The following is a list of the recordings of the pianist György Cziffra.
In addition to those, there are many non-commercial recordings freely circulating online There are also several releases by the small label Zenith Classical, featuring items from private collections, never-before-available in any format.
Studio recordings (audio)
Johann Sebastian Bach Bach/Busoni: Chorale Prelude, BWV 645 (EMI) Bach/Busoni: Das Orgel-Büchlein – In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 & Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 (EMI) Bach/Busoni: Prelude and Fugue, BWV 532 (1968 & 1981 EMI) Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 (EMI)
CPE Bach Sonata, H.245 (ICA, EMI)
Mily Balakirev Islamey, Op.18 (1956 & 1970 EMI, Hungaroton)
Ludwig van Beethoven Für Elise, WoO 59 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.13 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.14 No.2 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.26 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.27 No.1 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.53 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.54 (EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.57 (EMI) Polonaise, Op.89 (EMI) Rondo a capriccio, Op.129 (EMI) Variations on 'God Save the King', WoO 78 (EMI) Variations on the Russian Dance from the Ballet 'Das Waldmädchen', WoO 71 (EMI) Variations, WoO 80 (EMI)
Georges Bizet Bizet/Rachmaninoff: L'Arlésienne – Acte II – Deuxième Tableau – Intermezzo (Minuetto) (EMI)
Johannes Brahms Brahms/Cziffra: Hungarian Dances (Nos. 1–17, 19, 21), WoO 1 (EMI) Variations on a Theme by Paganini – Heft I & Heft II, Op.35 (EMI) Waltz, Op.39 No.15 (EMI)
Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 (Philips) with Manuel Rosenthal Ballade, Op.52 (EMI, Philips) Barcarolle, Op.60 (EMI) Berceuse, Op.57 (Philips) Bolero, Op.19 (EMI) Etudes, Op.10 (Philips) Etude No.3, Op.10 (1958 & 1974 & 1981 EMI) Etudes (Nos. 4, 5, 12), Op.10 (EMI) Etude No.10, Op.10 (1974 & 1981 EMI) Etudes, Op.25 (Philips) Etude No.1, Op.25 (1974 & 1974 EMI) Etude No.2, Op.25 (EMI) Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op.66 (1974 & 1974–1975 EMI) Fantaisie, Op.49 (EMI) Impromptu, Op.29 (1968 & 1974 & 1974–1975 EMI) Impromptu, Op.36 (1974 & 1974–1975 EMI) Impromptu, Op.51 (Philips, EMI) Krakowiak, Op.14 (EMI) with Georges Cziffra Jr. Nocturne, Op.9 (EMI) Nocturne, Op.9 No.2 (EMI) Nocturne, Op.27 No.2 (Philips) Piano Concerto, Op.11 (Philips, 1968 & 1976 EMI) with Georges Cziffra Jr., Manuel Rosenthal Piano Sonata, Op.35 (Philips, EMI) Piano Sonata, Op.58 (EMI) Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61 (EMI) Polonaise, Op.26 (Philips) Polonaise, Op.40 (Philips, EMI) Polonaise, Op.40 No.1 (EMI) Polonaise, Op.44 (Philips, EMI) Polonaise, Op.53 (Philips, EMI) Prelude, Op.28 No.16 (EMI) Scherzo, Op.31 (Philips, EMI) Variations brillantes, Op.12 (EMI) Waltz, B.21 (EMI) Waltz, B.44 (EMI) Waltz, B.46 (EMI) Waltz, B.56 (Philips, EMI) Waltz, B.133 (EMI) Waltz, B.150 (EMI) Waltz, Op.18 (Philips, EMI) Waltz, Op.34 (Philips, EMI) Waltz, Op.42 (Philips, EMI) Waltz, Op.64 (Philips, EMI) Waltz, Op.64 No.1 (EMI) Waltz, Op.64 No.2 (EMI) Waltz, Op.69 (Philips, EMI) Waltz, Op.70 (Philips, EMI)
