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I really like mitsuko uchida... very graceful and elegant
Originally Posted by Bunnyears One of my favorite Mozart Piano concerto sets is the Malcolm Bilson/John Eliot Gardiner complete cycle. Gardiner's Mozart is a lot better than his Beethoven which sometimes sounds a bit perfunctory. Bilson's performances are very balanced and he uses a very good sounding fortepiano. If you want HIP Mozart, this is the set to get. |
For modern Mozart, I lean towards the Anda and Perahia concertos. I also have the 2 Goode recordings that DA mentioned. I liked the packaging too, and found that the interpretations were excellent. |
Originally Posted by Masolino /img/forum/go_quote.gif The set (of all solo concertos) made by Jos van Immerseel and his orchestra Anima Eterna on the Dutch Channel Classics label actually sounds better than the Bilson/Gardiner cycle, even if the latter already has pretty decent SQ. Besides Immerseel conducted all performances from the keyboard, as did Mozart himself. The set was made in the 1990s and is now available at a reduced price at Amazon. |
Originally Posted by DarkAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would like to add a few great Forte Piano versions of popular Mozart piano concertos 16-25 to my collection and the Cds by Hogwood/Levin and Andreas Staier recommemded by Masolino sound really good but the prices are obscencely expensive! I do have a couple Gardiner/Bilson Cds but am not thrilled with them, the others mentioned above sound better from samples. The Immerseel complete set would be overkill........but cost about the same as 3 CDs by Staier/Levin so may still be viable option. |
Originally Posted by Bunnyears /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Staier recordings with the Concerto Köln are oop, so they will be obscenely expensive because they are highly desirable. The Immerseel recordings are still around, but are now only going to be issued as part of the boxed set, but they should still be available at more reasonable prices. The Levin/Hogwood recordings are also oop, so the prices may be higher as well. |