Both are routes that can be chosen according to how this affects you. If you saw how powerful he is, and you are thirsty for such power, then this should motivate you to progress, and to progress, you need potential with persistent, long term patience. If his power made your mind week and you felt nothing in front of him and his power just demanded your mind, then you won't seek power ever as long as you don't feel the need to.
There will always be those better, much better. and also those worse, and much worse. One has to be comfortable in their own skin and their position in the Food Chain.
Cziffra was a popular pianist from the late fifties when he first appeared in the west until around the mid 1970s when a more Urtext edition purist mentality came more into fashion. He never played in the UK after 1974 and after the death of his son Gyorgy Cziffra Jr. in a fire in 1981 he rarely played in public and never performed with orchestra again. Very sad - but at least he left us with an extensive recorded legacy.
@@michaelalbutt9940 nice! do you still remember his playing? was it as showy and amazing as it looks in these old videos? he just has this powerful playing sound that i love
@@bludika When I saw Cziffra I had recently acquired an LP by Tamas Vasary playing Liszt. On it was the Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 which ends with those ever accelerating octave passages. Czffra began playing at about the speed that Vasary reaches about half way through. The first half of the recital was Chopin. In the Funeral March sonata Cziffra brought such an intensity to the music that time went into suspension.
Amazing - Cziffra plays like a man possessed. When he performed this virtuoso work in his early recitals he always brought the house down and had everyone cheering.
That triumphant glance at the camera at the end is priceless. How can he play so fast (and accurately)? Enhanced neural pathways? Born on Mars? One of the greatest.
Very much neural wiring going on. Vladimir Ashkenazy has the same thing with performing thirds, at least in his younger days. NO pianist could come close to his speed and exactness when performing thirds.
This was one of the Liszt's most commonly played concert tunes when he travelled Europe. He retired form touring at age 35 and stopped taking pay for playing because he was so rich already. He was one of the greatest piano viruosos ever.
I wonder how can he play soooooo wonderful, after a hard life like he had. He was a genius and a very very srong man. I love him and I am very proud of him! Liszt, Cziffra, Hungary forever. :)
This is some of the most phenomenal piano playing I have ever heard in all my 54 years. Cziffra truly owns this piece, and I can't help but wonder whether Liszt himself could have played it any better. And some people say that technique and the ability to play fast are not important! Let anyone without sufficient technique try to play this piece!
The proof that he is the greatest: I have looked all over for recordings of this piece by different pianists, and of all the ones I found (which is not many, mind you), Cziffra plays it about twice as fast as anyone else...
What a fucking PRIVILEGE to see this man perform. I guess this is as close to actually seeing Liszt himself perform as it can get. All bow to quite possibly the greatest force of nature the instrument has ever encountered.
+LisztianGR fucking? privilege. Don't insult the masters Thalberg was perhaps ever more gifted. Lizst himself stated that Thalberg was the only pianist he was afraid off. Cziffra is perhaps ever more gifted (technically-wise) then the both of them.
+Michaël Wisse Actually, if I am not mistaken, it was the other way around: it was Thalberg that was speechless and greatly intimidated by Liszt. And as @LisztianGR stated, it was actually Alkan that had Liszt keeping up on his knickers not falling down pertaining to the absolutely mastery of the keyboard.
Yes, this wonderful performance is really fun and entertaining; of course, the Grand Galop is not asking for any "religious depths" and Cziffra's just having a good time really transfers effectively to the listener!
Exactement, et je pense d'autant plus que le fait que Valentina ne pourra jamais, bien qu'elle l'interprète déjà très bien hein, l'interpréter avec la même hargne typiquement masculine de Cziffra.
There is a another video of Cziffra playing this one over there where you can see, well, you cannot see, his hands playing...He plays so fast and accurate that your eyes cannot percibe them. Wow!! One of my favorite pianist!! Amazing!! 6 stars!!
Yes! I saw this video once at least four or five years ago and I've tried finding it a few times since with no success. Better like it before it gets away again.
Phénoménal. Je crois qu'il avait deux mains droites... Au delà de l'impossible. Interprétation, technique et précision. La définition parfaite du Virtuoso.
Franz Liszt’s Grand galop chromatique, S.219, from 1838 in E-flat major is one of his typical bravura pieces. Gyorgy Cziffra attained enormous audience success with this piece :)) Bravo !!
