, I agree with "musicanth" that you were a little tipsy yourself when writing this, because this performance is great!
I'm glad there is a professional recording of this. There were some children attempting to play this song, and I was like, No!!! Cziffra is pimping though. He's thugging.
Wikipedia: György Cziffra, Jr. was a Hungarian conductor. He nearly died as a child during imprisonment with his family when his father.... who had served in the Hungarian during World War II, was arrested for political reasons by communist authorities after World War II. György and his father worked together on several recordings and live performances.He was a brilliant pianist like his father, but he decided to turn to conducting. Hi died accidentally or by suicide...
I enjoyed that immensely! I love Serkin's more "classical" version also! There should always be room for an individual artist's interpretation of a piece of music. Otherwise, the music might as well be played by a computer, "perfect" and the same every time. How boring would that be!
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost the login password. I appreciate any help you can give me
@Asher Francisco thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Wikipedia: György Cziffra, Jr. was a Hungarian conductor. He nearly died as a child during imprisonment with his family when his father.... who had served in the Hungarian during World War II, was arrested for political reasons by communist authorities after World War II. György and his father worked together on several recordings and live performances.He was a brilliant pianist like his father, but he decided to turn to conducting. Hi died accidentally or by suicide... J.
Great piano playing ,I have in my collection his EMI box 50999 213251 2 0 of forty CDS That i enjoy a lots A must for the lovers of GEORGES CZIFFRA music
Georges Cziffra has always been a master of Frederik Chopin and Franz List. Seems like he wanted to interpret Felix Mendelsohn's composition differently. Perhaps he even knew (better then you "yellingLoL" and I) how Felix Mendelsohn would have wanted it to be played. ;o)
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Best recording of this Mendelssohn concerto. Sparkling clarity of classical style in the finger work but with tasteful rubato and lyrical phrasing that makes this an unmistakably product of the romantic era. The 3rd movement just rocks with wit, elegance and humor. If this 3rd movement doesn't put a smile on your face, you're made of stone. Masterfully executed. No other recording comes even close.
Cziffra The RAW rough piano sound! Cziffra The restless! Much Better Dimitri Bashkirov Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! Bashkirov The Best piano sound! The melodies Are rolling! The Best tempos!
Dimitri Bashkirov With The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra video UA-cam! Bashkirov a class of his own playing Mendelssohn concerto
Cziffra was an outstanding pianist worthy of Franz Liszt in spite of his great sufferings during his lifetime. I admire him as a pianist and as a man. He deserves our great appreciation in every respect.
Cziffra fue sin dudas un intérprete virtuoso. Parecía que era dueño de la música y sus dificultades. Todo lo escrito más sus exquisitos arreglos demuestran su capacidad . Improvisaciones como las suyas requieren una técnica y sabiduría armónica imposible de negar. Creo que ha sido el más destacado de este tiempo. Tiene mi profunda admiración y es una riqueza contar con sus grabaciones.
A zongora egyik óriása! Egy ilyen emlékmű, hogy minden alkalommal, amikor Mendelssohn értelmezését hallom, új neuance-t találok. Káprázatos !
I love Cziffra my favorite pianist
I heard so many versions of this, IMHO THIS is the best recording of all. The best balance of staccatos and use of the sustain pedal i ever heard. Unequalled.
Dimitri Bashkirov a class of his own playing Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! Cziffra The RAW rough piano sound!
I honestly believe Cziffra plays as closely to how franz liszt would have played. He plays with a beautiful reckless musicality
Cziffra - Virtuosismo incomparável! Super gênio!
.. Did NOT know this existed on youtube. Made my day. :)
We've been warned about rubatos not specifically called for by the composer not only in Mendelssohn, but also in Debussy, Faure and Ravel. And yet, one frequently hears them in performance, and with a conviction that suggests an equally established viewpoint. For my part, I enjoy Cziffra's approach, which reveals things in this concerto that I was not aware of. And, of course, his technique serves him well in the outside movements.
I used to study with someone who had concertized in France while Cziffra was active and who knew him personally. He more than once remarked that concerto performances were often still given without a rehearsal, which might explain some of the give-and-take at the beginnings of movements in this recording.
Ab Min. 10:18 ist bis zum Ende des Adagios so wunderschön zart gespielt, jeder einzelne Ton ein großer Genuss!
A performance that is unmatched.
Cziffra - Virtuosismo incomparável!
Cziffra was such an amazing talent and Mendelssohn a genius...
