Schubert/Liszt - Valse Caprice No. 6 (Audio+Sheet) [Cziffra]

György Cziffra, piano

[@CziffraTheThird]

Since day one I have revered and only revered Horowitz's live take of this in his Vienna concert in 86 I believe if my memory serves me right! I think for this work, Horowitz comes ever so close to literally being unbeatable pertaining to world of shades and colours he presents from under his sleeves.But as I am listening to Cziffra for the first time currently, I am very pleasantly surprised!

[@filipsakowski4492]

The Horowitz part at 2:40 is absolutely unbeatable, such incredible artistry

[@pianosenzanima1]

Thank you SO much for sharing these never heard until now (at least on yt) miniature pieces played by The Mighty Cziffra. Such a wonderful artist with so much good taste in music, but overall in my opinion, he was the only one that conquered the piano entirely, showing us new musical and technical realms never heard before/after, therefore: It was Cziffra, and the others.

[@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven]

I completely agree with this opinion. However, the one I would say completely revolutionized piano technique would be Liszt. Sure, we don't have recordings of his playing, but judging from his pieces (which he most certainly played), we can conclude that he was the first modern pianist. Other than that, though, Cziffra was certainly one of if not the greatest pianist of the recorded era.

[@ValzainLumivix]

@@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven Indeed.

[@piano345]

Thank you for yet another rarity. Cziffra's touch here is so stylish and capricious.

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

Very nice melody

[@mariana.makasjian]

underrated yet beautiful

[@johnvalentine4720]

A masterclass in how to squeeze the very last drop out of two or three perfectly harmless Schubert waltzes.

[@WalyB01]

When was this recorded? Seem he has some trouble playing it.

[@motiv4412]

Oh my god… this is AWESOME

[@eljodoma9105]

This piece is a very very hard piece to learn and play, it's Liszt-Schubert after all. It's also a very hard piece to play musically and get the tone out right

[@musce31]

Sorry, I dont like so much this version. But he is , obviously, a great pianist. The best interpretation: Horowitz!!!.

[@SYQmusic]

Weak performance. What's up with his completely random tempo changes? And there's a mistake at 3:53 where it has to be d in the melody - not c#. Thats one of the easier parts of the piece. Prefer Horowitz's version a million times.

[@sofijavukic9126]

Kinda strange performance of Valse-Caprice. Too voluntary to my taste. I prefer Kissin and Horowitz.

[@Jack-hy1zq]

He's playing it like he's had too much to drink. Disconnected and random changes in tempo and dynamics. Horowitz all day long.

[@j-dub8399]

Yes! Thank you! The heavy pedal usage and legato applied on notes with staccato indications really irked me also!

[@asddfgfjhgjhu]

Всё равно больше Горовиц нравится в этом произведении.)

[@j-dub8399]

Staccato = legato with heavy pedal usage 🤦🏻‍♂️