Les introuvables de Cziffra

Les introuvables de Cziffra

Les introuvables de Cziffra
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Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Composer: Mily Balakirev
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Francois Couperin
Composer: Gyorgy Cziffra
Composer: Cesar Franck
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Composer: Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Composer: Johann Ludwig Krebs
Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Andre Vandernoot
Conductor: Pierre Dervaux
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2002-08-12
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La Campanella, Grande Etude De Paganini No. 3
  2. Nocturne No. 3 In A Flat Major, Reve D'Amour
  3. Mephisto Valse (D'Apres Le Faust De Lenau)
  4. Les Jeux D'Eau A La Villa D'Este
  5. Valse Oubliee No. 1
  6. Rhapsodie Espagnole
  7. Valse Impromptu
  8. La Ronde Des Lutins, Etude De Concert No. 2
  9. Grand Galop Chromatique
  10. Apres Une Lecture Du Dante, Fantasie Quasi Sonata (Extrait From 'Les Annees De Pelerinage')
Music CD 2
  1. Polonaise D'Eugene Oneguine (Tchaikovsky)
  2. Rigoletto, Paraphrase De Concert (Verdi)
  3. Tarentelle De Bravoure Sur Des Theme De 'La Muette De Portici' (Auber)
  4. Valse De Faust (Gounod)
  5. Improvisation Sur Les Themes De Guillaume Tell (Rossini)
  6. Valse Triste (Vecsey)
  7. Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Johann Strauss)
  8. Le Beau Danube Bleu, Paraphrase (Johann Strauss)
  9. Danse Hongroise No. 5 (Brahms)
  10. Fantaisie Roumaine (Improvisation Dans Le Style Tzigane)
  11. Le Vol Du Bourdon (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Music CD 3
  1. Islamey, Fantaisie Orientale
  2. Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
  3. Andante Et Rondo Capriccioso In E Major, Op. 14
  4. Rondo In E Flat Major, Op. 11
  5. Polonaise In C Major, Op. 89
  6. Rondo A Capriccio In G Major, Op. 129
  7. Andantino In B Minor
  8. Bourree In E Flat Major
  9. Sonata In C Major, K159
  10. Le Tic Toc Choc ,Ou Les Maillotins
  11. Les Barricades Mysterieuses
  12. L'Anguille
  13. La Bandoline
  14. Les Petits Moulins A Vent
  15. Les Folies Francaises Ou Les Dominos
  16. La Poule
  17. Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
  18. Gavotte En Rondeau
Music CD 4
  1. Variations In C Major, Sur 'God Save The King', WoO 78
  2. 12 Variations In A Major, Sur Un Theme Russe (Wranitzky), WoO 71
  3. 32 Variations In C Minor, WoO 80
  4. Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49
  5. Book 1 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
  6. Book 2 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
Music CD 5
  1. I. Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
  2. II. Adagio Cantabile, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
  3. III. Rondo, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
  4. I. Allegro - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
  5. II. Andante - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
  6. III. Scherzo -Allegro Assai - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
  7. I. Andante Con Variazioni - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  8. II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  9. III. Marcia Funebre (Andante Maestoso) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  10. IV. Allegro - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  11. I. Andante - Allegro -Allegro Molto Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
  12. II. Adagio Con Espressione - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
  13. III. Allegro Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
Music CD 6
  1. Preambule Carnaval Op9
  2. Pierrot Carnaval Op9
  3. Arlequin Carnaval Op9
  4. Valse Noble Carnaval Op9
  5. Eusebius Carnaval Op9
  6. Florestan Carnaval Op9
  7. Coquette Carnaval Op9
  8. Replique Carnaval Op9
  9. Papillons Carnaval Op9
  10. A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., Lettres Dansantes Carnaval Op9
  11. Chiarina Carnaval Op9
  12. Chopin Carnaval Op9
  13. Estrella Carnaval Op9
  14. Reconnaissance Carnaval Op9
  15. Pantalon Et Colombine Carnaval Op9
  16. Valse Allemande - Intermezzo: Paganinni Carnaval Op9
  17. Aveu Carnaval Op9
  18. Promenade Carnaval Op9
  19. Pause Carnaval Op9
  20. Danse Des Davidsbundler Contre Les Philistins Carnaval Op9
  21. I. Des Abends Fantasiestucke Op12
  22. II. Aufschwung Fantasiestucke Op12
  23. III. Warum? Fantasiestucke Op12
  24. IV. Grillen Fantasiestucke Op12
  25. V. In Der Nacht Fantasiestucke Op12
  26. VI. Fabel Fantasiestucke Op12
  27. VII. Traumeswirren Fantasiestucke Op12
  28. VIII. Ende Vom Lied Fantasiestucke Op12
  29. I. Allegro - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  30. II. Romanze - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  31. III. Scherzino - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  32. IV. Intermezzo - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  33. V. Final - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
Music CD 7
  1. Fantaisie Hongroise In F Major For Piano And Orchestra
  2. Totentanz, Paraphrase Sur Le 'Dies Irae' Pour Piano Et Orchestre
  3. Variations Symphoniques Pour Piano Et Orchestre
  4. I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
  5. II. Adagio - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
  6. III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
Music CD 8
  1. I. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  2. II. Allegro Agitato Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  3. III. Allegro Moderato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  4. IV. Allegro Deciso - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  5. V. Marziale, Un Poco Meno Allegro - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  6. VI. Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  7. I. Allegro Maestoso - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  8. II. Quasi Adagio - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  9. III. Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  10. IV. Allegro Marziale Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  11. I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
  12. II. Andante Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo 1 - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
  13. III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23

Music reviews of Les introuvables de Cziffra

Music Review: An indispensable collection, though somewhat frustrating, less for what it includes than for what it omits
Rating: 4 Stars

