Uchida Mozart vs. Horowitz Mozart

[Rob47]

They are both good in their own ways, but how do you guys prefer your Mozart? Classical and precise with little pedal? Or....well Horowitzian?

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Rob

[rohansahai]

I started a thread some time back on making mozart "interesting" dealing with the same topic. I personally believe that mozart should be played without any restrictions or barriers in mind. There should be no holding back for the sake of ""keeping it sounding like mozart"" which i think is an absurd idea. Mozart sounds wonderfully virtuosic and exciting with all the contrasts and nuances one would normally give, in say, Beethoven. BUT IT STILL RETAINS THE MOZARTIAN FLAVOUR!!! In short, answering the original question, I would go with the Horowitzian, any day!!!!!!!!!

[thracozaag]

They are both good in their own ways, but how do you guys prefer your Mozart? Classical and precise with little pedal? Or....well Horowitzian?

your friend
Rob

  Annie Fischer or Clara Haskil

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[cziffra777]

I prefer Horzowski.

[maxy]

Annie Fisher and Haskil are quite amazing.

Haebler and Gieseking are extremely good references.

[rohansahai]

The topic is being misinterpreted! I think Rob wants to know the manner in which we would prefer Mozart to be played, not pianists who play it!!

but how do you guys prefer your Mozart? Classical and precise with little pedal? Or....well Horowitzian?

[cziffra777]

The topic is being misinterpreted! I think Rob wants to know the manner in which we would prefer Mozart to be played, not pianists who play it!!

That is the same thing. The pianists we prefer should give a good indication of what style of playing we would rather hear.

[kempff]

Mozart, IMO, should be played with clarity and sinserity. You need a light touch for Mozart.

Schnabel once said: Mozart is easy for children, hard for adults. And I agree with him completely. I recommend Brendel Mozart or Kempff Mozart piano concertos.

[dreamaurora]

I personally adore both Uchida and Haskil's playing, though I prefer Haskil's playing more. I believe every piece should be played in a manner in which it is most beautiful, without restrictions. But this doesn't mean one should take extreme liberty in intepretation, as in the case of Gould's Mozart, very interesting but musically a disaster.

[allchopin]

I guess I'll be the first to vouch for Uchida.

[krittyot]

Uchida rarely used pedals in her sonatas, and her sonatas are very dry. Conversely, Horowitz used pedals almost the entire sonata. Mozart himself also used pedals in his own sonatas as he once wrote a letter to his father describing how he resisted himself not to use pedals, even though Mozart didn't mark any pedal sign in his sonatas or piano concertos.

Still, Horowitz's Mozart is amazingly colorful, and superbly lyrical. He only recorded 5 sonatas. K.281, K.330-333. My opinion may different from some people, but as a huge fan of Mozart, I still never come across any pianist who can play Mozart as beautifully as Horowitz did. It is such a remarkable way of interpreting Mozart's piano works.

[rohansahai]

Still, Horowitz's Mozart is amazingly colorful, and superbly lyrical. He only recorded 5 sonatas. K.281, K.330-333. My opinion may different from some people, but as a huge fan of Mozart, I still never come across any pianist who can play Mozart as beautifully as Horowitz did. It is such a remarkable way of interpreting Mozart's piano works.

I fully agree! (Btw, do u have any of the horowitz recordings on mp3??)

[krittyot]

Yes, I do. I collect everything about Horowitz's recordings of Mazart.

[rohansahai]

Yes, I do. I collect everything about Horowitz's recordings of Mazart.

Can you send any of them to me please?(Yahoo id:rohansahai@yahoo.com)