Not true!!! Cziffra The cold hammer with Crazy Mad roar fashion with the cold ice raw piano sound!! THF BEST MENDELSSOHN PIANO CONCERTO is Dimitri Bashkirov With The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra video UA-cam from 1989! Bashkirov The Best beautiful piano sound Ever! Bashkirov The melodies Are rolling with passion! The Best tempos! Bashkirov a class of his own playing Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! The really bad Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1.players Are really Marc Andre Hamelin ( The human machine) Rudolf Serkin ( the raw cold rough piano sound Ever!). Pletnev ( ice cold Power!!).Yuja Wang ( The most restless! Yuja Wang out of The rhythmic balance all The Time! ). Emil Gilels ( too heavy) Thibaudet ( The weakest Ever Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1).
Felix Mendelssohn:1.g-moll Zongoraverseny Op.25
1.Molto allegro con fuoco 00:00
2.Adagio 07:25
3.Presto - Molto allegro e vivace 14:01
Cziffra György-zongora
Monte Carló-i Nemzeti Opera Zenekara
Vezényel:Ifj. Cziffra György
@sponesomp Click on the description bar under the video. All the information is there.
Beautiful performance!
Dimitri Bashkirov Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1 with The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra video UA-cam! Bashkirov a class of his own playing Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1! Bashkirov The Best piano sound! The Best tempos! The melodies Are rolling! Cziffra The RAW rough cool Piano Sound! Cziffra The restless like The cold piano sound Mendelssohn piano concerto no 1 players like Yuja Wang Rudolf Serkin Pletnev!!
People today are so used to straight boring playing that that the slightest rubato or deviation from a strict tempo seems to disturb them. There is some lovely tender playing here although the recorded sound could be better.
Cziffra, as said in the description, was accompanied by his son, during this performance, and even so, I agree with "musicanth" that you were a little tipsy yourself when writing this, because this performance is great!
I'm glad there is a professional recording of this. There were some children attempting to play this song, and I was like, No!!! Cziffra is pimping though. He's thugging.
Wikipedia: György Cziffra, Jr. was a Hungarian conductor. He nearly died as a child during imprisonment with his family when his father.... who had served in the Hungarian during World War II, was arrested for political reasons by communist authorities after World War II. György and his father worked together on several recordings and live performances.He was a brilliant pianist like his father, but he decided to turn to conducting. Hi died accidentally or by suicide...
I enjoyed that immensely! I love Serkin's more "classical" version also! There should always be room for an individual artist's interpretation of a piece of music. Otherwise, the music might as well be played by a computer, "perfect" and the same every time. How boring would that be!
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account??
I somehow lost the login password. I appreciate any help you can give me
@Waylon Forest Instablaster :)
@Asher Francisco thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Asher Francisco It worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account !
@Waylon Forest Glad I could help :)
beutyful!
@yellingLoL Sure Cziffra has had better days, but to call him drunk?? I think you were a little tipsy yourself when you wrote that... ;-P
I really wish people would give full credits. Orchestra? Conductor?
Enregistré le 1978 23-25 Mai Monte Carlo, Salle Garnier avec György Cziffra Jr et l'Orchestre National de Monte-Carlo
Wikipedia: György Cziffra, Jr. was a Hungarian conductor. He nearly died as a child during imprisonment with his family when his father.... who had served in the Hungarian during World War II, was arrested for political reasons by communist authorities after World War II. György and his father worked together on several recordings and live performances.He was a brilliant pianist like his father, but he decided to turn to conducting. Hi died accidentally or by suicide... J.
Great piano playing ,I have in my collection his EMI box 50999 213251 2 0 of forty CDS That i enjoy a lots A must for the lovers of GEORGES CZIFFRA music
Is he playing on a bösendorfer?
this was intense..
is this recording for sale? I cant find any products of this recording
What concert is it?
Georges Cziffra has always been a master of Frederik Chopin and Franz List. Seems like he wanted to interpret Felix Mendelsohn's composition differently. Perhaps he even knew (better then you "yellingLoL" and I) how Felix Mendelsohn would have wanted it to be played. ;o)
彼ほど過小評価されたピアニストはいないと思う。
Cziffra's best recordings were not made with his son. Try conductor Roberto Benzi instead.
Not a big fan of so much pedal in this one.
Felix Mendelsohn piano concerto 1 Dimitri Bashkirov the best second to none.D.Bashkirov a class of his own.Check that out from the youtube!!!
tHIS IS THE WEAKEST MENDELSOHN 1 EVER.THE BEST ONE DIMITRI BASHKIROV