I see a lot of people saying Cziffra's performance of this is better.... and I also see a lot of people saying this is better. But I think they're both as good as each other, in their different ways
This should be played on guitars. Two. The reason it hasn't yet is cause humans are pussies. No! No way this can be done on guitar..... it can definitely be done on two. I guess nobody could think of it for 170 years
Absolutely remarkable. Watching him play is a delight in itself; he is obviously enjoying every moment of it. Virtually perfect performance at, in my opinion, the correct tempo. Excellent video work too.
Don’t like it much. Too slow overall, esp in building towards last climax. This is supposed to be a dance of the little gnomes, not a buffalo stampede. Poor dynamics - all of the soft sections are overloud. Overuse of pedal and ritardando.
Finally a well produced video where the focus is on the hands, as all these piano videos should be. The split screen view of the artist's expressions gives the viewer a choice over what they want to focus on. So many videos try to be "artsy" and show things of no interest, usually at the most technically interesting parts of a piece. Such as a view of the dampers on the strings, or a broad image where the hands can't be seen. Well done!
I've seen so many videos of these songs where I'm thinking 'yes! The best part is coming!' but the video switches away from the hands and I'm like 'wtf!'