no Cziffra is not the poet of piano j think about Alfred Cortot Samson Francois and in Listz France Clidat more lyrical than Cziffra j don't agree with the word poet , Cziffra is viril in Listz j agree
He was a tremendously gifted improviser as well, for some time in his life when he was forced to make a living somehow, he worked in a bar and played jazz for the lucky ones, who were there..
The notes shimmer like star dust. This recital must have been towards the end of his life as he looks much older than I remember him. Beautiful nontheless.
I really want to know what it takes to learn to play with such heartfelt honesty in front of other people. Does it require psychosis? I really want to know, because if that's what it takes, sign me up.
It requires the opposite of psychosis, truly psychotic people are so terrified of what others think about them that they will rarely show a genuine emotion
Ca devrait être fin des années 80. Il était déjà bien malade et n'avait plus joué avec un orchestre après la mort de son fils. Mais la virtuosité était intacte.
Thanks so much for putting this up, it's really moving. Is he wiping away a tear at the end? When was this concert? Anyway thanks again, I saw this a long time ago and have wanted to see it again ever since.
Cziffra don't like this Listz-piece he seems to play because it's a Listz-piece not a mastetpiece . Listz wrote 258 solos-pieces piano and 58 are played to day
@@alainspiteri502 Really? I would suggest you listen to Cziffra playing Ravel, but that would be a waste of time since your bias is so acute. This Liszt work is a revolutionary and influential MASTERPIECE.
