beautiful piano recordings: solo or small ensemble

George Winston for solo piano. Middle of the road stuff.

Paul Bley "Nothing to Declare"
Keith Jarrett "The Carnegie Hall Concert"
Fred Hersch "Songs Without Words"
Fred Hersch & Bill Frisell "Songs We Know"

'Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and Beethoven', by Mieszyslaw Horszowski, Nonesuch CD 9 79160-2; it's discontinued but worth pursuing. Hors was 93 when he recorded this, but I sure can't tell--the playing is VERY nice. I really like the 2 Chopin nocturnes, o. 15 #2 and o. 17 #2. Max Wilcox recorded this digitally, and altho I'm not a fan of Wilcox's orchestral recordings, this one has a tonal beauty and presence that's QUITE nice.
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Keith Jarrett - The Melody at Night, With You

Keith Jarrett - "Radiance" & "The Köln Concert".
I think most will agree Keith Jarret's CDs should at least be on your list to check out.....