Poets of the piano

This is great piano playing.

These two artists both have the power to enchant the ear with a single note. The beauty of tone they evoke from wood, wire and steel is astonishing, alchemical. There is magic in their touch. Their command of phrasing and chordal balance is masterly, their use of the pedal (the "soul" of the piano, according to Anton Rubinstein) is inspired and their fingerwork breathtaking.

The absurd snobbery of the classical music world ensures that only Horowitz is listed in the Oxford Companion to Music.