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All (85) Piano Players Considered
All (85) Piano Players Considered
In case you're interested in who I listened to for this set, here is the full list (ordered alpha FIRST name, just to keep you on your toes):
Abbey Simon
Alain Planés
Alexander Brailowsky
Alfred Cortot
Anatol Ugorski
Andrei Gavrilov
Anna Malikova
Artur Rubinstein
Aube Tzerko
Augustin Anievas
Belina Kostadinova
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Boris Berezovsky
Bronika Kushkuley
Cameron Carpenter
Christian Ihle Hadland
Claudio Arrau
Daniel Del Pino
Dinara Nadzhafova
Dinu Lipatti
Dmitry Paperno
Dong-Hyek Lim
Dubravka Tomsic
Earl Wild
Erika Haase
Eugene Mursky
Freddy Kempf
Frederic Chiu
Fujiko Hemming
Gergely Bogányi
Glenn Gould
Guiomar Novaes
Gwon Sun Hwon
Géza Anda
Henry Neighaus
Hsia-Jung Chang
Idil Biret
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Istvan Szekely
Ivo Pogorelich
James Rhodes
Janina Fialkowska
Joanna Jimin Lee
Joel Hastings
John Bingham
John Browning
Konstantin Lifschitz
Krzysztof Jablonski
Lazar Berman
Leif Ove Andsnes
Leszek Mozdzer
Louis Lortie
Madeleine Forte
Martha Argerich
Maurizio Mastrini
Maurizio Pollini
Mikhail Pletnev
Milos Mihajlovic
Mindru Katz
Mitsuko Uchida
Murray Perahia
Mélodie Zhao
Nobuyuki Tsujii
Peter Schmalfuss
Philippe Entremont
Philippe Giusiano
Ragna Schirmer
Rem Urasin
Ren Zhang
Samson François
Serge Romanchak
Shura Cherkassky
Sona Shaboyan
Sviatoslav Richter
Van Cliburn
Vardan Mamikonian
Vitalij Margulis
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Horowitz
Vlado Perlemuter
Walter Klein
Warren Mailley-Smith
Wilhelm Backhaus
Youri Egorov
Yuki Matsuzawa
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readmorewikipedia:
Pirahã is believed to be the only surviving member of the Mura language family, all other members having become extinct in the last few centuries. It is therefore a language isolate, without any known connection to other living languages.
Pirahã can be whistled, hummed, or encoded in music. Consonants and vowels may be omitted altogether and the meaning conveyed solely through variations in pitch, stress, and rhythm.
I'm not as big a fan of order as Erica is (at least I try not to be), but fugues are irresistible. I mean, unless you're John Cage (with whom I once discussed this topic), how you gonna resist a fugue? Go on and tell me how.
On The Other Hand
To hell with originality. It's a fool's quest. The minute you think you're on to something new, you find someone who did it or said it 500 years ago. Don't worry about it.
Opus 10
And so we begin.
Here is the ideal opus 10 set. Remember: (?) or (!) mean I'm either not 100% convinced or overly enthusiastic, respectively, of the choice.
Martha Argerich
Glenn Gould (!)
Frederic Chiu
Andrei Gavrilov
Mikhail Pletnev
Frederic Chiu
Murray Perahia
Andrei Gavrilov
Boris Berezovsky (?)
Louis Lortie
John Browning
Sviatoslav Richter (!) or Cameron Carpenter (?)