I love how at 2:38 he drops his hands from the keyboard, while looking away from it. Showoff! If Liszt played this even better than Cziffra, it's hard to fathom how virtuosic such a performance would be.
A brilliant technique like Cziffras tends to bring out envy and the green-eyed monster in others with more puny gifts. Cziffra's super virtuosity suits this piece perfectly!
@123mazeppa You completely crack me up. Funniest thing I've heard all week. I think Liszt would be super pleased with this simply amazing video of one of the greatest of pianists.
GOD daaaammmmnn this is soooooooooooooo fuckin good im speechless how can he play this piece sooo fast and still so clear?!!!!!!!!!!!!! unbelieveable technique!!!!!!!
Cziffra's technique is so awesome, that he could have played the entire thing without the the pedal and did indeed play a good portion of it without the pedal. The Galop is also an amazing piece. Consider the daring passage at 2:22; also his use of modality and other advanced harmonies throughout. And remember that this piece was written in 1838.
JEEEEEZE. This performance is actually a little more inspired than the famous one on that "great pianists" video, though the film quality isn't as great.
I can't decide whether this inspires me to practice, or to quit.
Both are routes that can be chosen according to how this affects you. If you saw how powerful he is, and you are thirsty for such power, then this should motivate you to progress, and to progress, you need potential with persistent, long term patience. If his power made your mind week and you felt nothing in front of him and his power just demanded your mind, then you won't seek power ever as long as you don't feel the need to.
I bet cziffra wouldn't want you to quit
@William Guldfred exactly ;)
There will always be those better, much better. and also those worse, and much worse. One has to be comfortable in their own skin and their position in the Food Chain.
@@NoferTrunions food chain.. that sounds, kinda terrifying..
I just love, love, love his glance at the camera at the end. Cziffra's expression is like, "See? No biggie."
I love that, too. In Japan, that kind of face is called "doya-gao"(hows-this-face).
"I am finished, thank you."
That was good :)))
"OK, your turn, let's see what you can do."
@@FumecriHimecri "not bad, huh?"
This is how this piece should be played! It was Liszt´s own showstopper, and this performer is a fellow Hungarian, and an utter genius!
1:34 left hand like god
That’s insane!
Yes incredibly good
Only on Cziffra! So sad this wonderful pianist did not get the attention he so deserved!
Cziffra was a popular pianist from the late fifties when he first appeared in the west until around the mid 1970s when a more Urtext edition purist mentality came more into fashion. He never played in the UK after 1974 and after the death of his son Gyorgy Cziffra Jr. in a fire in 1981 he rarely played in public and never performed with orchestra again. Very sad - but at least he left us with an extensive recorded legacy.
Great people don't need attention. They are already great as they are.
At the age of 16 I went to the RFH to hear Cziffra and this was included in his recital. What an evening!
dang, you must be very old now, how old are you? i wish i saw Cziffra live too
@@bludika 76 and still listening to Liszt
@@michaelalbutt9940 nice! do you still remember his playing? was it as showy and amazing as it looks in these old videos? he just has this powerful playing sound that i love
@@bludika When I saw Cziffra I had recently acquired an LP by Tamas Vasary playing Liszt. On it was the Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 which ends with those ever accelerating octave passages. Czffra began playing at about the speed that Vasary reaches about half way through. The first half of the recital was Chopin. In the Funeral March sonata Cziffra brought such an intensity to the music that time went into suspension.
Wow ! That was in his prime years!!
Amazing - Cziffra plays like a man possessed. When he performed this virtuoso work in his early recitals he always brought the house down and had everyone cheering.
That triumphant glance at the camera at the end is priceless. How can he play so fast (and accurately)? Enhanced neural pathways? Born on Mars? One of the greatest.
Very much neural wiring going on. Vladimir Ashkenazy has the same thing with performing thirds, at least in his younger days. NO pianist could come close to his speed and exactness when performing thirds.
I think cziffra's take on op 25 no 6 comes to a similar comparison at the least here@@pianoman551000
This was one of the Liszt's most commonly played concert tunes when he travelled Europe. He retired form touring at age 35 and stopped taking pay for playing because he was so rich already. He was one of the greatest piano viruosos ever.
