I am wondering where amongst this crowd of “legends” Perahia fits - I’ve been listening to his Chopin Etudes and Schubert late sonatas but no one on here seems to discuss him much.
(I prefer his chopin etudes to Pollini’s. Does anyone have any other pianists to recommend?)
he is generally rather bland imo, not brendull bland but still unremarkable. But I’ve heard some live chopin ballades that were, surprisingly, quite dynamic. The chopets used to be a running joke around these parts because of his hardcore posing on the cover