Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Pianists That Time Forgot

2002; Music Library Association; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/not.2002.0122

1534-150X

Leslie E. Gerber,

Music Technology and Sound Studies

It is the same in almost every field of endeavor: the big stars shine so brightly they blot out many others whose efforts are also worthwhile. Over the past century of recordings, we have had many famous and excellent pianists who have made major recording careers: Sviatoslav Richter, Artur Schnabel, Artur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Wilhelm Backhaus, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and many others. But record-collecting pianophiles know that there are also many major pianists who are forgotten by all but a handful of specialists. Here are a few of my favorites.