Georges Cziffra - Ses Enregistrements Studio 1956-1986 (2008) [40CD Box Set]

This boxed set contains the recorded legacy of "the meteor" Georges Cziffra, with 40 CDs that bring together all the studio recordings Cziffra made for EMI and Philips, from his first 25-cm 33-rpm microgroove LP (released in 1956 when he arrived in Paris) to the last sessions in the Saint- Frambourg Chapel in Senlis in May 1986, a few years before he died.

Cziffra's legendary virtuosity and near-superhuman work ethic tended to overshadow the inner turmoil of a man who suffered deeply under the Nazi oppression, and then later from the post-war Hungarian regime, which eventually drove him into exile.

This elegant collection includes numerous works by Liszt, Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, and others (sometimes offering several fascinatingly different interpretations of the same work), plus a handful of improvisations and transcriptions.



Tracks:

CD 1. Georges Cziffra (1957-1958)
1/1-10 Improvisations Et Transcriptions 59:47

CD 2. Franz Liszt (1957-1961)
2/1-8 Transcriptions Et Paraphrases 1:04:38

CD 3. Franz Liszt (1958-1959)
3/1-10 Rhapsodies Hongroises 1:17:43

CD 4. Franz Liszt (1957-1958)
4/1-11 Rhapsodies Hongroises (+ 6 Tracks) 1:18:55

CD 5. Franz Liszt (1957-1959)
5/1-14 Etudes D'exécution Transcendante (+ 2 Tracks) 1:18:25

CD 6. Franz Liszt (1968-1979)
6/1-10 Rêve D'amour (+ 9 Tracks) 1:19:22

CD 7. Franz Liszt (1972-1975)
7/1-11 Rhapsodies Hongroises 1:11:41

CD 8. Franz Liszt (1972-1980)
8/1-8 Rhapsodies Hongroises (+ 2 Tracks) 1:06:53

CD 9. Franz Liszt (1975)
9/1-15 Années de Pèlerinage : Suisse, Italie (1) 1:16:00

CD 10. Franz Liszt (1968-1977)
10/1-11 Années de Pèlerinage : Italie (2) (3) 1:12:25

CD 11. Franz Liszt (1985-1986)
11/1-8 8 Pieces 1:05:15

CD 12. Franz Liszt (1963)
12/1-8 8 Pieces 53:57

CD 13. Frédéric Chopin (1962-1963)
13/1-17 14 Valses (+ 3 Tracks) 1:14:22

CD 14. Frédéric Chopin (1975-1979)
14/1-23 19 Valses (+ 4 Tracks) 1:16:51

CD 15. Frédéric Chopin (1969-1976)
15/1-11 6 Polonaises (+ 5 Tracks) 1:15:49

CD 16. Frédéric Chopin (1976-1979)
16/1-12 4 Impromtus + 2 Sonates 1:06:34

CD 17. Frédéric Chopin (1963-1967)
17/1-6 Concerto + 2 Polonaises 1:10:11

CD 18. Frédéric Chopin (1970-1977)
18/1-11 Concerto + 4 Etudes + 4 Tracks 1:19:16

CD 19. Frédéric Chopin (1962)
19/1-24 Etudes 57:38

CD 20. Frédéric Chopin (1963)
20/1-10 4 Polonaises + 3 Tracks 1:06:31

CD 21. W. A. Mozart / L. V. Beethoven (1956-1959)
21/1-10 10 Pieces 1:13:59

CD 22. L. V. Beethoven (1968-1970)
22/1-12 4 Sonates 1:14:47

CD 23. L. V. Beethoven (1965)
23/1-6 2 Sonates 48:57

CD 24. Robert Schumann (1956-1959)
24/1-33 Carnaval + Fantasiestücke + Faschingsschwank Aus Wien 1:18:17

CD 25. Robert Schumann (1960-1968)
25/1-38 Toccata + Etudes Symphoniques + Carnaval 1:15:28

CD 26. Various Composers (1957-1961)
26/1-25 25 Pieces 1:17:06

CD 27. Various Composers (1968-1975)
27/1-25 16 Pieces 1:18:08

CD 28. Various Composers (1964-1970)
28/1-16 16 Pieces 1:19:30

CD 29. Various Composers (1981)
29/1-18 18 Pieces 1:01:15

CD 30. F. Chopin / F. Liszt / C. Saint-Saëns (1981)
30/1-12 12 Pieces 1:02:37

CD 31. F. Schubert / J. Brahms (1981-1983)
31/1-17 2 Impromptu + 15 Danses Hongroises 1:04:04

CD 32. F. Liszt (1968-1969)
32/1-12 2 Concertos + Fantaisie Hongroise + Totentanz 1:10:30

CD 33. F. Liszt (1958-1964)
33/1-12 2 Concertos + Fantaisie Hongroise + Totentanz 1:10:20

CD 34. F. Liszt / P. Tchaikovsky (1957)
34/1-8 2 Concertos + Fantaisie Hongroise 1:08:42

CD 35. P. Tchaikovsky / S. Rachmaninov (1958-1970)
35/1-6 2 Concertos 1:11:45

CD 36. Various Composers (1958-1978)
36/1-6 6 Pieces 1:19:11

CD 37. Various Composers (1968-1978)
37/1-7 7 Pieces 1:12:40

CD 38. E. Grieg / J. Brahms (1969)
38/1-7 Concerto + Quatuor En Sol Mineur 1:15:44

CD 39. C. Debussy / A. Roussel / M. Ravel (1977)
39/1-5 La Mer + Bacchus Et Ariane + Daphnis Et Chloé 58:51

CD 40. Various Composers (1956-1974)
40/1-11 11 Pieces 56:16