Fascinating story, I've always wondered what the backstory was behind the famous video! I hope maestro Katsaris does one of these videos on the story of him recording all the Liszt/Beethoven symphonic transcriptions.
The greatest pianist alive today and the greatest pianist of the 21st century and sorry it’s not even very close. Long live the great Cyprien Katsaris what an amazing pianist
Mr. KATSARIS is an amazing pianist, ans so generous of his own self, always adding several "bis" or extra pieces! It was again the case at Gaveau by the end of September!
You are, hands-down, my favorite pianist - and one of my heroes - in the crossover from the 20th century to the 21st century. For the 20th century, Leopold Godowsky is my pianistic hero. In the 21st century, Artur Cimirro is my pianistic hero. The three of you changed my musicianship for the better, and I’m so grateful to be alive at the same time as you. I hope I can see you in concert someday, although I’m not sure when that will be. Thank you for this fantastic story; I could listen to you talk just as long as I can listen to you perform. Cziffra is the whole reason I was able to flourish on UA-cam with my main channel, TheExarion. Without his influence in my early years, I would be nothing pianistically. And without you, my musicianship wouldn’t be as rich with color as it is now. Thank you for all of the wonderful music and influences you have provided onto the world, Mr. Katsaris ♥️
What a wonderful story! Told with equal measures of humour and humility. May it be of some satisfaction to you Monsieur Katsaris, to know how much joy you give through your incredible talent and performances, many of which are generously available on UA-cam. Bravo et merci!
Il y a maintenant presque 10 ans, je découvrais sur youtube quelques une de vos masterclass données au Japon. Je n’ai malheureusement jamais eu l’occasion de vous de le dire en vrai, mais sachez que c’est grace à vous que j’ai compris comment jouer Chopin du mieux possible. Rien qu’au travers de quelques videos, j’ai énormément appris. Merci encore Mr Katsaris ! En espérant voir peut-être à l’avenir de nouvelles masterclass que vous donnerez sur d’autres pieces de Chopin
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story! I had the biggest smile hearing cziffra's name. You are my 2 favorite pianists of all time. If incarnation is real I would absolutely believe that Cziffra was a reincarnation of liszt
Thank you for the interesting story. Compositions have a biography, too. I am a jazz pianist. It blows my mind that Cziffra improvised that arrangement, certain parts I can hear that he did, others hard to believe. I find Mr. Katsaris' version more vibrant/colourful than Cziffra's, more to my taste, but I must say Cziffra's original recording is out of this world. I haven't heard a version since that holds up to these two gentlemen.
I played this improvised flight of the bumblebee, the speed, the sore is insane. I keep going back to you, watching you hit all those notes accurately in octaves motivated me to finish the piece. Thank you, you're an inspiration!
Wonderful! This reminds me of similar experiences that Charles Hopkins used to tell me about during our lessons. If you have a copy of the score, would you be willing to share it with me so that I can compare it to the Peter’s Edition and Editio Musica Budapest Edition? I edited it a little to make it closer to the recording and Charles showed me one or two things and even some fingering which Cziffra showed him but it would be incredible to see all of Cziffra’s corrections after György wrote it down! My students who study this piece will greatly benefit. Thank you so much for posting this priceless personal experience of you with the greatest pianist of the 20th Century!
Very nice story! After so many years I will finally have the opportunity to see you in a couple of weeks in Münsing! All the best for you and thanks a lot for playing piano
Wow, what an amazing story. I too, am a huge fan of Cziffra, but you are also an amazing pianist. Your recordings and concert performances also blow me away.
