It's quite clear he wasn't looking for other words than those he used.

My favorite piano recording was an old LP I had with Slatislav Richter playing the Schumann Piano Concerto. I don't know if any of the Richter performances are currently available but they would be worth seeking.

I have a new favorite (among many). That's Mykola Suk, from the Ukraine. Suk's Liszt Sonata had them whispering for days at the Mannes Summer Keyboard Festival last July. Suk is also a passionate teacher. Listening to him teach Rachmaninov 2nd concerto to a brilliant young Russian pianist, I was so moved to tears I had to struggle not to disrupt the Master Class. I'd thought I knew what Rachmaninov was about; I didn't. Exaltation!

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My favourite pianist would be Valentina Lisitsa, her performance of Scarbo was astonishing.

I didn't see any mention of Andrei Gavrilov.
He plays the daylights out of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.
Riccardo Muti conducting. They did just as good a job with the Second Piano Concerto.
Same crew.
Gavrilov's Bach is good too.
Also, Keith Jarrett for Bach.His WTC I and II are not to be missed, along with the French Suites. Wonderful stuff.
Don't forget Artur Rubenstein for Chopin. He's hard to touch at Chopin.
Good Luck.

I love Glen Gould's Goldberg Variations it is simply beautiful, plus gould is a fellow canadian

I doubt if many of you have yet heard of Rufus Choi but I attended a recital where he played one of the Bach Chaconnes, the Eroica variations, and Pictures At An Exhibition at the Colburn School of music in downtown LA today(9-7-08). I have been to many recitals and think that he is a rising piano star. He won the Iturbi competition last year. As far as recordings I am not knowledgable about them. He has a pretty full schedule of performances all over the world. If any of you get a chance to hear him, do it.

Rachmaninoff, rubinstein, yundi li, horowitz.

Other members already mentioned great pianists ...
I want to add my favorite pianist


Paik Kun Woo

Martha Argerich

Evegeny Kissin

Krystian Zimerman

She's got my vote.
Quite impressive !

I would propose Peter Katin. who at 78 years old is still performing regularly.
Perhaps you might care to read some reviews of his work by visiting /www.peterkatin.com/reviews.asp
There has recently been a reissue of his recording of the complete Mozart sonatas and on the 1st September this year a new release; the Prokofiev 3rd piano concerto with the Prague Symphony Orchestra from the Royal Festival Hall. A live performance recording with a totally new, wonderful, natural sound. For information you need to visit www.orchestralconcertcds.com
Good luck
Geoffrey

My vote would go to Sviatoslav Richter and Martha Argerich.

Try Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bartok, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Schumann for both, Richter for Brahms and Beethoven, Martha for Ravel and Scarlatti.
Schubert is OK, Liszt depends, Mozart and Haydn are doable, and Bach is awkward.

Alfred Brendel
Earl Wild
Murray Perahia
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Alfred Cortot
Arthur Rubinstein
Glenn Gould
Claudio Arrau
Emil Gilels
Arturo Michelangeli


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Andras Schiff was well received at Disney Concert Hall in Los angeles in his latest round of performances of the Beethoven Sonatas. I heard him play 16, 17, 18, and 21 about two weeks ago. Unfortunately I was away from LA when he played the next round last week. but I did hear Ths ST Martin In The Fields chamber ensemble in Albuquerque last Wednesday evening.

For Beethoven

Emil Gilels:A set of selected sonatas and all concertos on Brilliant.In concertos he is accompanied by USSR State Symphony and Kurt Masur.His incomplete sonata cycle for DG is also highly-regarded but i think it is tame at points.
Wilhelm Kempff:Sonata and concerto cycles on DG.All four are wonderful(two each)