Search - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields :: Mozart: Concertos Nos. 20 & 24; Concert Rondo

MOZART's GREAT PIANO CONCERTOS

ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUEBEC | 11/19/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While it is almost impossible to tell which pianist did the best recording of these two masterpieces-i personally prefer MITSUKO UCHIDA, perhaps because i first heard them with her-ALFRED BRENDEL who i think is the best authority on SCHUBERT(his complete cycle of sonatas are great)does also an excellent job ,and you can also go with him without worrying.This is the great MOZART reaching his full maturity as a composer of concertos.It's dark,it's moving and it really gets to you.If you don't like this you're dead."

Great Mozart From Brendel and Marriner

John Kwok | New York, NY USA | 12/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's unfortunate that this seems to be one of a handful of CDs still available from Brendel's 1970's and early 1980's traversal of most of Mozart's piano concerti, which he recorded with Sir Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra. The sound quality on this analogue recording is up to Philips's standards for the 1970's. Brendel's performances are splendid and so too are the orchestra's. Anyone interested in an excellent recording of these Mozart piano concerti will not be disappointed."