Cyprien Katsaris plays for Yehudi Menuhin's 75th birthday

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Bonn (Germany), 1991. Cyprien Katsaris improvises on themes by Bellini and Wagner in the presence of Wolfgang Wagner, the grandson of Richard Wagner and the great-grandson of Franz Liszt, and Richard von Weizsäcker, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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[@carmences4477]

Wonderful, as usual when it's Katsaris. His German is so cute :)
Sehr gut gemacht, Herr Katsaris! Vielen Dank fuer dieses wundervolles Stueck.

[@MrFpam]

+Carmen CES He is speaking German with a thick Hungarian accent, pretending to be Franz Liszt.

[@martinadler73]

+Frank Pam Actually Liszt did not have a Hungarian accent. He spoke German with a slight Austrian accent (see August Göllerich, "Franz Liszt", Berlin, 1908, p. 200).

[@MrFpam]

+Martin Adler You are probably right. He was born in Raiding on the border of Austria and Hungary and spent much of his childhood there. At 10 he went to Vienna to study until his family moved to Paris when he was almost 12. His mother was of south German or Austrian origin (and the Bavarian accent is similar to Austrian). He visited Hungary for the first time since his childhood (having given concerts there at the age of 9) at the age of 28.

[@MrFpam]

+Martin Adler Nevertheless Katsaris made it clear that his "Hungarian" accent was because he was pretending to be Liszt, who is always referred to as a Hungarian composer.

[@martinadler73]

+Frank Pam You are right: although not historically correct, Katsaris made himself understood.

[@shilloshillos]

Cyprien Katsaris IS Franz Liszt!!!!

[@ankuchaskathesalmon9428]

think so?

[@mariacristinamontanari2387]

Meraviglioso! Per il Maestro Menhuin un fine e prezioso regalo da un Amico e virtuoso

[@arlettehellemans2117]

Marvellous, that mix of concentration and improvisation!

[@Santosificationable]

This is like how it was in the past. Why can't we be like this now?!

[@marshan1226]

Hmm explain further what you mean

[@culturehorse]

Extraordinary! THanks.

[@МарияБырдина]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Mahler2006]

Shagadelic, baby! YEAH!

[@jupiterki]

El mejor Pianista del Mundo!

[@lukathurinn7906]

No, no, wait
The great-grandson of Liszt was there?
*_The great-grandson of Liszt was there?!?_*

[@mariaruskova6054]

Of Wagner.

[@WetaMantis]

​@@mariaruskova6054 well then also the great-great grandson of Franz Liszt.

[@user-fo9hr7gq6j]

カツァリスさんは何ヵ国の言葉を話せるのですか？

[@benja7675]

2:18 prelude n°13?? XD

[@David-mq5sl]

They don't make them like they used to

[@GICM]

oh NOW he admits that he's Liszt himself coming back from the dead

[@jiancai_nocturne]

Who is composer?

[@ousejamais1vezousejamais1vez]

Not from this world

[@Batmanazedo]

What song is this?? 2:12

[@axelcanu9012]

A fantasy on 'Ave Maria' by Franz Schubert

[@Batmanazedo]

Norma

[@axelcanu9012]

Oh yes sorry!

[@arlettehellemans2117]

Bellini Norma "Casta Diva"

[@eberhard9039]

CK as it's best. How wasteful GOD can be????