I always Love the stories you tell Maestro, I remember all 😁! I hope you will tell a lot of more story’s and insights about Cziffra, but also the story about how Rachmaninov made mistakes during concerts and ordered the accompanist to keep playing. Thank you 😁
Force est de constater que Georges Cziffra a souvent été critiqué précisément par le côté "cirque" de nombre de ses prestations. Il agaçait quand même pas mal de monde ! Mais ce n'était pas toujours le cas. J'ai eu l'occasion d'assister à un de ses récitals il y a de cela quelques décennies. Et il se trouve qu'il n' pas joué ce soir-là des pièces réputées particulièrement "acrobatiques" (je me souviens de l'introduction et rondo op 16 et de la sonate op 35 de Chopin). Une petite question que je pose par curiosité : Combien de temps vous-a-t-il fallu pour mettre en place cette pièce qui est quand même un sacré morceau de bravoure ( et un énorme risque ! ) ?
You showed a short clip of Cziffra playing "The flight of the bumblebee." Do you know where I can see the whole video? Also, your performance is fantastic and brutally hard!
@Cyprien Katsaris: Great story and great Bumblebee video - just watched it 🙂 PS: Any tips on how to get faster octaves? I've seen an old Masterclass video where you taught Chopin op53 and demonstrated how fast you can go with the left hand octaves in the middle section. I'm still mindblown as to how you can achive such speed!
Interesting story, Maestro. Yes, Cziffra was a great pianist; I find the phrase "The best one" a little unfair to the other great pianist, though (I guess it's a matter of taste, anyway). I thought he liked writing music (it can be nerve-racking at times: Chopin used to get really nervous when writing music, example). Cziffra's arrangement of the Bumblebee is very virtuosic but/ and really creative and fun, as well. I have watched the video where you played it and your rendition is really good, too. I wonder how you would interpret it now (musicians usually get wiser and better as they grow older). Nice apartment 🐝
why making this comparison?The two musicians are from totally different worlds of perspective, musical style and physiognomies ,and it seems extremely hazardeous to compare techniques or what yourself think that you perceive of them. Rachmaninov was the most virtuoso pianist alive back in the day, then came Horowitz, and then came Yuja Wang.What sense does it make to compare their way to absolute technical brilliance?We would need weeks to analyze technical skills, compare them,see who uses which ways to get to which results and it would be perfectly obsolete to do so.I don't actually know if you know all Bolet recordings...maybe you should discover just the Godowski recordings...and then we talk again
@@carlhopkinson this is just a phrase. Katsaris, that i know personally, is a fabulous virtuoso, mega quick brain, there is no doubt.You don't explain what you mean by efficient.You should compare them physically as well.Bolet hast enormous hands, a very tall and powerfull body. It is already evident that his ways to get to a musical result is optically and by the rails to get there totally different.If you really want to sustain such therories, it needs in depth explanations of a pianist about a pianist, otherwise, I am sorry to say, it is like to listen to a critic that knows music by CD and then compares the live performance he has to write about to his discography from home
These lists are subjective, unnecessary and stupid! There's a number of phenomenal pianists that you don't even mention. Should i start with Rachmaninoff and Liszt?!
Könnten Sie Bumblebee aktuell spielen und hochladen?! Das wäre der Hammer! 😊 Μπορείτε να παίξετε ξανά το κομμάτι μετά από 40+ χρόνια σε διασκευή Ciffra/Katsaris ?? @katsaris
Fascinating story, I've always wondered what the backstory was behind the famous video! I hope maestro Katsaris does one of these videos on the story of him recording all the Liszt/Beethoven symphonic transcriptions.
I would love this.
Congratulations Cyprien. You are the first renowned worldwide pianist who actually curates his own UA-cam channel, impressive. I love it.
The greatest pianist alive today and the greatest pianist of the 21st century and sorry it’s not even very close. Long live the great Cyprien Katsaris what an amazing pianist
Mr. KATSARIS is an amazing pianist, ans so generous of his own self, always adding several "bis" or extra pieces! It was again the case at Gaveau by the end of September!
You are, hands-down, my favorite pianist - and one of my heroes - in the crossover from the 20th century to the 21st century. For the 20th century, Leopold Godowsky is my pianistic hero. In the 21st century, Artur Cimirro is my pianistic hero. The three of you changed my musicianship for the better, and I’m so grateful to be alive at the same time as you. I hope I can see you in concert someday, although I’m not sure when that will be.
