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Background: This recital by György Cziffra was made by the BBC in 1962-1963 and should probably be re-classified as a class-A drug, so mind-blowing are the pianist's incredible gifts. The improvisation that opens the programme recalls the nights that he spent at the piano in bars in his native Budapest and is inspired in particular by Chopin's Gdzie lubi op.74 No.5, which Cziffra paraphrases alla zingarese, before tackling the same composer's Etude in C major op.10 No.1, which he plays at a vertiginous prestissimo. The programme builds to a thrilling climax with a highoctane performance of the Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 by Cziffra's favourite composer, Franz Liszt.

Benno Moïseïwitsch was famous for his impassivity at the piano even when the technical difficulties seemed insurmountable, encouraging observers to dub him 'Pokerface Benno'. His virtuosity and musicality were marvellously well suited to the Romantic and post-Romantic repertoire. He is heard here in works by Schumann and Rachmaninov. Moïseïwitsch was a good friend of Rachmaninov, who regarded him as one of the finest interpreters of his music.

Like Cziffra, Jorge Bolet belonged to the Lisztian tradition, having had the privilege of working with Leopold Godowsky while he was still very young. Above all, however, his mentors included two of Liszt's most famous pupils, Moriz Rosenthal and Emil von Sauer. Capable of mastering even the most difficult scores, Bolet never sought virtuosity for its own sake alone, as is clear from his performances of Liszt's Grand galop chromatique, which contrasts sharply with Cziffra's reading of the same piece, and of Chopin's Berceuse.

CATALOGUE NR: 3085288
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.39
RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Isaac Albeniz  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Piano Virtuosos
TRACKS: works by - Albeniz / Bach / Busoni / Chopin / Liszt / Rachmaninov / Scarlatti / Schumann.
ARTISTS: Gyorgy Cziffra   Benno Moiseiwitsch   Jorge Bolet  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: 2.0 LPCM / Region Code: 0 / Duration : 132 minutes - Nov-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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