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Topic: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella  (Read 4378 times)

Offline rachmaninoff_forever

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cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
on: August 10, 2012, 05:34:07 AM
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If there's no sheet music for this, then someone who has a good ear, PLEASE write out where he improvises and send it to me.

If you do that, I will form a religion around you.
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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #1 on: August 10, 2012, 06:34:35 AM
If there's no sheet music for this, then someone who has a good ear, PLEASE write out where he improvises and send it to me.

If you do that, I will form a religion around you.

I don't believe it's written down anywhere (unless someone has done a private version). I have pretty much all of Cziffra's written transcriptions, which are available from Edition Peters (2 volumes). This, sadly, isn't amongst them.
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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #2 on: August 13, 2012, 03:20:24 AM
It doesn't actually seem to me so fantastically different from the original. You could probably work it iout yourself with the score and a couple hours in front of YT.

Be a nice break from your Bach week.  ;D
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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #3 on: August 13, 2012, 03:22:00 AM


Be a nice break from your Bach week.  ;D

That's right I start tomorrow...

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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #4 on: August 13, 2012, 05:11:42 AM
That's right I start tomorrow...

 :D Wheee!

Incidentally, if you like what Cziffra does to La Campanella, have a look at Busini's version (attached).
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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #5 on: August 26, 2012, 02:49:53 AM
:D Wheee!

Incidentally, if you like what Cziffra does to La Campanella, have a look at Busini's version (attached).

Thanks.  But since you don't have Cziffra's La Campanella, I won't worship you.
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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #6 on: August 27, 2012, 04:45:10 AM
Thanks.  But since you don't have Cziffra's La Campanella, I won't worship you.

Damn, and I was all ready to send you the application form.  :P
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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #7 on: August 27, 2012, 04:57:15 AM
Damn, and I was all ready to send you the application form.  :P

You could just go ahead and send the infringement notice for failing to...

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Re: cziffra's transcription of La Campanella
Reply #8 on: August 27, 2012, 05:00:56 AM
You could just go ahead and send the infringement notice for failing to...

I'm old fashioned in such things. Lightning bolts or plagues of frogs.
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