Music IYO, Who was/is the best piano player you have heard? - Page 8

ROYC75 · 11-30-2017, 12:23 PM

Anthony Burger - Hands down!

Talent wise, there was nothing this guy couldn't play, in any style. Had severe burns on his hands as a toddler to grow up with the talent he had was truly remarkable.

So sad, he passed away too quick, here is a video for some of the younger crowd.

**RealSNR** · 12-02-2017, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Me, too and it's my 3rd or 4th instrument.

Yeah?! Well maybe so, but can you write songs that people like to listen to?!!?!

Oh, wait... nevermind.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-02-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

Yeah?! Well maybe so, but how good can you write music that people like to listen to?!!?!

Oh, wait... nevermind.

**srvy** · 12-02-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

The question was "Who was/is the best piano player you have heard?"

I said based on some of the responses I've seen, that people are just picking music they like, not necessarily the best pianists they've heard.

And that's simply the truth. I was also VERY polite about it. Way more polite than the average football disagreement between posters on this forum.

Ok I stand corrected.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-02-2017, 08:01 PM

For the record, I am not a classical pianist nor was I classically trained.

I grew up on a Hammond M3, which is a self-contained version of the Hammond B3, the grand daddy of all blues and rock organs.

My wife is a classically trained pianist that won a ton of competitions as a teenager in northern California.

But she can only play by sheet music, can't play by ear and doesn't compose music.

NTTATWWT

**srvy** · 12-02-2017, 08:17 PM

Well post them up maybe Dane or SNR will be the best we ever heard.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-02-2017, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by srvy

Well post them up maybe Dane or SNR will be the best we ever heard.

Ha! No thanks.

Meta data is embedded in my files and that would not end well...

**srvy** · 12-02-2017, 10:00 PM

My favorite composer and I like Anna Fedorova for many reasons.

Eric Carmen ripped off Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 for his seminal hit All By Myself.You hear just a tickle of it right about 2:15, then the full theme in the second movement at about 13:30.

**srvy** · 12-02-2017, 10:11 PM

Alicia de Larrocha was my Moms favorite pianist and this was played over and over on the RCA console growing up. When your a kid you roll your eyes go to the basement and play The Stones but I really liked it to.

Sandy Vagina · 12-15-2017, 08:53 PM

Love some Billy Joel, but Ronnie Milsap would be my favorite, in this.

Much like Gary Moore vs other guitarists... there can potentially be better players of the instrument.. maybe.. but guys like Gary and Ronnie... and Billy.. were bad-ass singers that add to the overall appreciation.

ROYC75 · 12-15-2017, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

Love some Billy Joel, but Ronnie Milsap would be my favorite, in this.

Much like Gary Moore vs other guitarists... there can potentially be better players of the instrument.. maybe.. but guys like Gary and Ronnie... and Billy.. were bad-ass singers that add to the overall appreciation.

Anybody that can play a piano while being blind has an amazing world of talent, just an amazing amount of God given talent.

11-30-2017, 12:23 PM
ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $5709400	IYO, Who was/is the best piano player you have heard? Anthony Burger - Hands down! Talent wise, there was nothing this guy couldn't play, in any style. Had severe burns on his hands as a toddler to grow up with the talent he had was truly remarkable. So sad, he passed away too quick, here is a video for some of the younger crowd.
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12-02-2017, 08:01 PM	#109
DaneMcCloud Supporter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA Casino cash: $10053648	For the record, I am not a classical pianist nor was I classically trained. I grew up on a Hammond M3, which is a self-contained version of the Hammond B3, the grand daddy of all blues and rock organs. My wife is a classically trained pianist that won a ton of competitions as a teenager in northern California. But she can only play by sheet music, can't play by ear and doesn't compose music. NTTATWWT
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12-02-2017, 08:17 PM	#110
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1701250	Well post them up maybe Dane or SNR will be the best we ever heard. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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12-02-2017, 10:00 PM	#112
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1701250	My favorite composer and I like Anna Fedorova for many reasons. Eric Carmen ripped off Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 for his seminal hit All By Myself.You hear just a tickle of it right about 2:15, then the full theme in the second movement at about 13:30. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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12-02-2017, 10:11 PM	#113
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1701250	Alicia de Larrocha was my Moms favorite pianist and this was played over and over on the RCA console growing up. When your a kid you roll your eyes go to the basement and play The Stones but I really liked it to. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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12-15-2017, 08:53 PM	#114
Sandy Vagina Still Got The Blues (For You) Join Date: May 2013 Casino cash: $10014178	Love some Billy Joel, but Ronnie Milsap would be my favorite, in this. Much like Gary Moore vs other guitarists... there can potentially be better players of the instrument.. maybe.. but guys like Gary and Ronnie... and Billy.. were bad-ass singers that add to the overall appreciation.
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