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Dinu Lipatti
Dinu Lipatti
Pianist, Composer
1
Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz
Lithuanian violinist
2
Robert Casadesus
Robert Casadesus
French pianist and composer
3
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
French classical pianist
4
Werner Haas
Werner Haas
German musician
5
Ivan Moravec
Ivan Moravec
Czech concert pianist
6
Rudolf Firkušný
Rudolf Firkušný
Czech pianist
7
Wilhelm Backhaus
Wilhelm Backhaus
pianist
8
Jörg Demus
Jörg Demus
Austrian pianist
9
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
American musician
10
Josef Suk
Josef Suk
Czech violinist, violist, chamber musician and conductor (1929-2011)
11
Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia
American pianist and conductor
12
Ivo Pogorelić
Ivo Pogorelić
Croatian pianist
13
Michael Korstick
Michael Korstick
German pianist
14
Wilhelm Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff
German pianist and composer
15
Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz
American classical pianist and composer
16
James Ehnes
James Ehnes
Canadian concert violinist
17
Joseph Alfidi
Joseph Alfidi
pianist, composer and conductor
18
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
French composer
19
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist
20
Noël Lee
Noël Lee
American musician
21
Friedrich Gulda
Friedrich Gulda
Austrian pianist and composer
22
Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt
Canadian classical pianist
23
Andrei Gavrilov
Andrei Gavrilov
Russian musician
24
Joanna MacGregor
Joanna MacGregor
British musician
25
Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman
Russian musician
26
Sergiu Celibidache
Sergiu Celibidache
Romanian conductor
Intro
German pianist

Walter Wilhelm Gieseking (5 November 1895 – 26 October 1956) was a French-born German pianist and composer. Gieseking was renowned for his subtle touch, pedaling, and dynamic control—particularly in the music of Debussy and Ravel; he made integral recordings of all their published works which were extant during his life. He also recorded most of the solo piano works by Mozart.