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György Cziffra - Legacy: Georges Cziffra

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Format: CD
Rel. Date: 09/25/2012
UPC: 5060244550797

Legacy: Georges Cziffra
Artist: György Cziffra
Format: CD
New: In Stock $14.99
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DISC: 1

1. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
2. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
3. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato
4. Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major, S124/R455: Allegro Maestoso
5. Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major, S124/R455: Quasi Adagio
6. Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major, S124/R455: Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato
7. Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major, S124/R455: Allegro Marziale Presto
8. Fantasia On Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy"
9. Gavotte En Rondeau In D Minor
10. Keyboard Sonata In D Major, K.96/L.465/P.210

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Hungarian born Gyorgy Cziffra was one of the most celebrated virtuosos of the post-war decades in Europe, noted for his powers of improvisation as a Liszt pianist. The Grieg Concerto is typical of Cziffra's 'mercurial quality' while the Liszt Concerto and Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes are very much in the style with which Liszt 'loved to astonish his adoring audiences'. (Bryce Morrison)
        
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