Thank you for this fantastic story; I could listen to you talk just as long as I can listen to you perform. Cziffra is the whole reason I was able to flourish on UA-cam with my main channel, TheExarion. Without his influence in my early years, I would be nothing pianistically. And without you, my musicianship wouldn’t be as rich with color as it is now. Thank you for all of the wonderful music and influences you have provided onto the world, Mr. Katsaris ♥️
My favourite pianists: Katsaris and Cziffra. I adore you!!!
What a wonderful story! Told with equal measures of humour and humility. May it be of some satisfaction to you Monsieur Katsaris, to know how much joy you give through your incredible talent and performances, many of which are generously available on UA-cam. Bravo et merci!
Amazing pianist!
Il y a maintenant presque 10 ans, je découvrais sur youtube quelques une de vos masterclass données au Japon. Je n’ai malheureusement jamais eu l’occasion de vous de le dire en vrai, mais sachez que c’est grace à vous que j’ai compris comment jouer Chopin du mieux possible. Rien qu’au travers de quelques videos, j’ai énormément appris. Merci encore Mr Katsaris !
En espérant voir peut-être à l’avenir de nouvelles masterclass que vous donnerez sur d’autres pieces de Chopin
Grandissimo Maestro e Artista!!!
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story! I had the biggest smile hearing cziffra's name. You are my 2 favorite pianists of all time. If incarnation is real I would absolutely believe that Cziffra was a reincarnation of liszt
Haha his impression of Cziffra at 2:42 is hilarious 😂
Thanks for sharing this story! The talent of great pianists, such as you, is always mesmerizing. Merci beaucoup!
Absolutely brilliant, I really do hope you continue these series
I am a huge fan of Cziffra. Thank you maestro for sharing this story.
Thank you for the interesting story. Compositions have a biography, too. I am a jazz pianist. It blows my mind that Cziffra improvised that arrangement, certain parts I can hear that he did, others hard to believe. I find Mr. Katsaris' version more vibrant/colourful than Cziffra's, more to my taste, but I must say Cziffra's original recording is out of this world. I haven't heard a version since that holds up to these two gentlemen.
I played this improvised flight of the bumblebee, the speed, the sore is insane. I keep going back to you, watching you hit all those notes accurately in octaves motivated me to finish the piece. Thank you, you're an inspiration!
Wonderful! This reminds me of similar experiences that Charles Hopkins used to tell me about during our lessons. If you have a copy of the score, would you be willing to share it with me so that I can compare it to the Peter’s Edition and Editio Musica Budapest Edition? I edited it a little to make it closer to the recording and Charles showed me one or two things and even some fingering which Cziffra showed him but it would be incredible to see all of Cziffra’s corrections after György wrote it down! My students who study this piece will greatly benefit. Thank you so much for posting this priceless personal experience of you with the greatest pianist of the 20th Century!
Very nice story! After so many years I will finally have the opportunity to see you in a couple of weeks in Münsing! All the best for you and thanks a lot for playing piano
Wow, what an amazing story. I too, am a huge fan of Cziffra, but you are also an amazing pianist. Your recordings and concert performances also blow me away.
Wonderful story! I loved that video, it really drove me crazy and made me fall in love with classical music even more.
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Cziffra facial expression was: f…k, he plays this better than me…mmm😂🫤 Joking of course, two Geniuses❤️🎹
Great story! For me its "unspielbar" in German. Fantastic playing Cyprian! Hats off! 🙏🎹🎶🎵🎶
I always Love the stories you tell Maestro, I remember all 😁! I hope you will tell a lot of more story’s and insights about Cziffra, but also the story about how Rachmaninov made mistakes during concerts and ordered the accompanist to keep playing.
