Gy rgy Cziffra - Piano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The present boxed set brings together all the studio recordings made by the virtuoso pianist Georges Cziffra (1921-1994) for EMI and Philips, from his first 25cm LP released in 1956 when he arrived in Paris, to the last sessions in the Senlis chapel in 1986 a few years before he died. This thirty-year period covers a consistently varied and thrilling repertoire, the lion share constituted by Lizst and Chopin, but also dazzling improvisations, paraphrases and transcriptions which also bear witness to his mastery, imagination, and musicality. Along with the test recordings from French archive released in 2008, this collection includes for first time a studio recital recorded in Tokyo in 1967 and a live of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 caught in 1957, with no less a partner than Carlo Maria Giulini. Album Tracks 1. Gayaneh Danse Du Sabre (Remasterisé en 2008) 2. The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III The Flight of the Bumblebee (Arr. for Piano) 3. La Danza (Remasterisé en 2008) 4. Improvisation Sur Des Thèmes de Guillaume Tell (Remasterisé en 2008) 5. Valse Triste (Remasterisé en 2008) 6. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (Remasterisé en 2008) 7. Réminiscences de Johann Strauss (Remasterisé en 2008) 8. Le Beau Danube Bleu, Paraphrase (Remasterisé en 2008) 9. Danse Hongroise N°5 (Remasterisé en 2008) 10. Fantaisie Roumaine, Improvisation Sur Deux Airs Folkloriques Dans Le Style Tzigane (Remasterisé en 2008) 1. Polonaise D'eugène Onéguine (Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) S 429 (Remasterisé en 2008) 2. Rigoletto, Paraphrase de Concert (Giuseppe Verdi) S434 (Remasterisé en 2008) 3. Tarentelle de Bravoure Sur Des Thèmes de la Muette de Portici (Daniel-François-Esprit Auber) S 386 (Remasterisé en 2008) 4. Valse de Faust (Charles Gounod) S 407 (Remasterisé en 2008) 5. Marche Nuptiale Et Danse Des Fées, Sur Des Thèmes Du Songe D'une Nuit D'ÉTÉ (Félix Mendelssohn)

Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Allegro Non Molto 4. Allegro 5. Adagio 6. Allegretto 7. Allegro 8. Tema Con Variazioni 9. Polonaise, Allegro Non Molto

Album Tracks 1. Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 - Prokofiev 2. Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Prokofiev 3. Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Scherzo Allegro Marcato - Prokofiev 4. Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Andante - Prokofiev 5. Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Vivace - Prokofiev 6. Sonata No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 28 - Prokofiev 7. Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 Allegro Molto Sostenuto - Prokofiev 8. Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 Andante Assai - Prokofiev 9. Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 Allegro Con Brio, Ma Non Leggiere - Prokofiev 10. Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38-135 Allegro Tranquillo - Prokofiev 11. Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38-135 Andantino - Prokofiev 12. Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38-135 Un Poco Allegretto - Prokofiev 1. Sonata No. 6 in a Major, Op. 82 Allegro Moderato - Prokofiev 2. Sonata No. 6 in a Major, Op. 82 Allegretto - Prokofiev 3. Sonata No. 6 in a Major, Op. 82 Tempo Di Valser Lentissimo - Prokofiev 4. Sonata No. 6 in a Major, Op. 82 Vivace - Prokofiev 5. Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 Allegro Inquieto - Prokofiev 6. Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 Andante Caloroso - Prokofiev 7. Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 Precipitato - Prokofiev 8. Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84 Andante Dolce - Allegro Moderato - Prokofiev 9. Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84 Andante Sognando - Prokofiev 10. Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84 Vivace - Prokofiev 1. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 103 Allegretto - S. Prokofiev 2. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 103 Allegro Strepitoso - S. Prokofiev 3. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 103 Andante Tranquillo; Allegro Sostenuto - S. Prokofiev 4. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 103 Allegro Con Brio, Ma Non Troppo Presto - S. Prokofiev 5. Sonatine in E minor, Op. 54, No. 1 - S. Prokofiev 6. Sonatine