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| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. No. 1 En Mi Majeur |
| 2. No. 2 En Ut Diese Mineur |
| 3. No. 3 En Se Bemol Majeur |
| 4. No. 4 En Mi Bemol Majeur |
| 5. No. 5 En Mi Majeur |
| 6. No. 6 En Re Bemol Majeur |
| 7. No. 7 En Re Mineur |
| 8. No. 8 En Fa Diese Mineur |
| 9. No. 9 En Mi Bemol Majeur 'Carnaval De Pesth' |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. No. 10 En Mi Majeur 'Preludio' |
| 2. No. 11 En La Mineur |
| 3. No. 12 En Ut Diese Mineur |
| 4. No. 13 En La Mineur |
| 5. No. 14 En Fa Mineur |
| 6. No. 15 En La Mineur 'Marche De Rakoczy' |
| 7. Rhapsodie Espagnole |
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
No other pianist has ever played these pieces with such daring flamboyance and flair - in fact, remarkably few others have tried to rival this version. Under the Communist regime in Hungary, and until his escape to France in 1956, Cziffra was unable to get concert bookings and earned his living improvising in cafés and bars or even playing with jazz orchestras. Liszt specifically requested that his Rhapsodies be played as if they were being written on the spot, and this is exactly what Cziffra does. Three of the pieces were in fact recorded in Budapest before Cziffra fled, the rest were made in Paris. The playing is jaw-dropping. Has any pianist ever had such mastery of the top notes of the piano, where so many produce a thin, anemic sound? Zoltan Kocsis has said that Cziffra was the greatest virtuoso of the 20th century: on this hearing, one is prepared to believe him.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Astounding playing, touching performances
4 April 2007
Format:Audio CD
I had seen this CD on a local store some time ago but had opted to go with a different CD instead of this one that day, thinking that I could find this one the next time I visited. That was not so, the next time I couldn't find this set, so I gave up on it until I saw it today. Naturally I bought it right away.
I have listened to the Rhapsodies from a variety of players like Mischa Dichter, Horowitz, Szidon(!), Cziffra etc. Apart from Szidon I enjoyed them all, but there were two players that were just a lot better when playing these pieces. One was Mischa Dichter and the other Cziffra.
Well, Cziffra is always thought of as a technical wizard, a virtuoso. Course he's all that and then something more. He plays with such passion and feeling that I virtually had my jaw open today. Technically, there isn't anything that leaves you wishing for something more.
But what makes this CD so beautiful is definitely the highly personal interpretations of the works within. You can almost see Cziffra having fun at the piano.
Now, there is only one complaint. Sound quality is just baaaad. I mean that. The hissing sound could get quite intrusive at times and sometimes distracts your attention from the music.
I urge anyone who wants to listen to the Rhapsdies to get this set (regardless of the sound quality) and to be prepared for 131' 21'' worth of musical wonder.
I have listened to the Rhapsodies from a variety of players like Mischa Dichter, Horowitz, Szidon(!), Cziffra etc. Apart from Szidon I enjoyed them all, but there were two players that were just a lot better when playing these pieces. One was Mischa Dichter and the other Cziffra.
Well, Cziffra is always thought of as a technical wizard, a virtuoso. Course he's all that and then something more. He plays with such passion and feeling that I virtually had my jaw open today. Technically, there isn't anything that leaves you wishing for something more.
But what makes this CD so beautiful is definitely the highly personal interpretations of the works within. You can almost see Cziffra having fun at the piano.
Now, there is only one complaint. Sound quality is just baaaad. I mean that. The hissing sound could get quite intrusive at times and sometimes distracts your attention from the music.
I urge anyone who wants to listen to the Rhapsdies to get this set (regardless of the sound quality) and to be prepared for 131' 21'' worth of musical wonder.
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