I disagree: Richter did it wonderfully, I was at The Barbican in London where he played a selection of Chopin etudes, superbly. But Czifffa's performance far surpasses Richter's: it has total abandon, for Czifffa this is easy - he was a phenomenon.
Wow, astonishing heights of musicality reached here. Cziffra almost scares me with his intensity of personal temperament and emotion that he brings to his playing. He also plays as if difficulties don't even cross his mind, and they probably don't.
This interpretation is the best one I've heard, and I only stumbled across it because of a video performance of his that I liked, and I searched for more if him.
He actually plays this one slightly slower than most. Unusual pianist, the left hand really comes out. I appreciate the way he does not play like everyone else.
@janvandoedelpuk Agreed, but Georges Cziffra rarely make these rythmic mistakes unintentionally. This's my favorite intepretation, unpredictable and moodchanging just like the stormwind itself.
I am very glad to see that there are other people out there who also agree that Richter wasn t that good when playing Bach.... I also do admire this pianist but thats a fact....
@janvandoedelpuk More than this, knowing Cziffra, and his peculiar attentions to every pieces he played, I can tell you that there's no way he didn't know perfectly every passage of this piece, so each one, for him, was as easy as another ^^ I truly think you can trust me when I tell you that what he did in this piece actually IS rubato, and not cheating.
@janvandoedelpuk I didn't hear Cziffra playing Op.10 - 4, but I'd like to ^^ what might convince you that Cziffra isn't slowing down because of the difficulty of the piece is the fact that, at every moment, what you hear in this video is music, and not just notes played one after the others ... If this doesn't convince you, I guess there's nothing more to say about it
Great Performance! Listen to Lhevinne's performance. The fidelity isn't the greatest - 78rpm record. Still it's superb esp. the Ab section. Listen to the G#m (3rds). as well as his towering Bm(octaves). You'll hear the sustained notes under the octaves that most pianists seem to ignore - played - but not brought out.
@janvandoedelpuk I truly tried to answer you, but it's a difficult challenge, without saying things that have already been said ^^ Let's try to explain ... did you play this piece ? I can say that no, because if you did, you would know that it is not so much difficult to put the speed up in a difficult passage if you can do it in an "easy" one.
Amazing, this piece really DOES remind me of a raging storm. Most other performances are taken too seriously and played too slowly, and as a result, the final image of the storm is not quite as effective as it could be. And storms are always out of control, especially big ones. Performances of this piece played too slowly does not give this impression. But Cziffra...!! Cziffra, as always, congratulations on a top, unbeatable performance of this piece!
tomekkobialka Chopin did not write program music. He did not call it “Winter Wind” or anything else. It’s just the a minor etude. Ditto the so-called Revolutionary Etude.
@janvandoedelpuk sorry, I thumbed down instead of clicking on "answer" ... :/ Well, about the rubato, I guess we can say it's a peculiar one, youy like it or you don't, but you can't say it isn't, at least, an interesting one =) yes there's a "rythmic distortion", as you're saying, but I don't dislike it ... "tout les goûts sont dans la nature" ^^
He is a fantastic pianist, but I must say that is sound more like "Liszt"... this is not Chopin!! The crescendo between 2:29 - 2:35 is one of the most violent things I heard on my life!!! It´s absurd!! :-D
2:33 - one of the most frenzy moments in music.
This has to be the most imaginative and dramatic interpretations of this work. Cziffra's performance dwarfs most other celebrated pianists here.
Just when you think this etude couldn't be played with more drama and power, there is this. How on earth, he sounds like Super Man on the piano.
The best versión is a Sviatoslav Richter
I can't say his interpretation is bad, but Pollini's interpretation is much better
@@invincible2785 Pollini is the best i feel
I disagree: Richter did it wonderfully, I was at The Barbican in London where he played a selection of Chopin etudes, superbly. But Czifffa's performance far surpasses Richter's: it has total abandon, for Czifffa this is easy - he was a phenomenon.
Wow, astonishing heights of musicality reached here. Cziffra almost scares me with his intensity of personal temperament and emotion that he brings to his playing. He also plays as if difficulties don't even cross his mind, and they probably don't.
Oh what masters and pianos humanity had. Impossible to hear anything like this live today and probably ever.
Jesus, I've never heard anyone play this so powerfully!
He is totally OWNING this piece!
A stormy mind blowing performance - more like a hurricane than winter winds. Cziffra plays like a man possessed!
Totally agree !!
Fabulous!
This interpretation is the best one I've heard, and I only stumbled across it because of a video performance of his that I liked, and I searched for more if him.
@@Siduch. Pollini's interpretation is better I think
Oh, wow! I've heard a lot of commanding performances of this, but - just wow!
A winter wind is unpredictable, he charactizes it perfectly.
so much raw emotion and passion he conveys through this performance
He actually plays this one slightly slower than most. Unusual pianist, the left hand really comes out. I appreciate the way he does not play like everyone else.
The best interpretation of this fiendishly demanding Etude!
Liszt would be Proud!
Chopin would be envious!
Cziffra here to expand our horizons of Chopin with the true conviction, fantasy and imagination.
2:35 is just incredible
This commanding master deserves so many more views
Jesus H Christ! Insane speed, great clarity AND expression. Hail Cziffra!
P O W E R
Chopin is Dante (Hell & Paradise Co.) of music. No one created such contrasts like Chopin. Even Mozart.
