The REAL 50 Greatest Pianists of the 19th-20th Century!

Описание: 49 of the pianists are from the 20th, and 1 is from the 19th!

Sorry if some of the editing of the video is haphazard, I had to work with a software I was unfamiliar with and worked all day as soon as I saw the previous list on YouTube. Making a list like this was very difficult, at this level it's very very hard to order people, and exclude some many great pianists such as: Egon Petri, Carlo Zecchi, Arthur Rubinstein, Robert Lortat, Yves Nat, Artur de Greef, Bela Bartok, Edwin Fischer, Leo Sirota, Sergei Prokofiev, Rosina Lhevinne, Percy Grainger, Claudio Arrau, Solomon, Marcelle Meyer, Walter Gieseking, Clara Haskil, Mieczysław Horszowski, Maria Grinberg, Yakov Zak, Lev Oborin, Grigory Ginzburg, Alexander Brailowsky, Shura Cherkassky, Emil Gilels, and many more...

I decided to include Art Tatum despite not being a classical pianist, he did improvise in the classical style, and perhaps if the times were different in America during his lifetime, he would've had more classical records.

The criteria I mostly chose for was a strong artistic spirit, poetic nature and being able to say a lot with a little. At this level like I said, it can be quite difficult to come to concrete conclusions, but, I would not make a mistake as poorly as rating Hofmann below Brendel. If there is any disagreements you have about rankings, feel free to comment, and I will try to justify my picks.

Lastly, to anyone who complains about the static. Remember it is not about recordings, but the phrase, the dynamic intention, the rhythmic pulse, tone quality, and all of these things more or less can be clearly understood with or without static.

Alas here is the list and the pieces played

50. Dinu Lipatti 0:10-3:34 Bach-Hess Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.
49. Artur Schnabel 3:36-14:24 Beethoven 32nd Sonata 2nd Movement
48. Pavel Serebryakov 14:26-18:03 Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux 6
47. David Saperton 18:04-20:46 Chopin Etude op 10 no. 10
46 Mischa L. 20:46-23:59 Brahms-Gluck Gavotte
45. Wilhelm Backhaus 24:01-26:25 Mozart-Backhaus - Deh, vieni alla finestra
44. Heinrich Neuhaus 26:28-31:54 Brahms Intermezzo op. 118 no. 2
43. Sviatoslav Richter 31:56-37:40 - Rachmaninoff-Kreisler - Liebesfreud
42. Maria Yudina 37:41-43:01 - Mozart Lacriomsa
41. Vladimir Sofronitsky 43:02-58:01 - Liszt Dante Sonata
40. Simon Barere 58:01-1:06:06 - Balakriev - Islamey
39. Anatole Kitain 1:06:08-1:10:57 Schumann Toccata
38. Frederic Lamond 1:10:58-1:14:56 - Liszt Liebesträume no.3
37. Olga Samaroff 1:14:57-1:19:17- Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 no. 2
36. Wanda Landowska 1:19:18-1:26:18 - Mozart K311 First Movement
35. Harold Bauer 1:26:19-1:32:35 - Chopin Ballade 3
34. Vladimir de Pachmann 1:32:39-1:37:12 - Chopin Barcarolle
33. Ervin Nyiregyházi 1:37:12-1:46:45 - Tchaikovsky-Nyiregyházi - Paraphrase on 'Eugene Onegin'
32. Vladimir Horowitz 1:46:46-1:50:35 - Bizet-Horowitz - Carmen Variations
31.Theodor Leschetizky 1:50:36-1:57:22 - Chopin Nocturne op. 27 no. 2
30. Nikolai Medtner 1:57:24-1:59:49 - Fairy Tale op. 26 no. 3
29. Eugene D'Albert 1:59:50-2:02:14 - Beethoven - Rage Over a Lost Penny
28. Vasily Sapelnikoff 2:04:15-2:64:35 - Mendhelsson - Scherzo in E minor
27. Ignaz Friedman 2:06:36-2:11:07 - Chopin Nocturne op. 55 no 2
26. Emil von Sauer 2:11:08-2:14:11 - Chopin Impromptu no. 1
25. Ignacy Jan Paderewski 2:14:12-2:19:02 - Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no. 10
24. Benno Moiseiwitsch 2:19:08-2:23:53 - Rachmaninoff - Prelude in B minor op. 32 no. 10
23. Moriz Rosenthal 2:23:56-2:34:37 - Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
22. Leopold Godowsky 2:34:38-2:50:22 - Beethoven Sonata 26 Les Adieux op. 81a
21. Konstantin Igumnov 2:50:28-2:53:36 - Chopin Mazurka in B major op. 56 no 1
20. Arthur Friedheim 2:53:40-2:55:28 - Liszt Feux Follets
19. Raul Von Koczalski 2:57:30-3:00:17 - Paderewski Minuet in G
18. Mark Hambourg 3:01:20-3:05:42 - Beethoven Sonata 3 Fourth Movement
17. Alfred Grünfeld 3:05:43-03:06:34 - Chopin Waltz op. 34 no. 2
16. Édouard Risler 3:08:38-3:12:19 - Chopin Mazurka op. 17 no. 4
15. Louis Diemer 3:12:25-3:17:50 - Chopin Nocturne op. 27 no.2 & Mendhelsson Spinning Song
14. Ossip Gabriloswitch 3:17:52-3:23:04 Chopin Fantasie-Impromptu
13. Sergei Taneyev - 3:23:06 -3:25:45 Mozart Fantasie in C minor K.396 (incomplete)
12. Aleksander Michałowski 3:25:48-3:27:11 Chopin Berecuse
11. Alexander Scriabin 3:29:15-3:48:25 - Scriabin Sonata 3
10. Samuil Feinberg 3:46:20 - 3:53:22- Scriabin Sonata 4
9. Art Tatum 3:55:25-3:58:31 - Tea for Two
8. Josef Lhevinne 3:58:34-4:02:25 - Chopin Heroic Polonaise
7. Pavel Pabst 4:04:30-4:07:50 - Tchaikovsky-Pabst Paraphrase on Sleeping Beauty
6. Josef Hofmann 4:07:52-4:15:26 - Chopin Ballade 4
5. Raul Pugno 4:17:33-4:19:02 - Chopin Nocturne op. 15 no. 2
4. Ferrucio Busoni 4:21:06-4:25:04 - Bach WTC Book 1
3. Sergei Rachmaninoff 4:25:04-4:30:53 - Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor
2. Camille Saint-Saëns 4:32:59-4:35:20 - Saint-Saens Valse mignonne, Op.104
1. Alfred Cortot 4:35:23-END Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 "Cadenza"