Amazing Solo Piano Recordings

I agree with Strateahed, let's get this back on topic.

What's MOST important is the recording/production/engineering quality of the solo piano CD. Please mention if it is classical, jazz, etc. Weight, depth, clarity, speed and lack of color here.

As my audio system improves, my list of listenable CDs diminishes. Or should I say, my list of "Wow, that recording is incredible, it just sucks me in and takes me away" gets smaller...

Rob Thomas (When the Heartache Ends- Piano version), Alison Krauss (Oh, Atlanta) not solo piano though, Sarah McLachlan (Angel). These songs take me away. I would like Classical piano records that do the same.

Not the performance as most important, the mastering of the recording should be stellar!

Chic Corea solo piano "Expressions"
Man can this man play. His style of jazz piano on "10"

If you like Chick Corea check out Piano Improvisations Volumes 1 & 2 (ECM) and Standards 1 & 2.

Bach - Golberg Variations - Glenn Gould ( 1981 )

Just discovered:
Piotr Anderszewski playing the Bagatelles op.126 by Beethoven om Virgin Classics. There is also Beethovens Piano Concerto No 1 on the same CD with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie of Bremen, but that is not much to write home about. The Bagatelles are absolutely stunning however and extremely well recorded. A good CD to test the dynamics of your system by the way. It almost goes from pppp to ffff, if your system can render it. We got the best dynamic rendering with the Spoiler/Pacecar Combo via USB Cable from a Toshiba laptop with special music-software. Much better than through the Zanden Combo or the dcs -stack with upsampling.