When it comes to piano music, there is no doubt that Chopin is considered one of the best and was a true pioneer of the piano and invented the ballade and scherzi for piano. As the son-in-law of a classicaly trained piano teacher, I have been exposed to a lot of the grets when it comes to piano, both composers and players a like. What I have found though, is that my personal favorite is Sergei Rachmaninoff, a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. His Piano Concerto No. 2 (playing above in the...