CZIFFRA LIVE Liszt Grand galop chromatique

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10 жыл бұрын

Piano: Georges Cziffra
Work: Liszt S.219
Live from 1964 Tokyo
I used 4 sources(2 audio, 2 video) to enhance quality
copyright infringement is not intended, if any still exists.

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@JG_1998 Жыл бұрын

it's insane how much better this is than every other version. It's so vicious and scorching hot, cziffra is the most bloodthirsty pianist of all time.

@jponz85 Жыл бұрын

Him, arcadi volodos, marc andre hamelin... they can all play these pieces with ease

@Eugen_969b 7 ай бұрын

@@jponz85ага, прям запросто, поплёвывая.

@cziffrathegreat666 5 ай бұрын

At this speed. and this ferociously, I doubt@@jponz85

@jackcurley1591 4 ай бұрын

Bloodthirsty is a fantastic descriptor for Cziffra’s playing! Man had hands of steel

@MDZac2024 Жыл бұрын

Cziffra was taught by one of Liszt’s very favorite pupils, and I think Cziffra more than made Liszt proud. What an extraordinary once in a generation talent.

@christianvennemann9008 4 жыл бұрын

1:30 That left hand...😵😵

@pianopera 9 жыл бұрын

Liszt's warhorse in his years of virtuosity, and thoroughbred Cziffra plays the galop as fast as he can-can!

@plekkchand 6 жыл бұрын

how do you know?

@niccolopaganini4268 4 жыл бұрын

@@plekkchand Know what?

@composerdavidgiannivaldez367 4 жыл бұрын

@@niccolopaganini4268 if this is Cziffras fastest, I guess

@composerdavidgiannivaldez367 3 жыл бұрын

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ I think I was making a joke about Cziffra being able tonplay it faster idk lol, I don't remember this comment XD

@stacia6678 3 жыл бұрын

@OLIVIER MESSIAN IS REAL 100% ok

@remsan03 4 жыл бұрын

Came here from Lisitsa. That one is My Little Pony. This is the real War Horse.

@flouz2 3 жыл бұрын

Lisitsa is a joke in classical history

@pavlosgermanidis2754 3 жыл бұрын

lang lang would rather be the little pony and this is no insult! his interpretation is just as legit. only much less impressive :)

@microsoftice6498 3 жыл бұрын

remsan03 you mean Joey from the film War Horse

@nilusdev996 3 жыл бұрын

@@flouz2 why? I listened to some interpretations of her, such as chopin's ballade no 1 or lizt's hungarian rhapsody no 2 and they really impressed me, although I understand that the performances of great pianists like cziffra manage to stand out in a great way I would not believe that lisitsa's performances so bad (I'm not defending or something like that I just want to know)

@j.rohmann3199 3 жыл бұрын

@@nilusdev996 Her hungarian rhapsody no. 2 is actually pretty bad. Her interpretation Is kinda weird and not too pleasing.

@Mazeppa6 3 жыл бұрын

After all my years of listening, I can honestly say Cziffra is the greatest of them all

@therussiantrollnetwork7464 2 жыл бұрын

Why did he play the same section twice though at 2:00

@Mazeppa6 2 жыл бұрын

@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 because he’s Georges Cziffra and can do whatever the fuck he wants

@nivyasanjay1573 2 жыл бұрын

@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 That's how the original piece is played... in many other videos also they played that part 2 times

@saulgood7968 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If to this day Cziffra is the greatest of all RECORDED pianists, logic favors him being #1 among those that have never been recorded as well.

@archsys307 2 ай бұрын

@@saulgood7968Jorge bolet clears same way kanye clears logic… lyrical spiritual miracles cant compete wit da real sauce

@stephenvickers3283 6 жыл бұрын

Liszt would have loved this performance!

@Rudel23 7 жыл бұрын

All recordings of Liszt's Grand Galop by Cziffra are astonishing, but this....is inhuman.....it is the tipical " virtuosistic trance" by Cziffra, when he was achieving this state,,anything became possibile, even the impossibile.

@olivierpelerin272 2 жыл бұрын

Il dit de lui-même qu'à l'époque il était d'une sûreté absolue !... Faut le faire ! De plus certaines compositions de Liszt n'étaient pas comprises car difficilement interprétables à ce qu'on pensait, jusqu'à ...

