Még a zongorahúrok is megolvadtak ennyi felforrósodott szenvedélynyilvánítás után... Csodálatos autentikus előadás! Nagybácsim is sokat mesélt nekem Cziffra Györgyről, személyesen ismerték egymást.
I think what makes him a truly great pianist is his profound knowledge of the theory of music and improvisation. He is not only a virtuoso but a great musician as well.
My father Jozsef Wittek and George Cziffra was a very close friends and many times they were preformed together four hands piano pieces and light early American Jazz parafrased piano pieces. My father was a composer as well and he wrote many piano pices: Valses, Etudes, Menuett, Preludes Rhapsodies, Rondo, Capriccios, Gavotte ... I have his own hand written pieces. He preformed his own piano pieces in his concert and recorded before WWII, unfortunately just few recordings survived.
i don't like how it says "greatest technicians". it is the same as calling heifetz a technician. Cziffra was at the pinnacle of emotive piano playing. A man connected to every single note, showing the ultimate and vast beauty in his heart in 88 keys. His incredible physical capabilities only served his musical Passion. It was never cold and technical.
Cortot praised Cziffra's playing of this work when he heard a radio broadcast. I understand that Cziffra also returned to Hungary in 1984 and the recital was televised and recorded. It must have been a very emotional time for Cziffra to return to his homeland.
I`m glad you enjoyed. Cziffra had a remarkable virtuoso technique and was a master at improvisation. I remeber when I was young George came over to our place and they played together four hands classical piano pieces. During the 1956 revolution my father decided stay in Hungary because it was to risky to leave the country with his wife (my mother) and four childrens. It was a very difficult time, some people don`t understand. After the 1956 revolution the RSSU took over Hungary.
cela me donne presque envie de pleurer tellement l'émotion est présente et l'âme d'une légende de l'art pianistique reste et restera à jamais dans les cordes du piano. Cziffra, ici, paraît au bout de sa vie et garde sa technique unique qui fait de lui un génie de l'instrument, bien que Schumann soit un des compositeurs les plus énigmatiques et représente le piano littéraire. Merci beaucoup wittekjmusic pour cette relique video que je ne me lasserais jamais d'écouter.
3. During the WWII Cziffra and my father had to served the country and joyed the Hungarian Army. Russia Taken my father and Cziffra Russia prisoner camp, my father live saved because he was a brilliant musician and entertained the Russian officers. My father was little bit lucky, unfortunately his friend George wasn`t to lucky, he`d beaten and tortured by Russian. It was a very hard times!! After the WWII for the musicians had a very limited opportunities. They played and preformed in a Bar.
One of my favourite piansts. Cortot was very impressed with Cziffra's playing of this Schumann work. I also like his recording of Schumann's Carnaval, Etudes Symphoniques and Toccata in C.
Georges Cziffra was brilliant, had a remarkable virtuoso technique and master at improvisation. My Favorite piano virtuoso and my father best friend. Many times they`re plays fourhands piano pieces and Jazz improvisations together in 50`s. Thank you very much a nice feedback.
GREAT THANK' S ! A so great gift .... *** Only one Georgy CZIFFRA par millénaire ! **** Avec grande émotion, une " ancienne" de Senlis ..Anouchka Khatchadourian
2. and also recorded on LP`s. Unfortunately during the 1956 revolution our house burn down and my father music collection and recordings burned in a fire. Only few music books and records survived, after my father passed away inherited his remaining music collections. The WWII and the 1956 revolution was a very hard times for every family any musicians in Hungary. Between the two Wars it was very hard, my father and Cziffra had a very limited live performances. First they have to rebuild HU.
Only Cziffra's genius allows him to have a constantly varying tempo, without appearing to suffer from bad taste. It is difficult to understand why this works for him, but I think it has to do with remarkable sensitivity to Schumann's phrasing and long term harmonic and developmental structure. He knows just how and when to pause - just how and when to come to a near dead-stop. What Cziffra achieves at the piano is more than mere musicianship. He expresses profound humane feelings. This was also evident in his personal life - full of challenge and profound suffering. He chose to not be bitter - but to share his depth of feeling with others. He could not have been in a better profession. Just listen to the Romanze section of this work and you will understand.
Great playing. He has a curious way of frequently looking at the audience e.g; (some of many) at 7:327:497:568:368:438:45. Almost as though he wants to confirm he's communicating.
Friedrich Gulda did the same in Chopin pour ma douce. He was literally staring at a beautiful woman while playing of course this helped with the communication of his work. Quite interesting!
He does not look at the audience - He understood that one cannot force ones expression on others - but, he did turn his face to the audience, giving them the opportunity to connect with what he has to say. That is the best one can do if genuine communication is to happen.
