Vladimir Horowitz
Horowitz was most well known for playing music written between 1830 and 1920.  His 1932 recording of the Liszt Sonata is still considered by many to be the best ever, even though many other pianists have recorded it.  Other pieces he was famous for were Scriabin's Étude in D-sharp minor, Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G minor, and many of Rachmaninoff’s short pieces, including Polka de W.R.  Horowitz was praised for his way of playing the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, and the composer said "he swallowed it whole. He had the courage, the intensity, the daring."  Horowitz later became good friends with Rachmaninoff.  Horowitz was also well known for playing quieter works like Schumann's Scenes of Childhood, Scarlatti sonatas, and some Mozart and Haydn sonatas.