Pieces or sections that you wish your favorite pianists played

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I wish that Horowitz played the Ossia Cadenza of the Rach 3 instead of the Tocatta.  

I also wish that Valentina Lisitsa recorded prokofiev's 2nd piano concerto along with the Rach 3 minus orchestra.

[octavius_trillson]

I wish Berezovsky would record La Campanella
I wish Hamelin would record Alkan's Le Preux
I wish Yuja Wang would record Prokofiev's Toccata

I only get three wishes right?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I wish Berezovsky would record La Campanella
I wish Hamelin would record Alkan's Le Preux
I wish Yuja Wang would record Prokofiev's Toccata

I only get three wishes right?

Oh I wish Berezovsky recorded Scarbo.  There's a video of him on YouTube playing it but the quality is garbage.  He does a fantastic job though!

You can get as many wishes as you want as long as you know that they probably won't come true lol.

[49410enrique]

i wish kapustin recorded the gershwin concerto.

[perfect_pitch]

I want to hear Valentina Lisitsa play Brahms Variations on a theme by Paganini, and Stravinsky's Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka.

[speedcuber]

i wish aimi kobayashi tried some rachmaninoff. well she's pretty young so it might happen
and i wish yuja wang recorded the stenhammar piano concertos. as nobody knows who stenhammar is, it's probably never going to happen.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I want to hear Valentina Lisitsa play Brahms Variations on a theme by Paganini, and Stravinsky's Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka.

I was about to post the exact same thing except you took the words out of my fingers.

Did you know that Valentina recorded part of Prokofievs second for a rock band?

[pianovlad1996]

I wish Horowitz would have played Gaspard de la nuit and the ossia cadenza for Rach 3 . Also, I heard Richter played Gaspard de la nuit but I didn't find the recording or video.
Timea 

[stoudemirestat]

I wish Lang Lang played the Liszt B Minor Sonata. He's not close to being one of my favourite pianists, but i'd like to see how he'd do.

[black_keys]

I wish Lang Lang played the Liszt B Minor Sonata. He's not close to being one of my favourite pianists, but i'd like to see how he'd do.

But he already played that at Liszt 200'th anniversary

[adari]

If Glenn Gould had recorded Alkan's Grande Sonate Op.33 or Le Festin D'Esope, that would undoubtedly be the greatest piano recording in history.

[stoudemirestat]

But he already played that at Liszt 200'th anniversary

He did? I didn't hear about that...Proof?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I wished that Horowitz officially recorded Scriabin's 9th sonata because unfortunately, the only recording we have of him playing it, some loser was coughing the WHOLE TIME!!!

[perfect_pitch]

I was about to post the exact same thing except you took the words out of my fingers.

Did you know that Valentina recorded part of Prokofievs second for a rock band?

Really??? COOL!!! Do you know if it's on youtube?

[revanyoda777]

I wish Hamelin recorded the Chopin Concerto's
Murray Perahia recorded Bach's Well tempered clavier
and Pierre Laurent Aimard recorded the Chopin preludes

[49410enrique]

wish Gordon Fergus-Thompson recorded Roy Agnew complete works for piano. yeah that would be epic.

[j_menz]

If Glenn Gould had recorded Alkan's Grande Sonate Op.33 or Le Festin D'Esope, that would undoubtedly be the greatest piano recording in history.

Allow me to doubt. 

[octavius_trillson]

If Glenn Gould had recorded Alkan's Grande Sonate Op.33 or Le Festin D'Esope, that would undoubtedly be the greatest piano recording in history.

It would undoubtedly be the slowest recording in history too.

[adari]

It would undoubtedly be the slowest recording in history too.

Why? He often played Mozart and Bach at much faster tempos than his contemporaries.

[adari]

Double post (sorry)

[octavius_trillson]

I stand corrected....

[sevencircles]

It would be really interesting to hear the young Richter or Lhevinne  perform Godowsky´s transcriptions of the Chopin Etudes.

Horowitz, the young Hofmann or Rachmaninov playing Alkan in particular
Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Ages' - 30 Ans 1/2 

Rachmaninov playing Beethoven´s sonatas in particular Pathetique and Hammerklavier.

Of the recordings that might happen I would say Volodos playing Beethoven sonatas in particular no.8,17,29 and 30

I would love to hear Argerich play these sonatas as well but that will propably never happen, it´s almost as unlikely that Ivo Pogorelich would play them and do a good job these days but in the early nineties  he would have played them great I am pretty sure about that.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

It would be really interesting to hear the young Richter or Lhevinne  perform Godowsky´s transcriptions of the Chopin Etudes.

Horowitz, the young Hofmann or Rachmaninov playing Alkan in particular
Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Ages' - 30 Ans 1/2 

Rachmaninov playing Beethoven´s sonatas in particular Pathetique and Hammerklavier.

Of the recordings that might happen I would say Volodos playing Beethoven sonatas in particular no.8,17,29 and 30

I would love to hear Argerich play these sonatas as well but that will propably never happen, it´s almost as unlikely that Ivo Pogorelich would play them and do a good job these days but in the early nineties  he would have played them great I am pretty sure about that.

Rachmaninoff playing all of his works with BETTER QUALITY.

Richter play the Godowsky version of Chopins thirds etude.

[49410enrique]

i would like a recording of frederic chui playing the carlos chavez -
"Left hand inversions of five Chopin Études:
A minor, Op.10, No.1
C major, Op.10, No.2
E minor, Op.10, No.5
A minor, Op.10, No.7
E minor, Op.25, No.9 "

[revanyoda777]

It would be really interesting to hear the young Richter or Lhevinne  perform Godowsky´s transcriptions of the Chopin Etudes.

