CZIFFRA LISZT HUNGARIAN FANTASY FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA 'LIVE'

Cziffra gives a wonderful free wheeling improvisatory performance of Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy. He performed it along with Liszt's first piano concerto and numerous encores at his Royal Festival Hall London debut in 1957. Both audience and orchestra applauded and cheered for more than twenty minutes and the reviews were sensational. This recording dates from the late 1960s and was followed by Mendelssohn's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso given as an encore (also uploaded here).

[@Czapee]

The best of all, long live the music of the gipsy talents!!! Long live Liszt, Cziffra and the Hungarian folklore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[@SELMER1947]

Above the great Martha Argerich, above the God Michelangeli there is the sun : Cziffra ! No human will ever be able to play Liszt like him, it's absolutely impossible

[@nihilistlemon1995]

I think Michelangeli Liszt is extraordinary, even the little liszt he played . Listen to his first concerto with Ansermet ( my favorite and he was like 17 ) and Totentanz .

[@violacsomortani2421]

Csodálatos zongoraművész és EMBER volt Czifra György!

[@ricardomacetti8919]

The best interpretation EVEEEERR !!!

[@lotharwelter7835]

Ricardo Macetti m

[@jamsheddelvadavala1972]

Electrifying! Sensational! Cziffra seems the reincarnation of Liszt! The age of the recording does not dim the fabulous interpretation of this monumental work, nor the sheer exuberance of the performance! Thanks for the post. Jamshed Delvadavala Mumbai.

[@CD122344]

Cziffra was probably on steroids for this one - still a mind boggling performance. His recording of this for Angel records in the late 50s is the greatest. There's no one like him!

[@claudecourouble9641]

Souvenir inoubliable... 1956, j'avais 10 ans quand j'ai écouté Monsieur Georgy Cziffra interpréter si merveilleusement cette Fantaisie Hongroise !

[@blnli10]

This is the interpretation only Cziffra can do, partly because the spirit of Hungary was living inside him!

[@marian444]

Speechless !!

[@camillebouchard6436]

Très bel arrangement !

[@malupezzin9877]

E S P L Ê N D I D O !!!!!!!

[@piano345]

Did you attend this concert? I know he played the Tchaikovsky at the RFH London in the 1950s.

[@raphaelkreutzer8063]

A polish pianist and composer I worked for years ago told me that Cziffra's tchaikovsky was the best ever. That happened around the mid fifties.

[@starborg9]

I doubt that Liszt played it better than Cziffra.

[@piano345]

As you know Cziffra has been described as the 're-incarnation of Liszt.

[@ruramikael]

It was written for Hans von Bulow, so Liszt may never have played it in public.

[@geraldgrodent8229]

Et dire que j'ai serré cette main ...

[@륜우김-o1z]

🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷👍🙂😊😇🙏🙏🙏

[@alexneishaboori2558]

CZIFFRA آسمان به لرزه درآمد

[@ferencnevajda9759]

Cziffra Györgyről több itt: amulok.blogspot.hu/2013/09/cziffra-gyorgy-emleke-angyalfoldon.html

[@chaussonaph]

Est-ce l'engistrement avec Guilini le 11 juin juin 1959 ? (et non pas 1957) Is it engistrement with Guilini June 11 June 1959? (not 1957)

[@excelsior_classic]

1969 Lausanne w/ Cziffra jr.

[@odilecouet6752]

C'est très certainement un des plus grand pianistes que j'☺ai eu la chance d"admirer

[@anneelbet6881]

Suspens continuel : Ô temps, suspend ton vol !

[@Hayley-rv5zm]

Just played to fast..like a runaway train passing beautiful sites in a hurry...

[@mikloscserhati1480]

Can’t agree with you! Perhaps you don’t know the original folkstunes? All The tempi are adequat!

[@raphaelkreutzer8063]

Also listen to Solomon! He's got a bigger tone as well as a perfect timing!