Romantic pianists had offered Bach occasionally, and more modern types had begun to champion his keyboard works, pre-eminently the German pianist Edwin Fischer.

He was a Romantic pianist, so the emphasis in his playing is on glorious sound and leeway of rhythm, always keeping the basic meter intact.

He was a Romantic pianist, and his specialties were Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff.

The transcriptions by Romantic pianists are often really paraphrases, with familiar works from the past used as springboards for either showy pianism or freewheeling fantasy.

Mr. Watts is best known as a Romantic pianist, and indeed he pedaled freely and let overt drama peal forth in a few climactic spots on Tuesday.

Yet unlike some other Romantic pianists who have played at this festival this summer, Mr. Watts has a Mozart style that works, musically.

Just when we thought the grand Romantic pianist was gone forever, a new one from the East has arrived.

He could summon great masses of sound when necessary, but like the great Romantic pianists he never pounded.

Bolet lends this tuneful and moving music the sort of showmanship associated with the great Romantic pianists, without sacrificing any of the score's gravity.

The tone and subtlety of her tone recalled the great Romantic pianists of previous generations.