I agree, except for the Chopin Ballade, Rach 3rd and Liszt Sonata. Too many great recordings of those exist. They are amazing, no doubt, but probably not head and shoulders above all the rest. (Although the same probably applies to Richter’s Wanderer).
Ahahaha dizagree with everything except da Friedrice ChopNoc, sumwhut
But even dat rec I don’t considah “supreme” or “ultimate”. Sumtimez I prefer da Ho’s version, sumtimez da Gilelz live version…it alzo dependz on da mood.
No rec. of any piece is completely ideal IMO.
Yeah, I’d nominate da Friedman op 55/2 for most overrated recording, and Richter’s Sofia Pictures for second most overrated. Otherwise, I’d say Richter for best TE8 with daylight in second place, and Fiorentino for TE6. I really don’t need to hear anyone else play those.
Only one I can agree with iz GGC coz I haven’t investigated da otherz enuff/disagree with da rezt.
Zo, unchallenged in my head (zo bazically my fav recz of theze zongz)
SS Etude in da form of da Valse - Cortot (I guess pozz a legitimate contender)
Pimp Tot - Zim
Brahms Quintet - Curzon
Rock gmaj Prelude - Rock
Da Ho Paganini 2 - The elan and effective detail choices outside of the technical stuff really amazing
Da Ho Scarlatti B minor - flowy one
Hofmann Caprice Espagnole - for the accents I miss badly in other perfs
Lhevinne Thirds etude / Schulz evler
With his first concerto, there’s Janis. So it’s not unchallenged, even if I think it’s the best overall. Incidentally, I listened to Zimerman’s Rachmaninoff concerti for the first time in years the other day, and I really disliked both of them.
Da Friedrice 55/2 juz belongeth to a different era, n stylee. Pozz sum of da effects iz sound “outdated” to modern ears but diz dun change da fact dat he display a shocking variety of timbres.
Beauty of each registah, not only a pretty top voice
Also da pedalling in a class by itself, dat mofo clears many of da passing tones but holds down da consonant notes in da LH.
Jus a genzui glowing sonority which wuz a revelation when I heard it 10 years ago n still iz!
Da Friedrice learned it just fo dat rec n only programmed it live in 1937 wtf