François Couperin Pièces de clavecin – Book 1 : Ordre II No.23 & Ordre V No.8 (EMI) Pièces de clavecin – Book 2 : Ordre VI – No.1(1969 & 1981 EMI, ICA) Pièces de clavecin – Book 2 : Ordre VI – No.5 (EMI) Pièces de clavecin – Book 3 : Ordre XIII No.10-11 (EMI) Pièces de clavecin – Book 3 : Ordre XVIII No.6 (1956 & 1981 EMI) Pièces de clavecin – Book 4 : Ordre XVII No.2 & Ordre XXII No.5 (EMI)
György Cziffra Fantaisie roumaine (EMI, Hungaroton) Improvisation sur des themes de Gulliaume tell (EMI) Reminiscences de Johann Strauss (1956 & 1956 EMI)
Louis-Claude Daquin Pièces de Clavecin – Second Livre : L'Hirondelle (EMI) Pièces de Clavecin – Troisième Livre : Le Coucou (1956 & 1981 EMI)
Claude Debussy Clair De Lune (EMI) La plus que lente (EMI) Pour le piano (EMI) Preludes, Vol.1 No.8 (EMI)
Ernő Dohnányi Konzertetüde, Op.28 No.6 (EMI)
Manuel de Falla Falla/Cziffra: El amor brujo(revised) – No.8 Danse Rituelle du Feu (EMI)
John Field Piano Sonata, Op.1 No.1 – 2nd movement (Hungaroton)
César Franck Prélude, Choral et Fugue (EMI) Variations symphoniques (1961 & 1969 EMI) with André Vandernoot, Georges Cziffra Jr.
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (Hungaroton) with Zoltán Rozsnyai
Charles Gounod Gounod/Liszt: Faust – Act 2 : Waltz (EMI)
Edvard Grieg Lyric Piece, Op.43 No.1 (EMI) Piano Concerto, Op.16 (1958 & 1969 EMI, Hungaroton) with Georges Cziffra Jr., André Vandernoot, Zoltán Rozsnyai
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Rondo, Op.11 (1956–1957 & 1969 EMI, Hungaroton)
Aram Khachaturian Gayane – Danse du sabre (1956 & 1956 & 1956 EMI, Hungaroton)
Johann Ludwig Krebs Bourrée
Franz Liszt Tarantelle di bravura d’après la tarantelle de La muette de Portici, S.386 No.1 (EMI, Hungaroton) Polish Songs (Nos. 1, 5), S.480 (EMI) Le rossignol, S.250 No.1 (EMI) Liszt/Cziffra: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 S.244(EMI) Liszt/Cziffra: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 S.244 (EMI, Hungaroton) Ballade, S.171 (EMI) Concert Etudes, S.144 No.2 & No.3 (Philips) Concert Etudes, S.145 (EMI, Hungaroton) Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien, S.123 (1957 & 1964 & 1968 EMI) with André Vandernoot, Georges Cziffra Jr., Pierre Dervaux Gaudeaums Igitur, S.509 (EMI) Grand galop chromatique (EMI) Grandes études de Paganini, S.141 No.3 La Campanella (1959 & 1975 EMI) Grandes études de Paganini, S.141 No.5 La Chasse (EMI) Harmonies poétiques et religieuses III, S.173 – No.7 (EMI) Hungarian Rhapsodies (Nos. 2, 6, 12, 15), S.244 (Hungaroton) Hungarian Rhapsodies (Nos. 1, 3–5, 7–11, 13–14), S.244 (EMI) Hungarian Rhapsodies (Nos. 1–15), S.244 (EMI) Hungarian Rhapsody, S.244 – No.2 (ICA) Legend, S.175 No.1 (EMI) Legend, S.175 No.2 (EMI, Philips) Liebesträume, S.541 – No.3 (1957 & 1977 EMI) Mephisto Waltz, S.541 (1957 & 1985–1986 EMI) Piano Concerto, S.124 (1957 & 1961 & 1969 EMI, Hungaroton) with André Vandernoot, Georges Cziffra Jr., Gyorgy Lehel, Pierre Dervaux Piano Concerto, S.125 (1958 & 1969 EMI) with André Vandernoot, Georges Cziffra Jr. Piano Sonata, S.178 Polonaise, S.223 – No.1 (EMI) Polonaise, S.223 – No.2 (Philips, EMI) Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254 (EMI) Soirées de Vienne, S.427 – No.6 (EMI, Hungaroton) Totentanz, S.126 (1964 & 1968 EMI) with André Vandernoot, Georges Cziffra Jr. Transcendental Etudes (Nos. 1–11), S.139 (Hungaroton) Transcendental Etudes, S.139 (EMI) Transcendental Etude, S.139 – No.9 (EMI) Transcendental Etude, S.139 – No.10 (1956 & 1981 EMI) Trascendental Etude, S.139 – No.12 (EMI) Valse-Impromptu, S.213 (1956 & 1957 & 1977–1978 & 1985–1986 EMI, Hungaroton) Valses oubliées, S.215 – No.1 (1957 & 1977–1978 EMI, Hungaroton) Années de pèlerinage I, S.160 (EMI) Années de pèlerinage II, S.161 (EMI) Années de pèlerinage II, S.161 – No.6 (Philips) Années de pèlerinage II, Supplément, S.162 (EMI) Années de pèlerinage II, Supplément, S.162 – No.3 Tarantella (Philips) Années de pèlerinage III, S.163 (EMI) Années de pèlerinage III, S.163 – 4 (EMI) Konzertparaphrase über Mendelssohns Hochzeitsmarsch und Elfenreigen aus der Musik zu Shakespeares Sommernachtstraum, S.410 (EMI, Hungaroton) Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser, S.442 (EMI, Hungaroton) Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S.434 (EMI, Hungaroton) Präludium und Fuge über den Namen BACH, S.529 No.2 (Philips)
Jean-Baptiste Lully Gavotte (1956 & 1969 & 1981 EMI)
Felix Mendelssohn Mendelssohn/Rachmaninoff: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 – No.1 (EMI) Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No.6 (EMI) Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No.4 (EMI) Piano Concerto, Op.25 (EMI) with Georges Cziffra Jr. Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14 (1968 & 1968 EMI) Fantaisie, Op.16 – No.2 Scherzo (EMI)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata, K.310 (EMI) Piano Sonata, K.311 – 3rd movement (EMI)
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto, Op.18 (EMI) with Georges Cziffra Jr. Prelude, Op.23 – No.5 (EMI)
Jean-Philippe Rameau Dardanus – Rigaudon (1969 & 1981 EMI) Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin – No.12 & No.16 (EMI) Pièces de clavecin – Suite II No.4 (EMI) Pièces de clavecin – Suite II No.7 (1959 & 1981 EMI)
Maurice Ravel Jeux d'eau (EMI) Le tombeau de Couperin – No.6 (EMI) Sonatine (EMI)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Rimsky-Korsakov/Cziffra: The Tale of Tsar Saltan – Act III Flight of the Bumblebee (1956 & 1956 EMI, Hungaroton)
Gioachino Rossini Rossini/Cziffra: La Danza (EMI)
Camille Saint-Saëns Étude, Op.52 – No.6 (EMI)
Domenico Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata, K.96 (EMI) Keyboard Sonata, K.101 (EMI) Keyboard Sonata, K.159 (1956 & 1969 EMI)
Franz Schubert Schubert/Tausig: Marché militaires, D.733 – No.1 Impromptu, D.899 – No.4 (1969 & 1981 EMI) Impromptu, D.935 – No.1 (EMI)