4. They worked like a companion and preformed together like brothers in a Bar. They preformed some chamber music with other musicians friends also classical and light jazz Parafrases and improvisations. Check out my father short biography on my You tube and you will see some very early program posters and documents from the 30`s-40`s. Check out my father early LP recordings. He plays Dohnanyi: Canzonetta and Dohnanyi Albumblatt.
Hello. Others have said that after the death of his son, in 1981, he never again played in public, but in the beginning here it says the video is from 1983.
I do not have a picture from my father with Cziffra. I was a witness early 50`s before the 1956 revolution George came over to our place and worked on different classical and light Jazz piano pieces together with my father. My father was a composer also and he wrote many classical piano pieces (Waltzes, Etudes, Rhapsodies, Nocturnes, Preludes, Rondo, Cappriccio, Gavotte, Menuetts and many more. I have his own hand written piano pieces. He preformed his own compositions in Hungary early 40`s
I agree Georges Cziffra is fantastic piano virtuoso!! I know George and his family very well. My father Id. Jozsef Wittek and George Cziffra was a very good friend and many times preformed together in a late 30`s-40`s and Early 50`s. My Father studied in a Franz Liszt Music Academia Budapest from 1935 his teacher was Erno Dohnanyi and Elemer Polomyi professzor. My father uncle Nemes Podhardy Podradszky professzor of music was also a great pianist and he wrote Erno Dohnanyi Biography.
A musician. More pianists should study his Schumann. There is nightshade and Sentiment players are foolishly now since Rubinstein time play romantic music too coldly . VanCliburn had the nerve to give some of this back thanks to MmeLhevinne.
My Father studied in a Franz Liszt Music Akademia, his teacher was Erno Dohnanyi and Elemet Polonyi Liszt pupils. He wrote and preformed his own composed Etudes, waltzes, preludes, Rhapsodies and many more. I have my father handwritten script from 30`s-40`s. Please check out the documents on my father you Tube video.
't Is te zeggen: 't janneke had ongetwijfeld 'iets' tegen Cziffra en Weissenberg en Gilels reageerden vies toen ik de Cziffra liet ontvallen. Vergeet niet dat er tussen die 'groten' ook nen hoop jaloezie speelt, he! Voor de grote Bernard Lemmens daarentegen is Cziffra een Legendarische Pianist/Musicus.
My father Jozsef Wittek and Georges Cziffra was very close Friends also many times they played and preformed together in many times during the 40`s and 50`s. Unfortunately during the 1956 revolution my father 98% 78` LP`s recordings perished by the Russian. Please check out my father Id.Wittek Jozsef early two Dohnanyi recordings on my You Tube- Chanel. My father was a Piano virtuoso, composer born in 1918-2003. Studied with Cziffra on the 30`s-40`s in a Ferenc Liszt music Academia.
I'm wondering if he was playing his own piano. Horowitz would only play his own piano and brought the piano everywhere he went by truck. This piano may have already been out of tune. (A piano probably cringed when the great Cziffra sat down in front of it.) Also it might have been in tune at the start of the concert.
It's actually, more than likely that the particular tonal point to which you refer is the one found in so many analog conversions to digital. It's annoying and is present in many very fine recordings. The entire video is a treasure of remembrance.
Még a zongorahúrok is megolvadtak ennyi felforrósodott szenvedélynyilvánítás után... Csodálatos autentikus előadás! Nagybácsim is sokat mesélt nekem Cziffra Györgyről, személyesen ismerték egymást.
I think what makes him a truly great pianist is his profound knowledge of the theory of music and improvisation. He is not only a virtuoso but a great musician as well.
My father Jozsef Wittek and George Cziffra was a very close friends and many times they were preformed together four hands piano pieces and light early American Jazz parafrased piano pieces. My father was a composer as well and he wrote many piano pices: Valses, Etudes, Menuett, Preludes Rhapsodies, Rondo, Capriccios, Gavotte ... I have his own hand written pieces. He preformed his own piano pieces in his concert and recorded before WWII, unfortunately just few recordings survived.
thank you for sharing this information, makes a nice connection.
Amazing memories... congratulations.
Let us to listen!
Ma questi erano bis ?
Yeh! George Cziffra was a genius, brilliant piano virtuoso!
Thank you thank you thank you soooo much for posting this! Only just found this; It's a dream come true
If he played this piece as an encore that's incredible in and of itself!! Bravo!!
i don't like how it says "greatest technicians". it is the same as calling heifetz a technician. Cziffra was at the pinnacle of emotive piano playing. A man connected to every single note, showing the ultimate and vast beauty in his heart in 88 keys. His incredible physical capabilities only served his musical Passion. It was never cold and technical.
