Best pianist/keyboardist

[Joel_l]

how about george gershwin ??

the father of american blues and jazz music... without lyrics first fo course.. then came ray charles and the rest....

 

[roaltar]

Composers/Pianists

Scriabin - arguably the first jazz composer. Weird and mystical

Shostakovich - not far behind with his marching style symphonies (not for easy listening)

Gershwin - the man who made jazz famous

 

[Joel_l]

hyey u forgot

sergei rachmaninov

franz liszt

glenn gould

valdimir horowitz

 

[bongman]

oh boy? the people meniotned above are of course great pianists of our time in the classical field, but are we in this thread talking about comptempoary keyboardist/pianist?

 

[derrickkwa]

we're talking abt both, i guess...personally, i'm more interested in contemporary pianists..so yeah, any recommendations?

 

[DoubleBlade]

Yoshiki Hayashi and Maksim 8)

Anyways Franz Liszt was considered a rock star during his time and so he's one of my favourite classical pianist....

 

[bongman]

Paganini considered a devil in his time?

 

[Silencer]

I wouldnt call nobuo uematsu -- the guy who did ff series a great keyboardist or pianist, i would call him a great composer .. if u've seen him live in the black mages band ( nobuo's band playing ff music rock ), u'll notice his skills are good, but not great, there are many people better than him in playing ( technically ) , but im his true fan/idol , cause his composing just roxx me and i aspire the next him =p..

i agree. he's a brilliant composer.

 

[qfactor]

Toilet term better lah. At least it can be used to "drown out" embarassing "sounds" when in Hotel toilet!!

QF

yeah, richard clayderman was the advent of a whole new genre of music called Hotel Toilet Music.

I thought it was hotel elevator music! :lol:

 

[Joel_l]

then u could start with

dave grusin

george gershwin

sergei rachmaninov

lang lang

li yundi...

:lol:

 

[mingguan]

the guy who did the naruto soundtrack's a good composer though. the one who did ff series as well.

Naruto: Toshiro Masuda
FF series: Nobuo Uematsu

 

[stalefish]

I've been trying to find an english site to order the soundtrack from ...

Mingguan - any links? HMV doesn't bring it in does it?

 

[ProgDrummer]

JORDAN RUDESS- DREAMTHEATER. 8)

 

[DoubleBlade]

Paganini considered a devil in his time?

Yup one hell of a devil :twisted:

 

[mingguan]

HMV doesn't bring it in does it?

http://www.hmv.co.jp/index.asp?lang=en
(it contain some english also...)
however, if you want ENGLISH site,
you can try www.cdjapan.co.jp, which is the english site of www.neowing.co.jp

However,
if you want PURELY ENGLISH site,
then go www.amazon.com, but My personal advise is not worth.
(due to currency & shipping)

another alternative to consider is www.yesasia.com,
although the price mark up abit, but you will enjoy free shipping if you order above US$50/=

Eh... off thread liao...

 

[stalefish]

THANKS!

where did you get your copy from?

 

[mingguan]

stalefish, Mostly from www.hmv.co.jp, sometime from other website mentioned above....

Sigh...
Really off thread liao...

 

[Willfate]

haha is jay zhou a talented pianist u all considered , i find his the best !..~~DEstiny

 

[DoubleBlade]

I think he is much capable of handling more intricate melodies before he was head hunted for superstardom.

I don't believe that he himself , being considered a talented pianist at a young age of 4, can be playing pieces which are not really that intricate at his age now. In other words , the melodies he plays on stage and TV just sounds too simple for someone who has been playing the piano for 20 years.

But nonetheless , I use to look up to him as my source of inspiration....

 

[boomdoom]

err.... good musicians play simple music for the mass to make a living