This "Introuvables" set is indispensable of course for the admirers of Cziffra and of dazzling piano playing in general, but, as many others in the same series, it also proves somewhat frustrating, less for what it includes than for what it omits. It's great to have reissued the complete Liszt recital originally published on LP in 1958 (CD1 tracks 3-9 and CD2 track 1), and this is what should have been done throughout. Instead, with "Campanella" and "Liebeslied" (CD1/1-2), we get only two items from a later Liszt 10-inch LP released in 1961, leaving aside the 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody and the rare Nightingale after Alabiev. The Verdi and Auber transcriptions (CD2/2-3) come from a recital of Liszt transcriptions which had also Tannh?user and Mendelssohn's Wedding March, and the Cziffra transcriptions that occupy tracks 5-11 of CD 2 were part of another LP published in 1958, "Paraphrases, transcriptions & improvisations", of which Khachaturian's Sabre Dance from Gayaneh has been omitted. Cziffra in this repertoire is dazzling. He is the echt-Lisztian. Unbelievable to think that ten human fingers could play so many notes to the second. Even to Chopin (Fantaisie, CD4/4) he brings a wild fury, and to Brahms' Paganini Variations (CD4/5-6, one of his rare forays into this composer) a rhapsodic whimsicality and digital fleetness that likens them to Liszt.

Same frustrations with Beethoven. The three sets of variations (CD4/1-3) and Rondo a capriccio (CD3/7) originally came with Sonata #22 - left out (it can be found on Volume. 5-Beethoven/Mozart). On CD5 we get the three sonatas (8, 10 & 13) that came out on EMI in 1971 - fine. But the remaining Sonata #12 on CD5 comes from a 2-LP set that was published on Cziffra's own label, Cziffra Productions SCP 2001, in 1965, with Sonatas #8, 21 and 23. There was another simultaneous release, SCP 2003, with Liszt, from which the Dante Sonata on CD1/11 derives. Now THESE are really "introuvables" now - impossible to find, so it is nice that EMI-France licensed some of that material - but why not all of it? The companion to Liszt's Dante Sonata on SCP 2003 was the great Piano Sonata. Its absence here is sorely missed.

Although Beethoven's Polonaise, Couperin's Tico-toc-choc and the pieces by Hummel, CPE Bach, Krebs and Scarlatti (CD3/4,5,7-10) are said to have been recorded in 1956/7, the first indication I found of their release is from the mid-60s, on a budget collection, which also had Mozart's Sonata K310, another Scarlatti Sonata and Lulli's Gavotte, unfortunately not reproduced (the Gavotte featured on track 10 is another recording; the Mozart can be found on the same CD mentioned above with Beethoven's #22). The remainder of disc 3 (tracks 11-18) comes from an LP released in 1982, titled "Recital ? Saint Frambourg" (a chapel in Senlis, France where Cziffra established and played public concerts in his later days). To me, one of the most endearing aspects of the artistry of Cziffra is his early embrace of the French baroque repertoire, in times when it not fashionable, and even anathema, to play it on the piano. In fact, it was my main motivation for buying this set. But it turns out to be another of these frustrations tendered by this "Introuvables" set, as they have left out 8 pieces out of the 16 from this recital. I am also more than puzzled by the claim made by the production notes that they were recorded in "Salle Wagram" in Paris (with birds chirping?). I subsequently discovered that the complete recital HAS been reissued on the fine Rendez-vous de Senlis set - and with recording venue duly ascribed to Saint Frambourg: this is the one to get if like me you are more specifically interested in that repertoire.

I have no such qualms with the rest of the program. In the Liszt Concertante works (CDs 7 & 8), when there was a choice "Introuvables" has usually favored the later, stereo recordings with Vandernoot to the earlier, mono ones with Dervaux, except for Concerto #1 where they have preferred the 1957 Dervaux to the 1961 Vandernoot - don't ask me why. The Dervaux-Hungarian Fantasy which was the original pairing to the Concerto has been reissued on Cziffra Plays Bartok & Liszt. As for the missing Vandernoot Concerto #1, it can be found on this website's French sister company under ASIN B000027J17.

Likewise, it is the earlier, 1957 mono recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto with Dervaux that is here (CD8/11-13, originally paired with Balakirev's Islamey that is on CD 3/1), rather than the stereo remake with Vandernoot (released in 1961). Contemporary reviews tend to indicate that it is the better one anyway. For those interested in comparing, the later is available in various reissues: Cziffra Edition Volume 3 - Liszt: Piano Concerto 1/Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto or Tchaikovsky: Les Concertos. The Grieg Piano Concerto (CD7/4-6) is the one that formed the original coupling of the Vandernoot Liszt 2nd. It was used again as a pairing for Franck's Symphonic Variations (CD7/3), recorded in 1961.

There are some sonic problems with some of the material. The Schumann pieces (CD6) were recorded in various sessions between December 1956 and December 1958 (Carnaval and Faschingsschwank came out together and were, I believe, Cziffra's first Schumann release, although Fantasiest?cke had been recorded earlier). There are jarring changes of sonic perspective in the finale of Carnaval (at 2:52) and from one track to the other in the two others, as if they were culled from entirely different recordings (and the recording dates seem to confirm that), possibly stereo to mono. A slight surface noise seems to indicate that the mono tracks of Fantasiest?cke were transferred directly from an LP. Likewise in some of the Liszt pieces on CD2 (2, 3 & 10).

Am I being a grouch? This set does offer an abundance of riches. But EMI-France has a way of doing things that makes its offerings something of a curate's egg. A little more effort and it would have been satisfying as much to the serious collector as to the layman.

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