Just so. A great artist.
Thank you ,great words! Love him so much.
Classical music Admin had to market their stock. Each player has to exude a certain skill and style. Otherwise there’s a market only for cziffra
Cortot praised Cziffra's playing of this work when he heard a radio broadcast. I understand that Cziffra also returned to Hungary in 1984 and the recital was televised and recorded. It must have been a very emotional time for Cziffra to return to his homeland.
I`m glad you enjoyed. Cziffra had a remarkable virtuoso technique and was a master at improvisation. I remeber when I was young George came over to our place and they played together four hands classical piano pieces. During the 1956 revolution my father decided stay in Hungary because it was to risky to leave the country with his wife (my mother) and four childrens. It was a very difficult time, some people don`t understand. After the 1956 revolution the RSSU took over Hungary.
cela me donne presque envie de pleurer tellement l'émotion est présente et l'âme d'une légende de l'art pianistique reste et restera à jamais dans les cordes du piano. Cziffra, ici, paraît au bout de sa vie et garde sa technique unique qui fait de lui un génie de l'instrument, bien que Schumann soit un des compositeurs les plus énigmatiques et représente le piano littéraire.
Merci beaucoup wittekjmusic pour cette relique video que je ne me lasserais jamais d'écouter.
3. During the WWII Cziffra and my father had to served the country and joyed the Hungarian Army. Russia Taken my father and Cziffra Russia prisoner camp, my father live saved because he was a brilliant musician and entertained the Russian officers.
My father was little bit lucky, unfortunately his friend George wasn`t to lucky, he`d beaten and tortured by Russian. It was a very hard times!! After the WWII for the musicians had a very limited opportunities. They played and preformed in a Bar.
One of my favourite piansts. Cortot was very impressed with Cziffra's playing of this Schumann work. I also like his recording of Schumann's Carnaval, Etudes Symphoniques and Toccata in C.
Georges Cziffra was brilliant, had a remarkable virtuoso technique and master at improvisation. My Favorite piano virtuoso and my father best friend. Many times they`re plays fourhands piano pieces and Jazz improvisations together in 50`s. Thank you very much a nice feedback.
Grazie Maestro Cziffra,per sempre
What an awesome audience with great clapping technique.
GREAT THANK' S ! A so great gift ....
*** Only one Georgy CZIFFRA par millénaire ! ****
Avec grande émotion, une " ancienne" de Senlis ..Anouchka Khatchadourian
2. and also recorded on LP`s. Unfortunately during the 1956 revolution our house burn down and my father music collection and recordings burned in a fire. Only few music books and records survived, after my father passed away inherited his remaining music collections. The WWII and the 1956 revolution was a very hard times for every family any musicians in Hungary. Between the two Wars it was very hard, my father and Cziffra had a very limited live performances. First they have to rebuild HU.
humanized and sincere
Thanks for the interesting information!
I knew Cziffra personally, too.
Regards from cold again Belgium,
Geert Dehoux.
Unique artist in the world!!!!
Only Cziffra's genius allows him to have a constantly varying tempo, without appearing to suffer from bad taste. It is difficult to understand why this works for him, but I think it has to do with remarkable sensitivity to Schumann's phrasing and long term harmonic and developmental structure. He knows just how and when to pause - just how and when to come to a near dead-stop. What Cziffra achieves at the piano is more than mere musicianship. He expresses profound humane feelings. This was also evident in his personal life - full of challenge and profound suffering. He chose to not be bitter - but to share his depth of feeling with others. He could not have been in a better profession. Just listen to the Romanze section of this work and you will understand.
❤❤❤❤❤ thank you.
@@elmiramuradova561 -- BRAVO from Mexico City!
Great playing. He has a curious way of frequently looking at the audience e.g; (some of many) at 7:32 7:49 7:56 8:36 8:43 8:45. Almost as though he wants to confirm he's communicating.
lsbrother Busoni did the same! Maybe a way to better connect with the audience.
Friedrich Gulda did the same in Chopin pour ma douce. He was literally staring at a beautiful woman while playing of course this helped with the communication of his work. Quite interesting!
and 1:47
He does not look at the audience - He understood that one cannot force ones expression on others - but, he did turn his face to the audience, giving them the opportunity to connect with what he has to say. That is the best one can do if genuine communication is to happen.
@@lourak613 -- I agree....he is just Looking....that's all.....WONDROUS! BRAVO from Mexico!
Muchas gracias
Thank you very much, please check out my other George Cziffra performances.
Emozionante!!
If this was an encore , it would be epic .
Thank you very much your help, I hope you enjoyed the video.
