Composer
Georges Cziffra
Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994)
1921–1994
14 works in the index
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1994
- Birthplace
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Longpont-sur-Orge
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Christian Georges Cziffra (Hungarian: Krisztián György Cziffra; 5 November 1921 – 15 January 1994) was a Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer. He is considered to be one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of the twentieth century. Among his teachers was Ernő Dohnányi, a pupil of István Thoman, who was a favourite pupil of Franz Liszt.
Born in Budapest, he became a French national 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 or paraphrases 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.
He lived in Senlis, a commune northeast of Paris, where he ran a foundation for young musicians and artists.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- classical pianist; composer; music arranger; pianist; musician
- Education
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Teachers
- István Thomán; Jolán Tauszky
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- classical music
- Awards
- Franz Liszt Prize; Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- VIAF ID
- 114148064
- ISNI
- 0000000110062190
- GND ID
- 134353420
- Library of Congress ID
- n85160919
- MusicBrainz ID
- 88f4b33d-1351-4ea4-bb7b-0498628cc026
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 14
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIXeme Rhapsodie Hongroise | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fantasie d'apres Guillaume Tell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| La Danza | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| An der schonen blauen Donau | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Danse de Feu | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Danse du Sabre | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ouverture Solonnelle | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pastorale pour Gerbert | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Danses hongroises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| La Cinquime danse hongroise Alternate arrangement | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Trish-trash Polka | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| La Fantaisie roumaine | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| La Valse triste | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Le Vol du bourdon | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 114148064. Portrait: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.