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"There isn't such a thing as the greatest pianist of anytime, of anyone nor anything. Nothing in art can be the best. It is only, different.  Let me tell you my theory about it. I think that an artist (whatever it is - a painter, sculptor, musician, performer, composer, whatever - somebody who has a title of being an artist) must have an uncompounded personality, must be the one and nobody else…For me, one says, "Oh, it's the second Liszt." A second is wrong, you know? If he is second, he is no good at all. He is an imitator. An artist in any way must be alone, a world by himself…If I am a pianist, I am a pianist of my kind, which pleases so many people who like this kind of playing. But then there are others who get emotional and get moved by other pianists - by this one and that one, and that one. Who can say that this one is the greatest? It's nonsense." 

- Arthur Rubinstein