Peter Donohoe's list of the 50 Greatest Pianists,which has been broadcast on Breakfast has finally culminated, with the list as follows:
John Ogdon Monday, September 17
Clifford Curzon Tuesday, September 18
Murray Perahia Wednesday, September 19
Bernard Roberts Thursday, September 20
Benjamin Britten Friday, September 21
Ferrucio Busoni and Egon Petrie Saturday, September 22
Solomon Cutner Sunday, September 23
Yvonne Loriod Monday, September 24
Alexander Brailowsky Tuesday, September 25
Anne Quefelec Wednesday, September 26
Walter Gieseking Thursday, September 27
Alfred Cortot Friday, September 28
Manana Dodjashvili and Mannahem Pressler Saturday, September 29
Halina Czerny-Stefanska Sunday, September 30
Wilhelm Backhaus Monday, October 1
Radu Lupu Tuesday, October 2
Zoltan Kocsis Wednesday, October 3
Ingrid Haebler Thursday, October 4
Geza Anda Friday, October 5
Vladimir Ashkenazy Saturday, October 6
Alfred Brendel and Wilhelm Kempff Sunday, October 7
Art Tatum Monday, October 8
Anton Kuerti Tuesday, October 9
Richard Goode Wednesday, October 10
Fou Ts'ong Thursday, October 11
Gabriela Montero Friday, October 12
Rudolf and Peter Serkin Saturday, October 13
Glenn Gould Sunday, October 14
Sequiera Costa Monday, October 15
Maurizio Pollini Tuesday, October 16
Daniel Barenboim Wednesday, October 17
Martha Argerich Thursday, October 18
Arthur Rubinstein Friday, October 19
Lang Lang and Oscar Peterson Saturday, October 20
Sergei Rachmaninov Sunday, October 21
Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels Monday, October 22
Evgeny Kissin Tuesday, October 23
Lazar Berman Wednesday, October 24
Alexander Melnikov and Daniil Trifonov Thursday, October 25
Valentina Lititsa Friday, October 26
Béla Bartók and Annie Fisher Saturday, October 27
Dinu Lipatti
What do boarders make of it? Who are the glaring omissions and who are the surprising inclusions? I,for one, am surprised that neither Krystian Zimerman nor Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli could merit a place!
John Ogdon Monday, September 17
Clifford Curzon Tuesday, September 18
Murray Perahia Wednesday, September 19
Bernard Roberts Thursday, September 20
Benjamin Britten Friday, September 21
Ferrucio Busoni and Egon Petrie Saturday, September 22
Solomon Cutner Sunday, September 23
Yvonne Loriod Monday, September 24
Alexander Brailowsky Tuesday, September 25
Anne Quefelec Wednesday, September 26
Walter Gieseking Thursday, September 27
Alfred Cortot Friday, September 28
Manana Dodjashvili and Mannahem Pressler Saturday, September 29
Halina Czerny-Stefanska Sunday, September 30
Wilhelm Backhaus Monday, October 1
Radu Lupu Tuesday, October 2
Zoltan Kocsis Wednesday, October 3
Ingrid Haebler Thursday, October 4
Geza Anda Friday, October 5
Vladimir Ashkenazy Saturday, October 6
Alfred Brendel and Wilhelm Kempff Sunday, October 7
Art Tatum Monday, October 8
Anton Kuerti Tuesday, October 9
Richard Goode Wednesday, October 10
Fou Ts'ong Thursday, October 11
Gabriela Montero Friday, October 12
Rudolf and Peter Serkin Saturday, October 13
Glenn Gould Sunday, October 14
Sequiera Costa Monday, October 15
Maurizio Pollini Tuesday, October 16
Daniel Barenboim Wednesday, October 17
Martha Argerich Thursday, October 18
Arthur Rubinstein Friday, October 19
Lang Lang and Oscar Peterson Saturday, October 20
Sergei Rachmaninov Sunday, October 21
Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels Monday, October 22
Evgeny Kissin Tuesday, October 23
Lazar Berman Wednesday, October 24
Alexander Melnikov and Daniil Trifonov Thursday, October 25
Valentina Lititsa Friday, October 26
Béla Bartók and Annie Fisher Saturday, October 27
Dinu Lipatti
What do boarders make of it? Who are the glaring omissions and who are the surprising inclusions? I,for one, am surprised that neither Krystian Zimerman nor Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli could merit a place!
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