@marksmith3947 Жыл бұрын

I think this is better virtuosity than Horowitz displayed in Liszt

@cziffrathegreat666 4 ай бұрын

Cziffra's virtuosity is the ultimate virtuosity, nobody I've seen or heard to date comes close to him at that@@marksmith3947

@czffg9757 6 жыл бұрын

This very performance drew me in the world of classical piano music, which had been unknown to me until then but afterwards has been a world of rapture. This performance of Cziffra's changed my life.

@mickenoss 4 жыл бұрын

I came from a background of 90's dance music, this shit's taken over my life - it's incredible.

@matthewc.ganong5497 2 жыл бұрын

What cool comments guys, welcome to the vast, wonderful world of classical music!

@bernie57 11 ай бұрын

welcome!

@sunibunny48 7 ай бұрын

@@bernie57 yasss

@czffg9757 3 ай бұрын

@@matthewc.ganong5497 Vast thanks!

@vontmer 3 жыл бұрын

The way he looks out at the audience with a huge grin on his face after hitting that last chord is golden.

@anusukla2 3 жыл бұрын

I've listened to this insanely virtuosic record at least ten times and each time I am astonished. This man is Liszt reincarnated.

@essentialist12 4 ай бұрын

He is one of those people who perform better when they're under great pressure, being up on stage with all the crowd and onlookers spectating

@user-rl1qz5jc3c 10 ай бұрын

Фантастика!!! Дьердь Циффра играет за гранью возможного!!! Восхищение!!! Нереально!!!

@SELMER1947 3 жыл бұрын

This is to be the most incredible thing I've ever heard on a piano, Cziffra was from another galaxy...

@DaHeichef 7 жыл бұрын

The ultimate tour de force. We're very lucky to have this extraordinary performance on tape.

@Pear6000 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, imagine if we could record Liszt though :(

@olivierpelerin272 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pear6000 Yes, but having anyway Cziffra it's a ...?!..."Thank you"

@SR-ib4zt Жыл бұрын

All fingers works the same, no weakness in any

@nameless77777 Жыл бұрын

It says there are no captions for this video, so I would like to offer some - "Hold onto your seats, because it's about to feel like they've sprouted legs and started jumping all over the room. Just remember to keep smiling while you roll around in a tornado of sound. You'll be fine." Cziffra is an actual magician. As a pianist myself I can only applaud this delightful master.

@BruceBoschek 5 жыл бұрын

There are no words to describe this. Thankfully, this recording exists!

@herwigcoryn6197 2 жыл бұрын

Blows everybody out of the water. No chance next to this genius. And the energy and density! Pure scorpio pianist....all the way

@raphaelkreutzer8063 4 жыл бұрын

This burns like fire! A pianist of the "golden age of piano'. They live forever!

@jacksonpalmer9114 3 жыл бұрын

Compared to an earlier recording he made of this...this is somehow even better, and that was already one of most impressive things I've ever seen and heard. His left hand voicings are more nuanced, his chords are more full, and his left thumb is absolutely insane. Good fucking Lord have mercy. He just ripped this piece out of the piano...and all while casually sitting on a chair.

@JoEbY-X Жыл бұрын

Gould vibes with the chari.

@kuuderepiano2988 3 жыл бұрын

My god, can't imagine how fast Liszt played after this

@snorefest1621 3 жыл бұрын

he must traded his soul to liszt

@aiqu-nu5pe 2 жыл бұрын

slower :D

@FranzLiszt0904 2 жыл бұрын

bet franz liszt plays 0.5 faster than cziffra, but if i practice piano 10 years non-stop, i can play this piece, but faster and harder than liszt, cuz my transcription is named "Great Grand Chromatique" which is harder

@LisztAddict Жыл бұрын

@@FranzLiszt0904 What

@bro-sc5yo Жыл бұрын

@@FranzLiszt0904 what is he talking about 💯

@Will78137 2 жыл бұрын

ce qui tout bonnement incroyable chez Cziffra c'est qu'il parvienne à une telle vélocité tout en ne sacrifiant pas l'interprétation de l'oeuvre ! Un pure génie du piano doublé d'un homme bon ...

@nahsan6394 5 жыл бұрын

シフラの半音階的ギャロップ、定期的に観てしまいます。凄すぎて、何度見ても飽きません。

@789armstrong 4 жыл бұрын

Its moments like this when time literally stands still. A performance for the Gods.

@robert982 2 жыл бұрын

This should have 7 billion views.

