[AJan]

Hi guys!

Noob here. After listening to a friend's Keith Jarret CD, I'm now considering collecting some piano CDs but have seriously no idea where to start. Contemporary vs Classical, etc. etc.

From a few weeks back, while watching Top Chef on TV, I've also noticed some of their background tracks to be piano tunes but utilizing more on the lowest keys, which honestly sounded awesome and cutting edge. (I imagine those would also be great test tracks for some phones because of the decay and timbre)

I am also a bit familiar with some Philip Glass piano and cello tracks and found them enjoyable as well.

Any recommendations from any genre would be appreciated! Cheers!!!

 

[kwitel]

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Originally Posted by AJan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi guys! Noob here. After listening to a friend's Keith Jarret CD, I'm now considering collecting some piano CDs but have seriously no idea where to start. Contemporary vs Classical, etc. etc. From a few weeks back, while watching Top Chef on TV, I've also noticed some of their background tracks to be piano tunes but utilizing more on the lowest keys, which honestly sounded awesome and cutting edge. (I imagine those would also be great test tracks for some phones because of the decay and timbre) I am also a bit familiar with some Philip Glass piano and cello tracks and found them enjoyable as well. Any recommendations from any genre would be appreciated! Cheers!!!

Ajan-

Go buy Ludovico Einaudi's "Divenire" now.
Then, go buy all of his other albums.

 

[Uncle Erik]

A couple you should pick up:

More info here: Zenph Studios home page re-performance MIDI Gould Tatum

If you haven't heard of these, Zenph used computers to recreate the performance of these two albums on a player piano. The originals were damaged/poorly recorded, but these aren't. They recorded in DSD and the discs are SACD hybrid - you can play them in a regular player.

But what really makes them special is that both have binaural versions on the discs. If you've never heard binaural, it's a treat.

 

[Xena]

David Lanz and Jim Brickman are pretty good for new-agey type of piano stuff, and some covers too. For Classical, Chopin was one of the premier piano composers. Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto is near the top of the heap too. Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto, Rachmaninoff's Second, and the Grieg Piano Concerto are all superior (you can find the latter 3 on the same CD).

 

[fatcat28037]

Go here to listen to samples............
Amazon.com: Sundown: A Windham Hill Piano Collection: Various Artists: Music

 

[panda]

clark, monk, tyner, hancock, list goes on...

 

[tru blu]

Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz

Tommy Flanagan - Thelonica or Sea Changes

Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Enrico Pieranunzi - First Song

 

[httran]

For some neo-classical piano check out Max Richter. He incorporates electronics and string quartets.

 

[Moocher]

A big x2 on the Art Tatum. Wonderful, and binaural.

Mooch

 

[Tridacnid]

If you enjoy jazz, Eldar Djangirov is an great. Get Bill Evans and Art Tatum before Eldar, though. You can't pass up the masters. Monk, Herbie Hancock, Errol Garner, and Cyrus Chestnut are also EXCELLENT pianists.

 

[Fido2]

http://www.centaurrecords.com/

CRC 2858: Homage to Schumann. Schumann: Arabesque in C Manor, Op. 18; Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Schumann/Liszt: W Schumann/Liszt: Fruhlingsnacht (Spring night); Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; Schumann: Traumerei, Op. 15, No. 7; Eric Himy, piano

Excellent sound and performance!