Who is the greatest piansit ever ?Richter or Gilels ?
Claudio Arrau I just love all this playing, especially how he plays Liszt.
Lisztor Tatum.Peace,Bri
yes, there is no single greatest pianist, its very subjective.however the only objectively assesable aspect of pianists is their technique...in this regard maybe marc-andre hamelin is the greatest ever.
just as how its possibly to judge the better runner by the time he ran a race in, its possible to judge the greater piano technique by the speed and control with which he executes passages.
No, Lenny. Comparing pianistic technique with olympic events doesn't work. If that were true, then whomever plays the fastest Winter Wind etude would be considered the best pianist. But that, of course, is not the case. When you think of an OBJECTIVE (adj.: expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations) way of measuring "control," let me know. In the meantime, I don't buy it.
Yeah, but I still like Cortot's Winterwind better koji (STSD)
Subjectivity at its best. Some people say they would rather listen to Cortot's wrong notes than another Chopin interpreter's right notes.
you forgot felix mendelssohn, who is said to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest.there is a story that liszt played some piece for mendelssohn, then mendelssohn came to the piano after liszt finished playing and played what liszt played JUST FROM HEARING! he remembered all the piece!mendelssohn - the greatest pianist! (and composer)