Amazing Solo Piano Recordings

Volados playing Schubert Solo Piano Works, which includes an outstanding version of the Sonata in G major (894). Who would have guessed that Volados could have given such a beautiful rendition - he really dumbed down the showy aspect of his earlier recordings. Excellent recording as well. And on the Sony label no less! Most highly recommended.

Gammajo, Two performers come immediately to mind Garrich Ohlsson's complete Chopin series on Arabesque - mind you this is some fairly aggressive Chopin, not the warm laid back variety, but quite satisfying non-the-less, and Carol Rosenberger who put together a series of collections of laidback classical pieces on Delos (there are maybe 5 to 6 recordings). I love them all. Try them if you can find them. Delos when out of business - I assume you might find them used somewhere.

Gammajo, Playing on my system as I type - Rachmaninov's Preludes by Rustem Hayroudinoff on Chandos. Not a Bosendorffer Imperial I think but this is one of the best recorded and well played disc's I have if I'm up for Rach's complete preludes. Rich tonal quality w/ a warm deep bass.

Back to the Bosendorfer - something unique - Telarc created 2 CD's using Rachmaninoff's piano rolls played back electronically thru a Bosendorfer. Don't be put off by the process - unless you are an expert you wouldn't know there wasn't an actual pianist at the keyboard. One CD is Rachmaninoff playing his own works "Window in Time", Vol 1, and the next is Rachmaninoff playing works of other composers, Window in Time, Vol 2. Excellent reproductions of the piano's sound. As with the Hayaroudinoff these should be readily available.

Enjoy them, I do!