@fletchercalderbank8498 4 жыл бұрын

Learning this piece now. At first my goal was to play it the way he does, now, it’s just to be able to play it well. No way anybody could ever do something like this again.

@kionawaka69 4 жыл бұрын

東京公演での録音。大して内容のない曲だが、シフラの技巧には仰天させられる。これ以上のものはないというほどの名人芸。この公演はピアニストも聞きにきていただろうが、プロにのみわかる切れ味の鋭さ。

@robert982 2 жыл бұрын

Live Cziffra always delivers awe.

@bigPianist99 5 жыл бұрын

0:29 that bottom b flat sounds so brutal

@synthesiacomposer5459 4 жыл бұрын

1:30

@pianosenzanima1 4 жыл бұрын

Idiot.

@pianosenzanima1 4 жыл бұрын

@Arpicembalo can you go more detail thank you =))

@ClassicalPianoRarities 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds beautiful

@susfranzliszt 4 жыл бұрын

@@pianosenzanima1 male reproductive system

@cziffrathegreat666 7 ай бұрын

This is the same recital in which he played a superb account of the rhapsody no 6, ballade no 4, spanish rhapsody, impromptu 3, scherzo 2, heroic polonaise, grande valse brillante, liebestraum, such very popular pieces ! I highly recommend anyone reading this to search for 1964 tokyo recital ! The recording is available on YT now

@MikeWalls7829 4 жыл бұрын

O... M... G... hands the size of dinner plates and the mind to control them. It'll be a while before we see someone this good again, he was "borne into a family of travelling gypsy musicians", and attained incredible abilities from a young age. He has the facility, the humour and the passion like no one else.

@piano345 9 жыл бұрын

The complete recital is available on a Medici Masters CD. A fabulous 'live' recital of Chopin and Liszt.

@pianosenzanima1 6 жыл бұрын

piano345 pls upload it on youtube

@pianosenzanima1 4 жыл бұрын

or on any other platform :(

@Felix_Li_En 4 жыл бұрын

@piano345 Really wish there was a complete video documentary of this magical recital exists !!

@stacia6678 3 жыл бұрын

upload it its been 6 years .-.

@cziffrathegreat666 Жыл бұрын

It’s there on KZfaq now!

@uscjd2004 6 жыл бұрын

It seems to me that nobody has ever done anything in any field matching this standard of excellence. GOAT.

@mt4523 7 жыл бұрын

Supports my long-time contention that Cziffra was an alien. I mean, who ever played like him except for the master Liszt himself?

@greeneyesmexico 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Liszt was another...as he came up with this virtually unplayable piece.

@martingerhardt6268 2 жыл бұрын

How do you know how Liszt himself played? How very old are you?

@kanekokazuko7034 3 жыл бұрын

凄すぎる‼️彼の壮絶な人生を物語っているようで、素晴らしいという平凡なコメントが恥ずかしいです。ありがとうございました🎵

@theartiszt980 4 жыл бұрын

I think cziffra was the only one who had the potential to play Paganini etude no 4 at the intended speed

@ruthsalgado6775 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@lisztomaniac2593 3 жыл бұрын

many can. it’s marked “andante quasi allegretto”, not “presto” like many people think.

@andrewwilliams9580 3 жыл бұрын

At about 30 seconds in, he plays the chromatic line for the 3rd time. He uses one of the very lowest notes to reiterate the line. I love that part. A stronger return. Almost authoritative sounding if it was but for the frivolous nature of the piece elsewhere. ❤

@jacobsmusic4186 6 жыл бұрын

Cizzfra probably has the best techniques..... his hand speed is crazy.

@Ar1osssa 4 жыл бұрын

Jacob's Music Mark Andre Hamelin is on the same level in my opinion

@markkovrizhkin7441 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ar1osssa I would say Hamelin comes close in technique but in musicality I would say Cziffra surpasses him by far.

@Ar1osssa 3 жыл бұрын

@@markkovrizhkin7441 No I think it doesn't matter how cool technique you have. It's cool but not the main. The main thing is you should listen what you play and analyze it. Maybe Cziffra played more musician than Hamelin but it's subjectively imo

@markkovrizhkin7441 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ar1osssa I dont know when I said Cziffras technique was cooler but ok. Its his ability to play such insanity freely and controlled while also sustaining severe hand and wrist injuries (from torture).

