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The Greatest Pianists Ever

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Is there any sound more beautiful than a piano composition? Almost every piece from composers in early classical music featured this powerful
instrument to strike the perfect chords. The piano is extremely versatile, and unlike the guitar, cello, or violin, the strings on the piano are located inside
and played with the keys. Many musicians have some knowledge of the piano, even if it isn't their primary instrument. But who are the greatest pianists
of all time? Classical and Baroque periods of music history definitely increased the popularity of the piano and almost every genre of music in todays
culture also uses it! Its no wonder that mastering the art of playing the piano is such a desirable goal. It is also an instrument that once learned, makes
more
it easier to learn other instruments and is popular among young music students. This list features the all time greatest piano players, includin, Frdric

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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Opera, Art song, Chamber music

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Franz Liszt
Opera, Romantic music, Art song

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Romantic music, Art song, Classical music

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Vladimir Horowitz
Classical music

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Opera, Ballet, Art song

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Opera, Classical music

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387 107

Alexander Scriabin
Classical music

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252 289

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Classical music

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Sviatoslav Richter
Piano, Classical music

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Art Tatum
Stride, Jazz

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388 453

Arthur Rubinstein
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Classical music

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302 54

Jzef Hofmann

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279 38

Ignaz Friedman

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259 19

Oscar Peterson
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Third stream, Hard bop, Jazz

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Claudio Arrau
Classical music

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Wilhelm Backhaus
Classical music

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239 20

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 Arcadi Volodos
Classical music

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300 124

William Kapell

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183 40

Moriz Rosenthal
Classical music

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203 91

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 Anton Rubinstein
Opera, Chamber music

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240 98

Artur Schnabel
Classical music

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222 116

Alfred Cortot
Classical music

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Zoltn Kocsis
Classical music

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138 90

Ferruccio Busoni
Opera, Chamber music, 20th-century classical music

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Leopold Godowsky
Classical music

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244 129

Walter Gieseking
Classical music

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311 142

Mikhail Pletnev

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215 164

Dinu Lipatti
Classical music
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179 57

Solomon Cutner

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Byron Janis
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161 55

Julius Katchen

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157 53

Robert Casadesus
Classical music

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140 41

Rudolf Serkin
Classical music
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160 60

Edwin Fischer
Classical music

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Krystian Zimerman
Classical music

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146 40

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 Fats Waller
Stride, Ragtime, Swing music

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180 30

Samson Franois

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200 42

Vladimir Sofronitsky
Classical music

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 Glenn Gould
Classical music

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Martha Argerich
Classical music

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Ivo Pogoreli
Classical music

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Alicia de Larrocha
Classical music

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Ivan Moravec

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150 72

Nelson Freire

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Georges Cziffra
Classical music

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165 149

Grigory Sokolov

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193 37

Yefim Bronfman

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Andrs Schiff
Classical music

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170 38

Radu Lupu
Classical music

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