Alkan.
@@oliviobertolini88 Alkan is technician. Chopin is artist.
A most fantastic and perfect storm!! It would seem Cziffra's pianos have a difficult time weathering his playing :)
Chopin - the craziest big composer.
This is not a winter wind but tornado :-)) ..... Cziffra plays is amazing!
@janvandoedelpuk Agreed, but Georges Cziffra rarely make these rythmic mistakes unintentionally. This's my favorite intepretation, unpredictable and moodchanging just like the stormwind itself.
Words fail me.
Chopin Etude No.11 Op.25 "Winter Thunderstorm" - Georges Cziffra
lmao
@Franz Schubert Is there a recording of Godowsky of this work?
Winter hurricanes
Absolutely astonishing. The clarity and articulation is unsurpassed - as one would expect!!
It's seems to me impossible to play that étude with more temperament.Extraordinary.
Just amazing performance. My favourite!
0:23 why can already hear the falling chromatic notes in the RH before he even plays it
Idk but it sounds cool
wildest version I've heard so far!
This is the most absolutely stunning performance of this piece I have ever heard. Even greater than Josef Lhevinne who is fantastic.
LOve this!!!
Howling wind like a desperate cry out of a feverish nightmare
it's bone chillingD:
I love his added notes in the left hand
Magestic !
🤯 wow...this is shocking! it is not just a wind, it is a massive blizzard!
SPECTACULAR !!!
Hear the bizzard howl...
I am very glad to see that there are other people out there who also agree that Richter wasn t that good when playing Bach.... I also do admire this pianist but thats a fact....
The definitive interpretation
STREPITOSO!
It was Cziffra, and the others.
@janvandoedelpuk
More than this, knowing Cziffra, and his peculiar attentions to every pieces he played, I can tell you that there's no way he didn't know perfectly every passage of this piece, so each one, for him, was as easy as another ^^ I truly think you can trust me when I tell you that what he did in this piece actually IS rubato, and not cheating.
Cziffra was the best...for his time.
Let it ring...
powerfull
I´d swear I hear the melody already at 00:24 in background. ?!?
He must played it very pianissimo and then striked for real
It is an echo effect in old recordings
3:27 ~ 3:28
in a second, 48 NOTES!!
ling
3:27 - 3:28
2:05 thats a proper voicing right there.
I like the liszt touch fav version
@janvandoedelpuk
I didn't hear Cziffra playing Op.10 - 4, but I'd like to ^^ what might convince you that Cziffra isn't slowing down because of the difficulty of the piece is the fact that, at every moment, what you hear in this video is music, and not just notes played one after the others ... If this doesn't convince you, I guess there's nothing more to say about it
2:35 i dont think we are going to have another Cziffra, totally genius.
2:59 make that left hand voices sound perfect.
OMG
He did something there at the end. Added some thirds in the final run or something? Not sure, but epic.
The last scale made laugh lol
Suprbe! Mon préféré après 5 autres interprètes de renom!
"It was Cziffra and the others" proven over and over again...
Great Performance! Listen to Lhevinne's performance. The fidelity isn't the greatest - 78rpm record. Still it's superb esp. the Ab section. Listen to the G#m (3rds). as well as his towering Bm(octaves). You'll hear the sustained notes under the octaves that most pianists seem to ignore - played - but not brought out.
Go take a nap.
Some of Cziffra's Chopin is really awful but this etude he plays better than anyone else.
so much power in the right hand especially, a bit disturbing
@janvandoedelpuk
I truly tried to answer you, but it's a difficult challenge, without saying things that have already been said ^^
Let's try to explain ... did you play this piece ? I can say that no, because if you did, you would know that it is not so much difficult to put the speed up in a difficult passage if you can do it in an "easy" one.
Amazing, this piece really DOES remind me of a raging storm. Most other performances are taken too seriously and played too slowly, and as a result, the final image of the storm is not quite as effective as it could be. And storms are always out of control, especially big ones. Performances of this piece played too slowly does not give this impression. But Cziffra...!!
Cziffra, as always, congratulations on a top, unbeatable performance of this piece!
tomekkobialka Chopin did not write program music. He did not call it “Winter Wind” or anything else. It’s just the a minor etude. Ditto the so-called Revolutionary Etude.
Strong and powerful play, as Liszt himself would do.
@TripleRhu Try 60 :D
@janvandoedelpuk
sorry, I thumbed down instead of clicking on "answer" ... :/ Well, about the rubato, I guess we can say it's a peculiar one, youy like it or you don't, but you can't say it isn't, at least, an interesting one =) yes there's a "rythmic distortion", as you're saying, but I don't dislike it ... "tout les goûts sont dans la nature" ^^
He is a fantastic pianist, but I must say that is sound more like "Liszt"... this is not Chopin!! The crescendo between 2:29 - 2:35 is one of the most violent things I heard on my life!!! It´s absurd!! :-D
he is not playing but making
lame@@!1
Shit
je n'aime pas du tout et pourtant j'aime ce pîaniste. Mais la c'est vraiment confus. on a l impression qu'il se défoule d'avantage qu'il interpréte.
sorry this is just bad
anonymousQ45 This is one of the most stupid thing I've heard on Ytube... I think you should well advised to change your ears !
You again....
What? Sorry, but you are a laughable troll.