like tone, dynamics, phrasing, pedaling, technique, memory, sight-reading, rhythm, etc.....
Technique is rubbish.
what would you lisy to be the top 5 or 10 components of good piano playing? (please nothing too obvious or general like interpretation or having the music mean something.things like tone, dynamics, phrasing, pedaling, technique, memory, sight-reading, rhythm, etc.....if this is too hard, just think if you were able to improve some of these prefectly, which would you choose?
if you meant that technique cannot be a purpose in itself, but only a tool necessary (and not sufficient), i totally agree with you.