Thank you 😁
Cziffra is the best
I studied under a Beethoven student. Zac Poonen is the best teacher on the internet.
Grazie ❤
Force est de constater que Georges Cziffra a souvent été critiqué précisément par le côté "cirque" de nombre de ses prestations. Il agaçait quand même pas mal de monde !
Mais ce n'était pas toujours le cas. J'ai eu l'occasion d'assister à un de ses récitals il y a de cela quelques décennies. Et il se trouve qu'il n' pas joué ce soir-là des pièces réputées particulièrement "acrobatiques" (je me souviens de l'introduction et rondo op 16 et de la sonate op 35 de Chopin).
Une petite question que je pose par curiosité : Combien de temps vous-a-t-il fallu pour mettre en place cette pièce qui est quand même un sacré morceau de bravoure ( et un énorme risque ! ) ?
You showed a short clip of Cziffra playing "The flight of the bumblebee." Do you know where I can see the whole video? Also, your performance is fantastic and brutally hard!
@Cyprien Katsaris: Great story and great Bumblebee video - just watched it 🙂
PS: Any tips on how to get faster octaves? I've seen an old Masterclass video where you taught Chopin op53 and demonstrated how fast you can go with the left hand octaves in the middle section. I'm still mindblown as to how you can achive such speed!
Interesting story, Maestro. Yes, Cziffra was a great pianist; I find the phrase "The best one" a little unfair to the other great pianist, though (I guess it's a matter of taste, anyway). I thought he liked writing music (it can be nerve-racking at times: Chopin used to get really nervous when writing music, example). Cziffra's arrangement of the Bumblebee is very virtuosic but/ and really creative and fun, as well. I have watched the video where you played it and your rendition is really good, too. I wonder how you would interpret it now (musicians usually get wiser and better as they grow older). Nice apartment 🐝
Mr. Katsaris has the ultimate musicianship of Jorge Bolet with a superior technique.
why making this comparison?The two musicians are from totally different worlds of perspective, musical style and physiognomies ,and it seems extremely hazardeous to compare techniques or what yourself think that you perceive of them. Rachmaninov was the most virtuoso pianist alive back in the day, then came Horowitz, and then came Yuja Wang.What sense does it make to compare their way to absolute technical brilliance?We would need weeks to analyze technical skills, compare them,see who uses which ways to get to which results and it would be perfectly obsolete to do so.I don't actually know if you know all Bolet recordings...maybe you should discover just the Godowski recordings...and then we talk again
@@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879 He has a right to his opinion as you do.
@@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879 Because I perceive Katarsis technique to be more efficient and thus more capable. That's why.
@@carlhopkinson this is just a phrase. Katsaris, that i know personally, is a fabulous virtuoso, mega quick brain, there is no doubt.You don't explain what you mean by efficient.You should compare them physically as well.Bolet hast enormous hands, a very tall and powerfull body. It is already evident that his ways to get to a musical result is optically and by the rails to get there totally different.If you really want to sustain such therories, it needs in depth explanations of a pianist about a pianist, otherwise, I am sorry to say, it is like to listen to a critic that knows music by CD and then compares the live performance he has to write about to his discography from home
@@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879 are you not making any comparison yourself?!
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So actually, it is thanks to Katsaris that the score exists …
Good
In this order best pianists ever 1 hamelin 2 cziffra 3 katsaris 4 sokolov 5 volodos
where's zimerman?
These lists are subjective, unnecessary and stupid! There's a number of phenomenal pianists that you don't even mention. Should i start with Rachmaninoff and Liszt?!
OMG!!! That’s what he said of this piece. 😂❤😂❤😂❤😂
Cziffra was next best to hamelin
Könnten Sie Bumblebee aktuell spielen und hochladen?! Das wäre der Hammer! 😊 Μπορείτε να παίξετε ξανά το κομμάτι μετά από 40+ χρόνια σε διασκευή Ciffra/Katsaris ?? @katsaris