Keyboardists that never disappoint.....

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Bogey

May 17, 2007, 04:54:19 PM
So, who is yet to let you down from what you have heard from them so far? For me:

Rubinstein
Serkin

and

Bill Evans ;D
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bonehelm

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May 17, 2007, 04:58:54 PM
Yundi Li, Horowitz, Argerich, Cortot, Ashkenazy, Pollini, Daniel Barenboim

BachQ

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May 17, 2007, 05:10:16 PM
Quote from: Bogey on May 17, 2007, 04:54:19 PM
So, who has yet to let you down from what you have heard from them so far? 

Richard Clayderman

George

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May 17, 2007, 05:16:05 PM
Quote from: Bogey on May 17, 2007, 04:54:19 PM
So, who is yet to let you down from what you have heard from them so far? For me:

Rubinstein
Serkin

and

Bill Evans ;D

I'll strongly second all three, plus:

Richter
Gulda
Annie Fischer
Maria Yudina (I've only one disc, but I expect she won't dissappoint)
Emil Gilels
Walter Klien
Glenn Gould
Claudio Arrau
Ivan Moravec
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Cziffra

(nice topic, Bill!)  :)

Bogey

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May 17, 2007, 05:19:16 PM
Quote from: George on May 17, 2007, 05:16:05 PM

Emil Gilels

Glenn Gould


I have to hear a bit more from these two George, but I would be surprised to find weak performances or ones that I did not enjoy.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

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May 17, 2007, 05:23:07 PM Last Edit: May 17, 2007, 06:17:02 PM by Bogey
I would also not be surprised if Lipatti or Horszowski make my "never disappointing" list down the road as well.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

George

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May 17, 2007, 05:23:21 PM
Quote from: Bogey on May 17, 2007, 05:19:16 PM
I have to hear a bit more from these two George, but I would be surprised to find weak performances or ones that I did not enjoy.

Yes I find them to be remarkably consistent. With Gould, you obviously get some eccentricity, yet I always seem to 'get' or agree with his idiosyncrasies. No one speaks to me in Bach like he does and his wierd Beethoven makes me hear old favorites anew.  :)

Bogey

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May 17, 2007, 05:26:30 PM
Quote from: George on May 17, 2007, 05:23:21 PM
Yes I find them to be remarkably consistent. With Gould, you obviously get some eccentricity, yet I always seem to 'get' or agree with his idiosyncrasies....

For me, this might be applied to Rubinstein from time to time....he just has a "personality" about his playing that cuts through any pretentiousness and allows the listener to enjoy the music in the moment.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

not edward

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May 17, 2007, 05:29:00 PM
Not that I'm a pianophile or anything, but Solomon and Moravec spring immediately to mind. Sofronitsky too.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

George

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May 17, 2007, 05:30:43 PM
Quote from: Bogey on May 17, 2007, 05:26:30 PM
For me, this might be applied to Rubinstein from time to time....he just has a "personality" about his playing that cuts through any pretentiousness and allows the listener to enjoy the music in the moment.

I know what you mean. At first I didn't much like Rubinstein for this reason. In time I learned that if I went along with him, it would sure be an exciting journey with a knowing, confident guide. In fact, I'd say the same of Richter and Cziffra. 

MishaK

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May 17, 2007, 06:14:34 PM
Moravec
Michelangeli
Gilels

Drasko

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May 17, 2007, 07:53:01 PM
Never is such a strong word.

Bogey

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May 17, 2007, 08:01:56 PM
Quote from: Drasko on May 17, 2007, 07:53:01 PM
Never is such a strong word.


Are there any performers on your shelf that have never missed to this point my friend?
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Don

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May 17, 2007, 08:50:38 PM
I've never been disappointed with:

Gilels
Sofronitsky
Gilbert (harpsichord)
Schliessmann
Brendel
Hantai (harpsichord)
Rubsam
Anderszewski
Gieseking
Cortot
Tureck
Richter (Karl)
Rousset (harpsichord)
Wilson (harpsichord)
Verlet (harpsichord)
Nikolayeva
Gulda
A. Fischer
Kubalek
Moiseiwitsch
Freire
Katsaris
Zayas

anasazi

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May 17, 2007, 10:40:29 PM
Probably only Serkin. But then again, I have not heard everything he recorded either.  ;-)

XB-70 Valkyrie

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May 18, 2007, 01:06:38 AM
In terms of never disappointing, as in never heard a performance I disliked, I'd have to nominate Dinu Lipatti, and Solomon.

As great as Michelangeli was, I don't think his Brahms or Schumann is very satisfying. Gould's Bach was mostly good to great IMO, but his Brahms? Mozart? Don't think so.

In terms of other instruments, I'd say my favorite on both harpsichord and organ is the woefully underappreciated Anton Heiller. His Rameau, Bach et al. truly never disappoint and are in a league of their own. I'd also give a vote to Karl Richter and Helmut Walcha.
If you really dislike Bach you keep quiet about it! - Andras Schiff

Bogey

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May 18, 2007, 05:00:32 AM
Quote from: XB-70 Valkyrie on May 18, 2007, 01:06:38 AM
In terms of never disappointing, as in never heard a performance I disliked, I'd have to nominate Dinu Lipatti...

What do you have from him?
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

orbital

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May 18, 2007, 05:50:32 AM
I've seen Gilels disappoint (Chopin preludes, but to his credit I doubt if that was an authorized release). Rubinstein also (again preludes)

My list would probably include Sofronitsky, Sokolov, Richter and Michelangeli for now.

Josquin des Prez

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May 18, 2007, 06:01:03 AM
Most of the keyboardist mentioned here have disappointed me at one point or another.  :-\

Bunny

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May 18, 2007, 08:06:10 AM
Probably the only keyboardist who has disappointed me is Pogorelich who has talent to burn, but has become so eccentric in recent years.
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