Are you talking about cziffra or lizst?
@@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion liszt
Omg stopping taking a payment just because you're already rich.. what a noble person!
Not quite right
Well, that is not true, sorry to say it.
I think this is the fastest tempo I've ever heard.
I wonder how can he play soooooo wonderful, after a hard life like he had. He was a genius and a very very srong man. I love him and I am very proud of him! Liszt, Cziffra, Hungary forever. :)
Liszt was not in his right mind when he composed this song. No one could play it. Cziffra isn't a person.
Liszt isn't one either
It isn't a song.
Nor Valentina Lisitsa.
@TheTage Show PEDANTE
The great thing is: he was.
Finally someone captured the spirit of the piece. Changes in volume and speed only add to the wonder of the piece.
Humanity's finest specimen.
This is some of the most phenomenal piano playing I have ever heard in all my 54 years. Cziffra truly owns this piece, and I can't help but wonder whether Liszt himself could have played it any better. And some people say that technique and the ability to play fast are not important! Let anyone without sufficient technique try to play this piece!
Jaw-dropping virtuosity! Cziffra would be presented with a laurel wreath from the Abbé Liszt himself for this performance.
The proof that he is the greatest:
I have looked all over for recordings of this piece by different pianists, and of all the ones I found (which is not many, mind you), Cziffra plays it about twice as fast as anyone else...
What a fucking PRIVILEGE to see this man perform. I guess this is as close to actually seeing Liszt himself perform as it can get.
All bow to quite possibly the greatest force of nature the instrument has ever encountered.
+LisztianGR Supernaturalpower of instrument? lol
+LisztianGR fucking? privilege. Don't insult the masters
Thalberg was perhaps ever more gifted. Lizst himself stated that Thalberg was the only pianist he was afraid off. Cziffra is perhaps ever more gifted (technically-wise) then the both of them.
+Michaël Wisse Don't forget about Alkan.
LisztianGR Alkan was great also
+Michaël Wisse Actually, if I am not mistaken, it was the other way around: it was Thalberg that was speechless and greatly intimidated by Liszt. And as @LisztianGR stated, it was actually Alkan that had Liszt keeping up on his knickers not falling down pertaining to the absolutely mastery of the keyboard.
incredible, awesome, phenomenal, just CZIFFRA
Вот так играет Великий музыкант довольно редкое произведение. Браво !!!
Yes, this wonderful performance is really fun and entertaining; of course, the Grand Galop is not asking for any "religious depths" and Cziffra's just having a good time really transfers effectively to the listener!
Jamais un pianiste n'a respecté à la lettre ce que doit être un véritable galop...sauf Cziffra ! Ceci est proprement hallucinant !!!!
Exactement, et je pense d'autant plus que le fait que Valentina ne pourra jamais, bien qu'elle l'interprète déjà très bien hein, l'interpréter avec la même hargne typiquement masculine de Cziffra.
one of my favorite pianists
I had never heard of this amazing piece until now. Technically unimaginable!
I think that this man is the closest to touch the virtuosity level of Liszt
genius genius genius genius GENIUS
ああああああめっちゃかっこいい！！でもどうみてもカツラ！
Great fun! Thank you for the post.
The best interpretation of this galop chromatic. Cziffra 👌
One of the best performances of anything on youtube.
thank you so much for this magic version !!!
There is a another video of Cziffra playing this one over there where you can see, well, you cannot see, his hands playing...He plays so fast and accurate that your eyes cannot percibe them. Wow!! One of my favorite pianist!! Amazing!! 6 stars!!
that was utterly amazing and i was about to cry.
Thanks for posting this super good vdo. He is genious.
Amazing piece, amazing pianist... the best ever lived!! :)
AHHH This is so enjoyable! I feel so up-beat after listening!
breathtaking
Such Power. Full command. Amazing
Yes! I saw this video once at least four or five years ago and I've tried finding it a few times since with no success. Better like it before it gets away again.
Fantastic!!!!
MERCI DE COEUR PROFOND
À CE GÉNIE;
LE MEILLEUR DE TOUS LES TEMPS.
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Phénoménal. Je crois qu'il avait deux mains droites... Au delà de l'impossible. Interprétation, technique et précision. La définition parfaite du Virtuoso.
Tout á fait d'accord!
