I'm puzzled by the criteria for inclusion in this series.  Specifically:
why isn't Marc-Andre Hamelin (b.  1961) represented? A musiclover from
this list guessed it's because he's too young.  But surely youth shouldn't
count Hamelin out, as just about all his recordings since the mid-80s won't
qualify for any *Great Pianists of the 21st Century* series.  Besides,
Mikhail Pletnev (b.  1957) is included, as is Evgevnii Kissin (b.  '71).

Also, would anyone recommend their favourite(s) in this series for me? I've
heard six or seven sets, but being a massive collection it's hard to decide
where to proceed from here.

Bert Bailey