Your opinion on mozart performers

[mmro]

I'm a student trying to find the ideal mozart performer. I've been listeting to a lot of pianists, and i'd like to know what you think.
Lately I've been listening to Mitsuko Uchida. When I first heard her playing I was amazed about the way she played... it was different from the other pianist. I bought her moszart sonatas cycle and noe I'm completely disppointed!!!
She does not play naturally! She calculates absolutely everything to make it sound perfect and it the ends sounding too perfect... it's just not natural.... what a waste of money.

Now another pianist i've listeing recently with very little recordings is the great annie fischer!! I think she's the best i've heard so far! Her playing is so natural , so honest and full of emotion.... without being perfect. Actually it's perfect because it's not perfect.. do you understand?

I also like de Larrocha.. I've been told about other mozarteans like Perahia, Haskil, Pyres...

What do you think? If anyone here is familiar with annie fischer, how would some of these pianists be compared to her?

Thanks

[rach n bach]

I think you would like the way Horowit'z played Mozart... later in his life anyhow.  He tends to play it almost as if it was a romantic piece, and yes, he isn't perfect either.   

RnB 

[webern78]

I'm a student trying to find the ideal mozart performer.

His name is Robert Casadesus. 

If you want a modern performer then i think Walter Klien is the most interesting, as well as original.

[electrodoc]

Try Geza Anda

[burstroman]

Richard Goode plays Mozart very well.

[quantum]

Perahia is good - very expressive and still within style. 

Haskil is also good.

[teresa_b]

I have a recording of several Mozart sonatas played by Maria Joao Pires, and she is excellent.

Teresa

[desordre]

 Dear M:
 I think you must listen again to Mrs. Uchida. Perhaps, you should wait some years to do so. Her version of Mozart is absolutely perfect because, among several other considerations, it sounds natural. Even if she is cold as the south pole (what I really don't believe), calculating everything - as you said - it doesn't matter at all. By the way, watch her playing live: you will probably change your mind, because she is deeply emotional in the stage.
 In the other hand, the pianists listed above (especially Horowitz, Casadesus, Perahia and Pires) have interesting approaches to Mozart, and - as they sound so different - shall create to you a broad concept of the composer's interpretation.
 If you can, listen also to Gould, Pollini, Marcelle Meyer, and Andras Schiff: another ways to play Mozart, and - in the case of Gould in particular - some very odd insights. Finally, it's very cool to listen to some version on the fortepiano, to compare the sonority and its impact on phrasing, pedalling and dynamics (Staier is a good choice).
 Best wishes!

[gonzalo]

Listen to Malcolm Bilson on fortepiano

[dnephi]

I prefer recordings on the piano. 

[sharon_f]

Brendel.

[tds]

and his protege, imogen cooper