Great Pianists of the 20th Century

[DOUGLAS]

Glen Gould
Kieth Jarrett
Vladimir Horowitz

 

[Harp]

Rachmaninov, Hofmann.

 

[HadleyH]

Gershwin, the Duke, Fats Waller, some of the populars.
Rubinstein, Horowitz, Rachmaninov some of the the classic ones.

 

[Bernard Newman]

I would also mention Dave Brubeck.

 

[DeeDub]

Philippe Entremont

Where the classical repertoire is concerned, I've long been fond of Philippe Entremont's interpretations of my favorites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Entremont

 

[Fletch]

I just spun a platter - a Columbia Royal Blue 12" 78 of de Falla's Ritual Firedance - by Dame Myra Hess.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

BUD POWELL!!! Great and crazy.

Gould and Tatum, too.

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[Fletch]

Claude Hopkins. The man could stride with the best of 'em, led fine orchestras, and had the necessary élan to bring off a white full dress suit.

 

[CYoung]

Martha Argerich

Nobody plays Prokofiev as well as she does. Too bad she has never (to my knowledge) played the 2nd Piano concerto.

Leonard Bernstein was also a very good pianist.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

It was there, so I thought I'd present it...

Sviatoslav Richter

He may be less well known, but I'd also like to nominate Rod Miller. He played for years at Disneyland. See http://www.thedisneyblog.com/tdb/2006/01/rod_miller_main.html

I probably saw him when I was younger. The guy there now is probably my age and his fingers bang on those keys hard while his head intensely perpetrates

 

[davew]

Dont know if i saw Bill Evans mentioned,i love his'Everyone loves Bill Evans" album.
When Jimmy Rowles first heard a Art Tatum recording he thought it was TWO GUYS playing!! Art also loved baseball stats and Pabst blue ribbon beer.His place in my heart has been cemented.

 

[max the cat]

pianists

Claude Thornhill--impeccable taste , great chops and beyond category.(are you with me here Fletch?)

max