Mozart Piano Concertos ?

Posted by: Bert Schurink on 14 December 2013

I do have Perahia. But I would appreciate to get alternatives. Which alternatives are recommended:

Uchida, Pires, Barenboim, Ashkenazy, Brendel....?

Posted on: 12 January 2014 by Drew Turner

I have always enjoyed Wilhelm Kempf's Mozart . Also love his late Beethoven 109 , 110 , 111. Not the best recorded sound but glorious lyrical playing. Brendal is also one of my gods.

Posted on: 12 January 2014 by George J

Edwin Fischer was Brendel's tutor, and Brendel worshipped him ...

Another bit of history from an ancient!

ATB from George

Posted on: 12 January 2014 by Florestan

I could be wrong George but my understanding has always been that Brendel was one of the few greats that actually had very little formal training and regarded himself of being self-taught. Yes, he did attend a few master classes with Fischer but nothing more. This means he would have played a few things for Fischer and received Fischer's brief feedback. Nothing formal or ongoing though in any way.

Did Brendel look up to Fischer and view him as an inspiration - yes, this is undeniably true.

Regards,
Doug

Posted on: 12 January 2014 by George J

Studied with might be more accurate, but the same could be said of Klemperer and Mahler!

ATB from George

Posted on: 13 January 2014 by kuma

Haskil is good on No.20 but I also adore this Annie Fischer set.

This is a '77 reissue Hangaroton pressing but quiet and well balanced natural sounding recording. One of the best micro dynamics I have heard out of this score.

Wonderful Beethoven-esque cadenza for 1st movement by Hummel. Interesting choice by Annie. I love the non nonsense straight presentation with rythmic flair of this familiar tune but they remain intimate throughout. More like a working man's No.20. Almost all instruments were left unnoticed. Everyone had a equal part in it.