The annual favourite pianists thread

In no particular order, this year’s favourite were:

Horowitz, Kapell, Hofmann, Weissenberg, Sultanov

And actually, I’ve quite enjoyed Hamelin too lately, but only when I feel like it.

tiz a bit mo appropriate video ov tiz zong:

I love him too, but only when his tech is in prime form

in no particular order:

Horowitz, Cortot, Hofmann, Pogorelich, Glenn Gould, Richter, Kapell, Rach, Rubinstein, Fiorentino…

Horowitz
Gilels
Andsnes
Richter
Cziffra
Berman
Pogorelich
Arrau

In no particular order, my 10 faves are: Richter, Gilels, Horowitz, Rubinstein, Arrau, Solomon, E. Fischer, A. Fischer (yeah, I have learned to love Annie after listening to those great ULs!), Schnabel and Cliburn (simply because of his gorgeous sound).

pozz (no particulah ordah)

Richter
Michelangeli
Gilels
Peterson (RIP)
A. Fischer
Mehldau (tru, dis insane fuckah, can’t wait foh da show in april)
Orozco
Laplante
Horowitz
Arrau

I’m listening to Brad live in tokyo, solo. Dude’s a fucking legend, 19 minute long version of Paranoid Android, can’t get any better than that :slight_smile:

hahaha wtf…post?

pozz this weekend

In no particular order - Pogorelich, Richter, Gould, Horowitz, Gilels, Rubinstein, Sokolov, Lazar Berman, Cziffra, Arrau

  1. Michelangeli
  2. Richter
  3. Sokolov
  4. Friedman

and in no particular order:

Argerich, Pogorelich (vintage, that is), Moiseiwitsch, Horowitz, Gieseking

no order, representing Today’s preference:

:ho: :rectum: :arrau: :Aimard: :ziff: :Gilels: :Michelangeli: :Orozco:

and others:

De Larrocha, Kapell, Lipatti, Anda, Rubinstein, Rach, Comme, KOCSIS

da Sultan and Kobrin going a bit down lately…

da Kapell… i should manage to get more recs, and i’m sure it would be going up.

some Ogdon its great

also i should mention da Lugy, some Gav, … daim… its impossible to establish a rank

Maybe:
Gilels
Moiseiwitsch
Richter
Rubinstein
Horowitz
Pollini
Argerich
Friedman
Berman
Michelangeli

da truly fave onez:

friedman
hofmann
rosenthal (gotta love his chop mazurkas)
cortot

the more recent ones:

horowitz
rubinstein
feinberg
meyer
schnabel
kapell
A.fischer
fiorentino
barere

alive ones:

janis
freire
volodos
blechacz

Ahh…respect the Barere mention. :bar:

yeah, he’s great, although frustrating at times :dong:
I’d kill for Rosenthal recordings from his prime, the mazurkas notwithstanding I’ve always been kinda disappointed with his recordings.

I think I’ve listened to these ten the most this past year…

1 - Richter
2 - Arrau
3 - Fiorentino
4 - Michelangeli
5 - Pressler and his trio
6 - Horszowski
7 - Annie Fischer
8 - Sokolov
9 - Gieseking
10 - Cortot

Horowitz
Hamelin
Cziffra
Richter
Rachmaninoff

And thanks to those who mentioned Moiseiwitsch; I just listened to him for the first time and am quite favorably impressed.

Made over 10yrs ago, how’s everyone’s lists changed since? :sunglasses: