Baaah ...Sweden -Per Tengstrand, Staffan Scheja, Peter Jablonski, Roland PöntinenNorway -Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse, Einar Steen-NöklebergDenmark -Victor Borge!!! Katrine GieslingeFinland -Olli Mustonen, Oskar Merikanto, Timo KoskinenUK -Murray MacLachlan, Peter Donohoe, Graham Fitch, Philip FowkesGermany (oh dear) -Ludwig van Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Alexandra OehlerVenezuela - Teresa CarreñoAustralia -Leslie Howard Estonia -Käbi LareteiItaly -Maurizio Pollini, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
OK, so there is no way to actually HEAR how Beethoven and Schumann played, but let's say they had a good reputation ...
Wow, are you from or descended of Scandinavia?I'm from the US (obviously). Are you a fellow Grieg-lover? Grieg doesn't get enough appreciation on this forum.
Also from what I hear Merikanto was much more admired for his skills at the organ than the piano...But may I say you do look quite young for your age if you actually heard him play
Got me there, I have not heard Merikanto either. Nor Teresa Carreño. Still, the pianists I mention have a good reputation, wrote wonderful music and are good representants for their countries.
Favourite pianists from USA!! Leo OrnsteinGeorge Gershwin Leon Fleisher Garry Graffman Van Cliburn the OP clearly doesn't know much about american pianists, i.e. 'kate liu, claire huangci..' *cough cough...'so bad'.... cough cough*
the OP clearly doesn't know much about american pianists, i.e. 'kate liu, claire huangci..' *cough cough...'so bad'.... cough cough*
Fredrik Ullen: Sweden. An outstanding pianist in both contemporary and older literature (and a scientist, as well).
Interesting, I have never heard this name before. Yes, I live in Sweden, yes, I thought I knew most of the "names" here. Have to check him out.
Leon Fleisher and Gary Graffman are awesome though, I wish they still played. I never heard Leo Ornstein play, but Ive heard his compositions and many of them are very inspirational. (hehehe for some double-racism, have you heard his A la Chinoies? lollolllolllollolllollloll)compliment)[/size]