Franz Liszt’s Grand galop chromatique, S.219, from 1838 in E-flat major is one of his typical bravura pieces. Gyorgy Cziffra attained enormous audience success with this piece :)) Bravo !!
can you imagine being at a recital of his!! riveting!!
I love how at 2:38 he drops his hands from the keyboard, while looking away from it. Showoff! If Liszt played this even better than Cziffra, it's hard to fathom how virtuosic such a performance would be.
2:38
The passage at 2:22 is just one of the great, remarkable passages in all of Lisztdom. And there are many, many more.
2:22
WOW!!!! 1:36, that was Amazing, 5 STARS!
"5 stars" sad
@I STILL HATE MINIONS SO MUCH thanks lol
@I STILL HATE MINIONS SO MUCH hahah u aswell
Ответишь русскому спустя 14 мать его лет....
1:36
I THINK CZIFFRA WILL B A MORE CHALLENGING RIVAL FOR LISZT THAN S.THALBERG
amazing skill and concentration
Master of the mad rubato!
A brilliant technique like Cziffras tends to bring out envy and the green-eyed monster in others with more puny gifts. Cziffra's super virtuosity suits this piece perfectly!
I am a pianist to and I am now on this Melody , when i will finish it , please enter , Cziffra and Liszt are the BEST!
I had to double check if I hadn't left the 1.5x speed from a previous video.
Fantastico e trascinante.
His furious hands seems to be unconnected from his absolutely calm body. Awesome.
As usual, Mr. Bond, the pleasure was all yours...
Happy 100th Birthday, man.
I have not seen the third hand, but I have really heard it. SUPERB.
速さに気を取られていましたが、何度も聴くうちに緩急あり、表情豊かな演奏をされていていることに気付きました。bravo!
Loved Cziffra's final look at the camera - like he was gonna say:"How's 'at!
音楽は自由だ！！
Love Cziffra's expression in the final seconds of the video. "OK, you try that."
Great Alternative record, I like this one even more.
Pk il n'y a plus d'aussi bon musicien aujourd'hui !!!!
Bravissimo!!!
amazing
So fast. His movements all seem perfect in context. Damn.
@MrJohnscott1 Definitely. He did attend the Franz Liszt Academy of Music when he was 9 (the youngest student ever admitted).
Master !
I'd give anything to hear Liszt play!! :P
Nadie como CZiffra!!!
Nobody CAN play it better!!! You need to be a genius of piano to play like this to this tempo presto indicated by LISZT!!! Only Cziffra can do it!!!!
Unlike other videos of this, this guy is clearly legit :D
You have no idea how much I want to be that piano right now.
He finished this just 3minutes. I'll use this video as a timer instead of a sandglass.
@123mazeppa You completely crack me up. Funniest thing I've heard all week.
I think Liszt would be super pleased with this simply amazing video of one of the greatest of pianists.
Oh man its like he's doing karate on the piano!! I love it!!!
The best of the best
looks fun, i gotta give it a try
GOD daaaammmmnn this is soooooooooooooo fuckin good im speechless how can he play this piece sooo fast and still so clear?!!!!!!!!!!!!! unbelieveable technique!!!!!!!
Cziffra's technique is so awesome, that he could have played the entire thing without the the pedal and did indeed play a good portion of it without the pedal. The Galop is also an amazing piece. Consider the daring passage at 2:22; also his use of modality and other advanced harmonies throughout. And remember that this piece was written in 1838.
Pure enjoyment :) Nice :)
This piece done by this pianist is really something...
Pure adrenaline :). Great!
I don’t know what to say. Listening to his accuracy; watching his fingers move at mind-numbing speed. It’s out of body-outside human.
MAESTRUS!
JEEEEEZE. This performance is actually a little more inspired than the famous one on that "great pianists" video, though the film quality isn't as great.
2:30 Feels good, man.
I have forgotten my words...
Holy blood of Christ! This is so good!
Man I love the left hand octaves at 1.36.
The best
I'm a beast at Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Just clearly he's the best!
he flies
That looks so easy for him that he might be thinking "what am i going to have for lunch tomorrow" while playing
LIKE A BOSS
I love his face at the end, it's like "ok, now that's how it goes... have a go"
Played like a true gypsy! I love this.
Best of 1900s!!!!!!,