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jacobwynn

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #100 on: May 30, 2007, 07:08:14 AM

All time: probably Myra Hess.
Today: probably Stephen Hough.

I think that negative comments against Malcolm Binns were a little harsh. he's an excellent journeyman pianist, and should be given credit where credit's due. Not perhaps the greatest, but exciting enough to be praised. (And, ridiculous trivia here: Malcolm Binns was in Gary Cooper's last Hollywood film, as a pianist on the background TV, playing the Rachmaninov 3rd).

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burstroman

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #101 on: July 25, 2007, 02:44:29 AM

I repeat, Myra Hess was the greatest.

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retrouvailles

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #102 on: August 14, 2007, 10:13:36 PM

Stephen Hough, Ian Pace, Nicolas Hodges, Peter Donohoe, Malcolm Binns (in certain recordings), Jonathan Powell are all worth mentioning.

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amelialw

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Reply #103 on: August 14, 2007, 10:25:55 PM

Stephen Hough, if you haven't seen a single performance of his go for it.

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jakev2.0

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #104 on: August 15, 2007, 01:09:10 AM

John Ogdon
Myra Hess
Ronald Smith

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retrouvailles

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #105 on: August 15, 2007, 02:59:02 AM

Oh, I forgot about John Ogdon. Man, what a genius (pianist) he was.

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jacobwynn

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #106 on: September 20, 2007, 09:24:07 AM

In the past: Hess, Solomon, Curzon.

Today?

Not impressed -- Lill and Hough I find both being cold. Perhaps Hough's past membership of Opus Dei made him that way.

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Re: Britain's greatest pianist.

Reply #107 on: September 20, 2007, 09:43:52 AM

Quote from: jacobwynn on September 20, 2007, 09:24:07 AM

Today?

Steven Osborne playing Kapustin. There's no other pianist, who can play like this.

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