Classical piano solo—Your one favorite performance and recording

Vikingur Olafsson plays Debussy-Rameau

Thanks to everyone for the posts and suggestions.

@mikelavigne Recently realized just how much I love it as well which prompted the post.  The simplicity of the single instrument combined with the complexity of the composition and beauty of the performance is particularly attractive to me.

@edcyn What a privilege to have seen those guys in concert, and a reminder to me to take advantage of more opportunities to experience live performances.

@newbee Thank you for identifying the modern recording by Beatrice Rama—will definitely look into it.  Also like your suggestion to drill down by composers.  If anyone would like to expand on that basis it would be most informative.  Also would be interesting to hear of more modern “classical” composers/performances.

Recently realized just how much I love it as well which prompted the post. The simplicity of the single instrument combined with the complexity of the composition and beauty of the performance is particularly attractive to me.

@cb77

thanks; btw......in this months (Dec 22') Absolute Sound on page 16 is a brief Memoriam on Minoru Nojima, who passed away this year. it references this recording which has meant much to me, and you, and many listeners.

An impossible choice, but I would nominate Brendel’s Phillips recording of Schubert’s last 3 sonatas