4. They worked like a companion and preformed together like brothers in a Bar. They preformed some chamber music with other musicians friends also classical and light jazz Parafrases and improvisations. Check out my father short biography on my You tube and you will see some very early program posters and documents from the 30`s-40`s. Check out my father early LP recordings. He plays Dohnanyi: Canzonetta and Dohnanyi Albumblatt.
Hello. Others have said that after the death of his son, in 1981, he never again played in public, but in the beginning here it says the video is from 1983.
After the death of his son, who was a conductor, he would never again perform with an orchestra.
I do not have a picture from my father with Cziffra. I was a witness early 50`s before the 1956 revolution George came over to our place and worked on different classical and light Jazz piano pieces together with my father. My father was a composer also and he wrote many classical piano pieces (Waltzes, Etudes, Rhapsodies, Nocturnes, Preludes, Rondo, Cappriccio, Gavotte, Menuetts and many more. I have his own hand written piano pieces. He preformed his own compositions in Hungary early 40`s
Did your father ever publish his pieces. I’m quite interested how they sounded like.
Aah!
Brilliant piece of music! The section beginning at 7:29 sounds like a Beethoven variation on a theme.
Which piece are you thinking? I'm curious
@@matteogenerani5097 It sounds a part from the the third movement of Beethoven's Sonata No.18
Brilliant... I also think he played the whole piece as an encore... The piano is so out out tune already by then... Great
I agree Georges Cziffra is fantastic piano virtuoso!! I know George and his family very well. My father Id. Jozsef Wittek and George Cziffra was a very good friend and many times preformed together in a late 30`s-40`s and Early 50`s. My Father studied in a Franz Liszt Music Academia Budapest from 1935 his teacher was Erno Dohnanyi and Elemer Polomyi professzor. My father uncle Nemes Podhardy Podradszky professzor of music was also a great pianist and he wrote Erno Dohnanyi Biography.
Haha ....you agree??
Well ...then he is a virtuoso..bit certanly you know better then him..right?
This is Schumann's Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op.26, not Carnaval Op.9 :)
wait, he gave the whole Faschingsschwank aus Wien as bis (encore)?
Yes!!!!
Marcel, speelde Cziffra heel de Fasching als bis ?!
A musician. More pianists should study his Schumann. There is nightshade and Sentiment players are foolishly now since Rubinstein time play romantic music too coldly . VanCliburn had the nerve to give some of this back thanks to MmeLhevinne.
My Father studied in a Franz Liszt Music Akademia, his teacher was Erno Dohnanyi and Elemet Polonyi Liszt pupils. He wrote and preformed his own composed Etudes, waltzes, preludes, Rhapsodies and many more. I have my father handwritten script from 30`s-40`s. Please check out the documents on my father you Tube video.
Marcel, wat vond Michelangeli van Cziffra ?
't Is te zeggen: 't janneke had ongetwijfeld 'iets' tegen Cziffra en Weissenberg en Gilels reageerden vies toen ik de Cziffra liet ontvallen.
Vergeet niet dat er tussen die 'groten' ook nen hoop jaloezie speelt, he!
Voor de grote Bernard Lemmens daarentegen is Cziffra een Legendarische Pianist/Musicus.
1:04
16:14 intermezzo
My father Jozsef Wittek and Georges Cziffra was very close Friends also many times they played and preformed together in many times during the 40`s and 50`s. Unfortunately during the 1956 revolution my father 98% 78` LP`s recordings perished by the Russian. Please check out my father Id.Wittek Jozsef early two Dohnanyi recordings on my You Tube- Chanel. My father was a Piano virtuoso, composer born in 1918-2003. Studied with Cziffra on the 30`s-40`s in a Ferenc Liszt music Academia.
de naam Cziffra, excuus.
le PIANISTE POETE avant Tout ... Son Piano de Gaveau de Concert GAVEAU de 1960 est a Aix en Provence ...
Cziffra is one of my favorites. What a shame the piano was out of tune. Especially in the treble notes.
I'm wondering if he was playing his own piano. Horowitz would only play his own piano and brought the piano everywhere he went by truck. This piano may have already been out of tune. (A piano probably cringed when the great Cziffra sat down in front of it.) Also it might have been in tune at the start of the concert.
It's actually, more than likely that the particular tonal point to which you refer is the one found in so many analog conversions to digital. It's annoying and is present in many very fine recordings. The entire video is a treasure of remembrance.
Seh...
It's all a dream.
Meher Baba called it "The Existing None Existing".
Master Gerardus calls it: "The None Existing Existing."
You mean like Sartre's "Being and Nothingness"? BRAVO from Mexico!
This is new to me... are you referring to Meher baba's comments on cziffra or schumann?
Composer: a genius....Pianist: really great....piano: terrible