György Cziffra
György Cziffra (in Hungarian form Cziffra György [ˈt͡sifrɒ ˈɟørɟ]; 5 November 1921 – 15 January 1994), also known as Georges Cziffra and George Cziffra, was a Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer. He is considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Among his teachers was István Thomán, who was a favourite pupil of Franz Liszt.He became a French citizen in 1968. Cziffra is known for his recordings of works of Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann, and also for his technically demanding arrangements of several orchestral works for the piano, including Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee and Johann Strauss II's The Blue Danube.Cziffra left a sizeable body of recordings. In recent years, dozens of private recordings from various sources have surfaced online, on YouTube. The non-profit short-run record label Zenith Classical is in the process of making Cziffra's private recordings available on CD.
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Études, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor - Classical Piano -
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Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major "Minute Waltz" - Classical Piano -
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Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor - Classical Piano -
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Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 - Classical Piano -
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Fantaisie, Op. 49 - Classical Piano -
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Grande valse brillante, Op. 18 - Classical Piano -
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Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 1 in A-Flat Major - Classical Piano -
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Polonaise in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1 - Classical Piano -
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Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor - Classical Piano -
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Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44 - Classical Piano -
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Waltzes, Op 34: No. 2 in A Minor - Classical Piano -
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Études, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major - Classical Piano -
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Polonaise in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2 - Classical Piano -
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Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor - Classical Piano -
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Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth. - Classical Piano -
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Marais: Premier livre de pièces de viole, Suite en ré mineur: XXIV. Rondeau (Arr. for Piano, Formerly Attributed to Lully as "Gavotte") - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Krebs: Keyboard Partita No. 6 in E-Flat Major: VI. Bourrée - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 159 "The Hunt" - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 101 - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Bach, CPE: Keyboard Sonatas, Wq. 55 "For Connoisseurs and Amateurs", Sonata No. 3 in B Minor: III. Cantabile - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Daquin: Livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: I. Le coucou - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Couperin, F: Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin, Dix-huitième ordre: VI. Le tic-toc-choc ou les maillotins - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Rameau: Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi mineur: VIII. Tambourin - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Hummel: Rondo favori in E-Flat Major, Op. 11 - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro maestoso - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Beethoven: Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 - Récital: Couperin, Scarlatti, Krebs, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven... -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": I. Andante - Allegro - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione - IV. Allegro vivace - Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 10, 12 & 13 "Quasi una fantasia" -
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Chopin: Rondo à la Krakowiak for Piano and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 14 - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: I. Molto allegro con fuoco - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: II. Andante - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: III. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Weber: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 79, J. 282 - Chopin: Krakowiak & Piano Concerto No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Weber: Konzertstück -
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Beethoven: 7 Variations on "God Save the King" in C Major, WoO 78 - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: 12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's "The Forest Maiden" in A Major, WoO 71 - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80 - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio in G Major, Op. 129 "Rage Over a Lost Penny" - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo - Beethoven: Variations, Rondo a capriccio & Sonate No. 21 "Waldstein" -
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