[Quinto]

Gould did like Mozart's early sonatas but from early age disliked him in general.. (he did write Eine Kleine Nacht Musik 

)  For Gould it was a lack of counterpoint issue I think..
 
Sviatoslav Richter always struggled with Mozart, found it difficult to connect.. he prefered Haydn ..
 
Some 'normally played' Mozart sonatas are just so darn boring ..
 
Also some of his early Beethoven is very good..
 
 
 
but hey, I'm just a fan, what do I know

 

[bigshot]

There are other pianists that were much better with Mozart. Just because you can play Beethoven or Bach, it doesn't mean you can play Mozart, or vice versa.

 

[Quinto]

  There are other pianists that were much better with Mozart. Just because you can play Beethoven or Bach, it doesn't mean you can play Mozart, or vice versa.

Anyone who can play Beethoven and Bach can play Mozart, just not necessarily according to your or my taste...
 
(oops having a deja vu now

)

 

[extrabigmehdi]

I  think Gould's Mozart is better for the so called "Mozart Effect".  If it's not true, I've decided it anyways.
By the way I'm getting a copy of concerto 23 & Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K. 448 after reading the wiki page.

 

[Wildcatsare1]

^Who needs Wiki, this Thread alone is quite the education, no Beats Lovers here!

 

[RRod]

  Gould did like Mozart's early sonatas but from early age disliked him in general.. (he did write Eine Kleine Nacht Musik 

)  ...

 
What's wrong with Eine Kleine? It's a serenade, and for its purpose it's absolutely of the highest quality. I'd love to see what other composers would toss off whilst in the middle of composing Don Giovanni

 

[SunTanScanMan]

So I stumbled upon this recording while going through their Dvořák a while ago and have been enjoying it in between. They just sound so damn good.
 
I've only been familiar of Mozart's quartets by Amadeus Quartet (DG) and Quartetto Italiano (Philips). I like QI's style, but the Philips recordings sound too shrill to me (Is it just me?). Their Beethoven string quartets on Philips don't seem to suffer the same problem.

 

[bigshot]

Czechoslovakia, which I think is where the Smetana Qt come from isn't that far from Vienna if you look at them on a map. I really like Talich's Mozart with the CPO too.

 

[bigshot]

   
What's wrong with Eine Kleine?

 
Absolutely nothing, unless you equate popularity with something being inferior. Personally, I judge things on their own merits, and Eine Kleine is one of the masterpieces of classical music to me. Beautiful from beginning to end.

 

[Quinto]

   
What's wrong with Eine Kleine? It's a serenade, and for its purpose it's absolutely of the highest quality. I'd love to see what other composers would toss off whilst in the middle of composing Don Giovanni

 
Highest quality

, it sounds like poo.. and believe me, I heard it hundreds of times..
 
It sucks on its own merits..  IMO of course

 

[extrabigmehdi]

   
Highest quality

, it sounds like poo.. and believe me, I heard it hundreds of times..
 
It sucks on its own merits..  IMO of course

Perhaps you've heard it too many time ? There was one time I couldn't stand "Letter fur Elise" by Beethoven (stupid music box we got).

 

[LugBug1]

I've never been a fan of Eine Kleine either. Objectively it is as usual - masterfully constructed.... But its just too simple and annoying a tune. It probably wasn't meant to be anything other an after dinner twiddle commission. I'm gonna sound like a complete musical snob here... But I don't care! tehehe hahaha
 
Ho HO HO!

 

[SunTanScanMan]

For the longest time, I couldn't stand listening to Beethoven's 5th because it reminded me of that bloomin' movie with the dog I watched as a kid. Even now I have to grin and bear through the first movement. After that it's glorious.

 

[icebear]

Misuse of classical masterpieces as elevator background noise of phone menu loop should be a federal offense punishable with solitary confinement and Celine Dion 24/7 on IEM's.

 

[extrabigmehdi]

Here's the winner from a french show. It was a kind of competition between very young people (between 7 & 16 year old), and there were performing classical stuff (opera, ballet etc).
I  find it a bit depressive, it's as much unoriginal as it can be (Summer from Vivaldi):