@Ar1osssa 3 жыл бұрын

@@markkovrizhkin7441 I mean in the global sence

@user-mh3my5pw6s 5 жыл бұрын

最高のパフォーマンス、最強のヴィルティオーゾ！

@opzz8568 3 жыл бұрын

Ecco il miglior interprete di Liszt un virtuoso nato le sue mani volano sulla tastiera esattamente come Liszt un grande

@Galantski 7 жыл бұрын

Simultaneous jaw-drop, facepalm & mind blown!

@Su---- 2 жыл бұрын

This incredible & valuable footage was broadcasted as a TV PROGRAM by the Japanese national broadcaster NHK in 1964, the year of the first Tokyo Olympics. In the same year, SHINKANSEN also started its operation.

@SELMER1947 9 жыл бұрын

Derrière cette virtuosité affolante ( Cziffra fut le plus prodigieux virtuose du XXème siècle ) il y a surtout un musicien extraordinaire ayant compris mieux que quiconque ce qu'est un " grand galop chromatique " mais lui seul avait les doigts et surtout l'esprit pour le jouer !!!!!!!

@Lethalic 7 жыл бұрын

En fait je pense qu'il y a que les pianistes qui le savent, mais il faut utiliser surtout les bras pour jouer

@giacomodavidepiazza100 2 жыл бұрын

Grande, grandissimo, il Dio del pianoforte.

@user-rs6ri6xu7k Жыл бұрын

好きすぎて50回ぐらい聞いてる挑戦したいんだけど楽譜手に入れないと…

@rinsim Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible.

@Hjominbonrun 10 жыл бұрын

Live. Jesus.

@0530pianist 9 жыл бұрын

lololol

@Gold27 3 жыл бұрын

@czror 3 жыл бұрын

true.

@cziffrathegreat666 4 ай бұрын

cziffra's live ones are where the real performer shines

@ClassicalPianoRarities 4 жыл бұрын

If only the whole recital surfaces one day

@nicolasramirez3456 4 жыл бұрын

Lets hope for that, I always enjoy new videos from younger Cziffra (well, mostly anything from Cziffra)

@cziffrathegreat666 Жыл бұрын

Its there now on Yt!

@wmft6059 7 жыл бұрын

Un immense pianiste ce Cziffra. Son interprétation du Grand galop chromatique reste la meilleure. Loin devant celle de Valentina selon moi!

@LaurentThomas44 9 жыл бұрын

ha,ha, comme toujours, on reste sans mots devant MÔSSIEUR CZIFFRA... CHAPEAU BAS, etc, etc, etc...........

@Jasongy827 4 жыл бұрын

I love his loud and trills. So loud, and semi fast. it adds a lot of color.

@iianneill6013 Жыл бұрын

Surely even Alkan would sweat in this one ...

@bugsan Жыл бұрын

It is not legal to play a piece like this. That confident ending gets me all the time with the fast octaves. He knew that he nailed it, and why shouldn't he? Scorching!

@darkstudios001 3 жыл бұрын

Usually not at all a fan of cziffra, but he absolutely killed it here. Bravo!

@stacia6678 3 жыл бұрын

why not a fan>?

@vitosvyor9485 3 жыл бұрын

0:29 i fking love the bass !

@GiveMeChocolate2308 Жыл бұрын

1:30

@kunum5775 4 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC! Bravo!!!

@zorrderschnitter2 4 жыл бұрын

Cziffra's playing often sounds so wild, one can't imagine the piece to end in dignity, yet, like in this recording, it is often the finishing accords that seal the deal

@elmiramuradova561 2 жыл бұрын

Genial. Bravo,lovely pianist.

@marshall62020 3 жыл бұрын

The best version

@eytonshalomsandiego 6 ай бұрын

untill now i have not been able to enjoy liszt too much....but played like this? yes! I can see the fun in it...

@istvanvaradi3149 3 жыл бұрын

Így még nem hallottam senkitől eljátszani ezt a darabot. A 11 és a később minuszolóktól is szívesen meghallgatnám. :)

@DawniiiDDD 8 ай бұрын

Best so far

@flouz2 3 жыл бұрын

The man just standing up as if nothing happened 🤣

@thedrinkerful 4 жыл бұрын

i know cziffras playing speed is insane but at 1:14 how on earth is he cappable to play it THAT fast, simply amazing

@davisatdavis1 3 жыл бұрын

If you can gallop slowly, you can gallop quickly.

@kmir75 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest! The only one! love!

