best Chopin etude performance (complete)

[mikey6]

I know I did it before but here are all da complete performances.  Dis is apparently all of em - I haven't heard of half da pianists here but anywho...

[etudes]

Cziffra,Cortot,Gavrilov

[brewtality]

Where is Fiorentino?

[stevie]

Rusnak, John

[pianistimo]

maurizio pollini for speed.  arrau for grace.  thibeaut  sp? for piano sound (lighter sounding piano).

[infectedmushroom]

Yundi Li... Though, he's not in the poll list. 

[ash_mofidi]

maurizio pollini for speed.  arrau for grace.  thibeaut  sp? for piano sound

I agree & Gyorgy Cziffra is great too.

[eduard]

I think Berezovsky, Sokolov, Lugansky, Perahia...

[zheer]

Rusnak, John

   Ashkenazy, is perfect.
   Cortot is in a class of its own, though not perfect, but historic.
   Rusnak,John , if you want to save money and gain confidance.

[mikey6]

Where is Fiorentino?

Sorry, he was on the list, but i missed have missed him when I was copying.

[tds]

where is sequeira costa?

[kreso]

I voted for Gavrilov, but also like Pollini, Berezovsky, Lugansky, Cziffra,  and Serkin (op.25) as well as Richter and Horowitz (althaught they didn't played complete set)

[henrah]

Biret, Cortot and Richter (for the ones that he did play, especially 10/4 and Winter Etude). Biret's interpretation of all of Chopin's work is just perfect. I read that she went to a former pupil of Chopin for advice and heavily researched all of his works, and the results were marvelous. Of all her Chopin work, I admire her Ballade No.3 the best, although that's not for discussing here...
Henrah

[mikey6]

where is sequeira costa?

I can't find a recording of him playing the complete etudes (or any for that fact) but if ya show me, i'll add him.

[brewtality]

Sorry, he was on the list, but i missed have missed him when I was copying.

ok thanks for adding him. My favourite sets are Cortot, Cziffra, Fiorentino. I think Cortot recorded the etudes twice, or was that the preludes? actually I think he recorded those three times. I like Cziffra for his courage, individuality and rhythmic distortion. Fiorentino just because I love his playing, in any repetoire. I find Pollini's and Perahia's sets terribly banal. Of non completes, I like Friedman (I adore almost all of his recordings in general) and Lhevinne.

[pianistimo]

just listened to gavrilov.  he's pretty good, too.  after listening to friedman, though, i'd agree he sounds the best.  he almost sounds like he takes the best of each of the other performers and puts it into one recording.  and, he's not brash.

[arensky]

Anievas, Binns, Ashkenazy

[elevateme]

Pollini - amazing musicality, ok not quite as fast as some of the flashier ones, but speed doesnt make a good performance

Gavrilov - ok this is just mega fast & fun

Perahia - again really musical playing