Clifford Curzon, Edwin Fischer, Vladimir Horowitz, Rada Lupu, and last but most certainly not least, Sviatoslav Richter play Schubert's Moment Musical #3 in F minor, D. 780 (Op. 94).

1) Richter
5) Horowitz

Only one I didn't like at all was Fischer, although I love his playing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1w_yELpgNs&feature=related

That was a lovely performance; thanks for sharing.

I would definitely agree that Richter carries the day here, and that Edwin Fischer's interpretation is probably the least effective.

You're surprising me today! First time this happened?

I feel so honored, to have surprised you.

I usually quite like Fischer's playing, but this one is disappointing. Everyone has weak points or bad days or whatever.

I don't mind Horowitz's performance so much - but some of those inner notes make the whole thing feel a bit precious I guess. Maybe this piece should be a bit precious though! I don't know.

I found Curzon's performance the most satisfying of the five -- clear, crisp, with perfect rhythmic steadiness. Richter and Lupu were a close second -- not quite as clean, but with nice dynamic nuance. Horowitz sounded like he was playing Schumann instead of Schubert -- one of his less memorable moments, IMO. I agree with everyone else about Fischer.

I also agree with Pianoloverus about his Fischer posting. I'd never heard the Handel Chaconne before today and loved Fischer's performance. Too bad we hear it so rarely these days.

I like Curzon's for what it is, it's extremely well done; but to me the way he's playing it doesn't come close to my own little idea of the sound of this piece. Maybe if I listened to it a few more times I'd come to like it more.

Horowitz's rubato and his style of shaping the melody are probably more suited to Schumann, good point. I suspect I play everything like Schumann, so I've probably got a blind spot there. Oh well.