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#1447481 - 05/31/10 05:05 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: Andromaque]
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I think those may be fake animal skins... Liberace may have murdered good taste but not any furry critters in this case.

I'm not sure why the OP's original question, which seems to come up over and over, needs to be asked at all. There is no real answer, and there never will be.

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#1447495 - 05/31/10 05:20 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: Elene]
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Originally Posted By: Elene
I think those may be fake animal skins... Liberace may have murdered good taste but not any furry critters in this case.

I'm not sure why the OP's original question, which seems to come up over and over, needs to be asked at all. There is no real answer, and there never will be.

Elene


They weren't fake. He took a lot of heat at times for not just wearing them, but owning them. He spent a small fortune accumulating them, but then the man was loaded and making more money than he knew what to do with.
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#1447616 - 05/31/10 07:35 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: stores]
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What are/were they?
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#1447622 - 05/31/10 07:41 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: -Frycek]
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John Ogdon. Greatest musician? Harder to say!
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#1447627 - 05/31/10 07:51 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: -Frycek]
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What are/were they?


Furs.
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#1447631 - 05/31/10 07:54 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: stores]
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Originally Posted By: stores
Originally Posted By: -Frycek
What are/were they?


Furs.

What kind of critter, cherie. Some sort of dyed mink? Seems a great crime no matter where you stand on wearing fur.
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#1447639 - 05/31/10 08:02 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: -Frycek]
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Originally Posted By: stores
Originally Posted By: -Frycek
What are/were they?


Furs.

What kind of critter, cherie. Some sort of dyed mink? Seems a great crime no matter where you stand on wearing fur.


Alas, I am no expert on Libby's choice of critter pelts.
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#1447680 - 05/31/10 09:26 PM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: stores]
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I don't know for sure but this looks like chinchilla.. Don't know much about the Liberace guy either.

PS. Frycek, the stores guy is a guy (I think), so no e at the end of cherie!! laugh (ducking)

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#1447763 - 06/01/10 12:16 AM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: John_B]
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I think I am turning into a grumpy old so-and-so, as questions about the 'best' pianist, the 'best' composer, 'best' recording etc, etc tend to irritate me these days. I think it is an impossible, even meaningless, question. Best to who, for what, playing what?


Completely agree. Its such an empty question, and it's impossible to answer, since there is no, nor there ever will be, "greatest" pianist.
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#1447773 - 06/01/10 12:44 AM Re: Who was the greatest pianist ever? [Re: cfwpiano]
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RACHMANINOFF!!!

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