@pianosenzanima1 3 ай бұрын

It's the only version that is musically satisfying to me. It was Cziffra, and the others.

@jackcurley1591 2 жыл бұрын

Fucking animal. Cziffra was an absolute beastttt

@user-ui8qf8df2u 5 жыл бұрын

Legend

@pawncube2050 5 жыл бұрын

I just love when he starts looking to sky and playing at the same time, like: "Ya'll useless"

@user-ru8vy1uz7c 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo bravo bravo bravo brilliance music

@fabriziomariagarzi5534 5 жыл бұрын

GRANDIOSO.

@francispott8386 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way he stares accusingly at the top end of the piano (the bit he's not playing) , about 20 seconds in - as if the piano had done something wrong of its own.

@kamint2258 4 ай бұрын

人間技を通り越して神業！！😮✨✨✨

@ClassicalPianoRarities 4 жыл бұрын

Astonishing recording....

@czror 3 жыл бұрын

this is absolutely ...unbelievable.

@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven 3 жыл бұрын

I would've expected postal service content on a channel called 'track your package or shipment' and not Liszt, but I'm not complaining XD

@tranminhtu8339 3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@chazinko 5 жыл бұрын

Mythical piano playing

@ludwigvanbeethoven926 4 жыл бұрын

bravo

@jimhall167 10 ай бұрын

This must have been played in honor of the winner of the Triple Crown! Amazing!

@happypiano4810 3 жыл бұрын

People really can play anything.

@carmenrubio3786 3 жыл бұрын

GENIAL

@davidclavers2435 5 жыл бұрын

Absolument grandiose

@hadenplouffe3976 7 жыл бұрын

1:29 can only be summed up as a chilling reminder of everyone else's mediocrity =P

@MDZac2024 6 жыл бұрын

Haden Plouffe Well said!

@themoonfleesthroughclouds 2 жыл бұрын

@𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙 agreed

@shunirikawa6716 9 ай бұрын

20年以上前、テレビでこの演奏を観たときは衝撃だった。50年以上前の日本でこれが弾かれたと思うと…

@itslikeajungle 3 жыл бұрын

Grand stampede chromatique!

@dimitrigiok 3 жыл бұрын

2:06-2:08 good Lord !

@alessandroronci1871 Жыл бұрын

Impressionante

@cccccccrazy Ай бұрын

早くていい感じ

@Fritz_Maisenbacher 10 жыл бұрын

2:05 . . . HOW - ON - EARTH - IS - THIS - POSSIBLE ??!!!!!

@SELMER1947 10 жыл бұрын

It is not possible in fact, it's just Cziffra !

@jameswattes9860 7 жыл бұрын

It's not impossible. Learn the piece slow. A lot of it has the same pattern over and over again. The end of the piece, right hand plays the same notes while the left just plays octaves you can easily memorize. It sounds worse than it is.

@CantOutOusbiTheOusbi 7 жыл бұрын

James wattes It sounds like you can play this (no offense intended)

@Fritz_Maisenbacher 5 жыл бұрын

@@jameswattes9860 ok , very nice ...... than just upload your own version

@jameswattes9860 5 жыл бұрын

Fritz - I attended two music conservatories and received one of the highest scholarships given for piano performance. In all my experience and decades long career sitting at a piano performing repertoire from the great composers, do you HONESTLY.... think I care to prove something to you?

@herveburzawa656 6 жыл бұрын

Il y a cziffra et puis les autres.

@JoEbY-X Жыл бұрын

For fun, follow along with the score (if you can keep up!) and see how Cziffra made this performance his own, kind of Horowitzesque even.

@cziffrathegreat666 3 жыл бұрын

Power of da dining chair

@gianlucabersanetti3560 Жыл бұрын

At his best - he was the best.

@betelgeuseromanee-conti162 3 жыл бұрын

シフラといえば、やっぱりこれだな。

@DragosDomnara 2 жыл бұрын

1:30

@woltee8011 3 жыл бұрын

Final boss of internet.

@Whaijorhujishkomunyk 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@T0pel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading this! I love Cziffra's recordings, but seeing him actually play elevates the experience to another dimension. Unbelievable performance! Does anyone know if there are more videos from this Tokyo recital? I can only find recordings.

@excelsior_classic 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, as far as I know, no more video has been aired on NHK TV.

@cziffrathegreat666 Жыл бұрын

the entire recital is available (audio only) on Yt now