Not a “top ten”, merely a selection of performances nominated by readers of this blog and followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook. 

1. Sviatoslav Richter

2. Clara Haskil

3. Paul Badura-Skoda

4. Claudio Arrau

5. Grigory Sokolov

6. Mitsuko Uchida

7. Alexander Lonquich

8. Clifford Curzon

9. Wilhelm Kempff

10. Maria Yudina