Horowitz, the young Hofmann or Rachmaninov playing Alkan in particular
Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Ages' - 30 Ans 1/2 

Rachmaninov playing Beethoven´s sonatas in particular Pathetique and Hammerklavier.

Of the recordings that might happen I would say Volodos playing Beethoven sonatas in particular no.8,17,29 and 30

I would love to hear Argerich play these sonatas as well but that will propably never happen, it´s almost as unlikely that Ivo Pogorelich would play them and do a good job these days but in the early nineties  he would have played them great I am pretty sure about that.

I agree with all of these. It would have also been amazing to hear the great Cziffra play the Godowsky/Chopin etudes as well. Best recording ever.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Oh!  Kissin and Yuja Wang both playing Gaspard de la Nuit!

[sevencircles]

I agree with all of these. It would have also been amazing to hear the great Cziffra play the Godowsky/Chopin etudes as well. Best recording ever.

Especially if he recorded it before he became a P.O.W. and injured his hands.  He never recovered completely actually.

Would love to hear the young Josef hofmann play these etudes as well.

[argerichfan]

Rachmaninoff playing all of his works with BETTER QUALITY.

And a lot of other works such as the Liszt sonata.

A pity Argerich hasn't/won't play the Paganini Rhapsody. It would seem ideal for her. I think it's a better piece than the 3rd concerto, though few will agree.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

And a lot of other works such as the Liszt sonata.

A pity Argerich hasn't/won't play the Paganini Rhapsody. It would seem ideal for her. I think it's a better piece than the 3rd concerto, though few will agree.

I always thought that but I didn't share it because I thought nobody would agree with me. 

[precipitato]

i had always wondered how gould would play debussy, those recordings would be "legendary"
i had wondered how horowitz would manage the late beethoven sonatas, he only has op.101 under his hands
i would have liked rachmaninoff play chopin's 3rd sonata too, given the way he has managed the 2nd it left me breathless...

[sevencircles]

And a lot of other works such as the Liszt sonata.

A pity Argerich hasn't/won't play the Paganini Rhapsody. It would seem ideal for her. I think it's a better piece than the 3rd concerto, though few will agree.

Has Martha performed all of her repertoire in public?

Many pianist only performed a fraction of their repertoire in public. Ogdon is a good example.

[argerichfan]

Has Martha performed all of her repertoire in public?

Hardly. The 1st Mephisto Waltz is reportedly quite a party piece for her, and she has been heard 'warming up' with the Schumann Toccata. But neither piece has appeared on a recital within recent memory.

As for the Rachmaninov, no doubt she has read through the piece, but there is no indication she ever formally learned it... as far as I know.

[sevencircles]

Hardly. The 1st Mephisto Waltz is reportedly quite a party piece for her, and she has been heard 'warming up' with the Schumann Toccata. But neither piece has appeared on a recital within recent memory.

But she played the mephisto waltz in public back in the old days or? She has recorded the Schumann Toccata and it was technically brilliant but you can tell that she wasn´t a mature pianist when she recorded it.

[argerichfan]

She has recorded the Schumann Toccata and it was technically brilliant but you can tell that she wasn´t a mature pianist when she recorded it.

Was not aware that she had recorded it.

[sevencircles]

Was not aware that she had recorded it.

I meant Prokofievs toccata sorry? 

[landru]

Glenn Gould really favored contrapuntal, linear music so I would have loved to hear what he would do with "vertical" harmonized music like Debussy, would he even use a pedal?

And more Bach from Horowitz, don't know if I've heard any.

[49410enrique]

would to hear what yeol eum som would do with the szpilman concertino (given her incredible command of kapustin and standards, she's formidable, i think hers would count as one of "THE" definative performances of this great little work).

[cadenza14224]

-I wish Yuja Wang would make a recording of Liszt's Transcendental Etudes
-I want to see Alice Sara Ott play Rachmaninoff Op. 23 no. 4, cause the piece is just as pretty as she is.
-AND I WANT TO HEAR MARTHA ARGERICH PLAY MENDELSSOHN'S PIANO CONCERTO NO 1 SO BADLY BEFORE SHE GETS TOO OLD!! I hope this doesn't exist already, cause I can't find it anywhere...

[sophie117]

Hardly. The 1st Mephisto Waltz is reportedly quite a party piece for her, and she has been heard 'warming up' with the Schumann Toccata. But neither piece has appeared on a recital within recent memory.

As for the Rachmaninov, no doubt she has read through the piece, but there is no indication she ever formally learned it... as far as I know.

She also learned Brahms' second piano concerto with Gulda but "never plays it in concert". 

[black_keys]

He did? I didn't hear about that...Proof?

Ah sorry I was wrong he didint played it ,I thought I heard that in a radio channel that night, but nothing in the web   

[p2u_]

Also, I heard Richter played Gaspard de la nuit but I didn't find the recording or video.

Sviatoslav Richter - "Le Gibet" from "Gaspard de la Nuit" Moscow, 1954, live. There may be more coming up on www_sviatoslavrichter_ru, but the "video" part of that site is under repair.

Paul

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Lang Lang play Gaspard de la Nuit, Prokofiev piano concerto 2, and Petrouchka!!!

Oh my god that would be so good!

He's not my favorite pianist, but he's good at playing these kind of pieces.

[fftransform]

Lang Lang play Gaspard de la Nuit[.]

Oh my god that would be so good!

Very ironic sense of humor you have.


For me, I'd have liked Bolet to have done the 10-odd measures that he dropped in his recording of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2.

[philb]

Sviatoslav Richter - "Le Gibet" from "Gaspard de la Nuit" Moscow, 1954, live. There may be more coming up on www_sviatoslavrichter_ru, but the "video" part of that site is under repair.

Paul

A real shame he never played Ondine or Scarbo.