Top Ten Emoting Pianist Moments

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Top Ten Emoting Pianist Moments

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_UNNDUrDyk

Plus... spot Rupert Murdoch at the piano! :lol:
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I still like Richter playing the Tchaikovsky 1st Piano Concerto as portrayed by Monty Python.

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There seems to be something about Chopin's music in particular, which lends itself to these kinds of 'over-the-top' performances...

particularly:

Chopin + Eastern European (i.e. Polish, Russian, Ukrainian etc) pianist = 100% emo

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