Robert Schumann Carnaval, Op.9 (1957 & 1968 EMI) Fantasiestücke, Op.12 (EMI) Fantasiestücke, Op.12 – No.1 (EMI) Fantasiestücke, Op.12 – No.7 (Hungaroton) Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26 (EMI) Kinderszenen, Op.15 – No.7 (EMI) Novellette, Op.21 – No.8 (EMI) Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 (EMI) Toccata, Op.7 (EMI)
Johann Strauss II Strauss/Cziffra: An der schönen blauen Donau (Hungaroton) Strauss/Cziffra: Der Zigeunerbaron (Hungaroton) Strauss/Cziffra: Die Fledermaus (Hungaroton) Strauss/Cziffra: Le beau Danube bleu (EMI) Strauss/Cziffra: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (Hungaroton, EMI)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky/Liszt: Eugene Onegin, Op.24 – Act III No.19 (EMI) Piano Concerto, Op.23 (1956 & 1957 EMI)
Giuseppe Verdi Verdi/Cziffra: Il trovatore (Hungaroton)
Franz von Vecsey Vecsey/Cziffra: Valse triste (EMI, Hungaroton)
Carl Maria von Weber Konzertstück, Op.79 (EMI) with Georges Cziffra Jr.
Live recordings (audio)
Liszt Concert Etudes, S.145 No.2 (Aura Music, Archipel) Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien, S.123 (ICA) with André Cluytens Grand galop chromatique (Ermitage, Hungaroton, Medici Masters) Harmonies poétiques et religieuses III, S.173 – No.7 (ICA, Aura Music) Hungarian Rhapsody, S.244 – No.2 (Aura Music) Hungarian Rhapsody, S.244 – No.6 (Medici Masters, Ermitage) Liebesträume, S.541 – No.3 (Aura Music, Ermitage) Piano Concerto, S.124 (ICA, Archipel) with André Cluytens, Fulvio Vernizzi Piano Concerto, S.125 (Archipel) with Bernard Conz Polonaise, S.223 – No.2 (Medici Masters, Ermitage) Präludium und Fuge über den Namen BACH, S.529 No.2 (ICA) Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254 (ICA, Medici Masters, Ermitage) Totentanz, S.126 (IDIS) with Umberto Cattini Transcendental Etude, S.139 – No.5 (Archipel) Transcendental Etude, S.139 – No.10 (Aura Music, Archipel) Valse-Impromptu, S.213 (Ermitage) Années de pèlerinage II, S.161 – No.7 (Archipel) Années de pèlerinage III, S.163 – 4 (Archipel)
Bach Bach/Busoni: Prelude and Fugue, BWV 532 (Ermitage)
Bartók Piano Concerto, Sz.95 (EMI) with Mario Rossi
Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op.53 (Ermitage)
Chopin Ballade, Op.52 (Medici Masters, Aura Music) Etudes (Nos. 3, 10, 12), Op.10 (Aura Music) Etude No.1, Op.25 (Aura Music) Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op.66 (Aura Music) Fantaisie, Op.49 (Medici Masters, Ermitage) Impromptu, Op.51 (Medici Masters) Piano Concerto, Op.11 (claves) with Georges Cziffra Jr. Piano Sonata, Op.35 (Ermitage) Polonaise, Op.26 No.2 (Ermitage) Polonaise, Op.53 (Medici Masters, Ermitage) Scherzo, Op.31 (Medici Masters, Ermitage) Waltz, Op.18 (Medici Masters) Waltz, Op.34 No.3 (Medici Masters) Waltz, Op.42 (Aura Music) Waltz, Op.64 No.1 (Aura Music) Waltz, Op.64 No.2 (Aura Music)
Grieg Piano Concerto, Op.16 (ICA) with Georges Tzipine
Lully Gavotte (ICA)
Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata, K.96 & K.159 & K.284 & K.446 & K.533 (ICA)
Schumann Carnaval, Op.9 (Ermitage)