 |
Welcome to the Piano World Piano Forums
Over 3 million posts about pianos, digital pianos, and all types of keyboard instruments.
Over 100,000 members from around the world.
Join the World's Largest Community of Piano Lovers
(it's free)
It's Fun to Play the Piano ... Please Pass It On!
|
|
|
|
27 members (crab89, Georg Z., David B, Fried Chicken, AlkansBookcase, Bruce Sato, 8 invisible),
1,188
guests, and
290
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,163
6000 Post Club Member
|
6000 Post Club Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,163 |
soundboard79,
Unfortunately, many people are unable or unwilling ever to admit they were wrong about something or to apologize. I have great respect and admiration for those who do have that ability and willingness. Thanks very much for your post.
Steven
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 9,392
9000 Post Club Member
|
|
9000 Post Club Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 9,392 |
Originally posted by sotto voce:
Thanks very much for your post. I'll second this. Welcome to the forum, soundboard! 
Jason
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 5
Junior Member
|
|
OP
Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 5 |
Sorry for the delay, I will update this latest by the end of this weekend.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,283
1000 Post Club Member
|
|
1000 Post Club Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,283 |
Thanks for the heads up pn Kissin s recordings Jason Argerich. I was some what disappointed by a Rach 2 cd i have of him, and din't want to get the "wrong" cd again ...
As for the ranking, it has been said already but i think it's important to again consider we are all subjective on our preferences when it comes to music, and in that lies the magic of music if you ask me. Preferred pianists doesn't necessarily mean "objectively best" pianists.
For example, i would have to say Richter is my favourite. He doesn't play my favourite Beethoven or my favourite Chopin or Bach, but for some reason he's at the top pf my list. He's not just the pianist, but the persona too.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 20
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 20 |
The pianists who've moved me most the most often are: Emil Gilels
Vladimir Horovitz
Wilhelm Kempff
Alfred Cortot
Martha Argeritch
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 342
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 342 |
Claudio Arrau
Nikolai Lugansky
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Arthur Rubinstein
Alfred Cortot
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 21
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 21 |
Benno Moisiewitsch
Ignaz Friedman
Vassily Primakov
Gyorgy Cziffra
Ivan Moravec
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 171
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 171 |
Vladimir Horowitz
Arthur Rubinstein
Martha Argerich
Sviatoslav Richter
Sergei Rachmaninoff
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 202
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 202 |
Jean Phillipe Collard
Leif Ove Andsnes
Alfred Brendel
Andras Schiff
Mikael Pletnev
BZ4
Estonia 190
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 226
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 226 |
This is difficult. It depends on the mood. But here is my list for now:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ervin NyÃregyházi
Alexander Siloti
Eugen d'Albert
Raoul Pugno
Look them up if you have not heard them play!
Best regards,
David Ramezani
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 216
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 216 |
Zimerman is losing!  Krystian Zimerman Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Horowitz Yefim Bronfman (for his wonderful concerto performances) Boris Berezovsky (Transcendental Etudes say it all!)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 72
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 72 |
In no particular order.....
Valentina Lisitsa
Gyorgy Cziffra
Bobby Enriquez
Arcadi Volodos
Vladimir Horowitz
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 45
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 45 |
My all-time favorite:
Glenn Gould
I also like very much:
Ragna Schirmer
Lise de la Salle
Daniel Barenboim
Mitsuko Uchida
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 136
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 136 |
Gould
Perahia
Brendel
Schiff
Horowitz
(But if I could have voted for GG five times, I woulda.)
Brodmann BU 125 upright
1880 Blüthner 7'2" grand
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 88
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 88 |
Richter Gould Horowitz Ashkenazy Kissin (Thought I'd throw a vote Evgeny's way, just to be different  )
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 27
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 27 |
josef hofmann
moritz rosenthal
leopold godowsky
josef lhevinne
sergei rachmaninoff
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 24
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 24 |
Vladimir Horowitz
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Oscar Peterson
Art Tatum
Maria João Pires
"Music is the most physically inspiring of all the arts." - Frank Zappa
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 136
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 136 |
Nice to see a couple of jazz pianists in there, I thought they were a bit under-represented in people's lists!
Brodmann BU 125 upright
1880 Blüthner 7'2" grand
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 651
500 Post Club Member
|
|
500 Post Club Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 651 |
Lang Lang
Yundi Li
Gilels
Horowitz
Kissin
Me!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10
Junior Member
|
|
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10 |
Alicia de la Rocha
Alfred Brendel
Jon Kimura Parker
Glenn Gould
Mitsuko Uchida
|
|
|
|
Forums43
Topics223,384
Posts3,349,164
Members111,630
| |
Most Online15,252
Mar 21st, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
