Mozart Concerto in A Major

[amee]

Hello,

I'm currently learning this piece and I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on it?  Like how to interpret it...I'm kind of caught between playing it gentle and simple or playful and bright...what do you think?

Thanks!

[wolf]

hi amee

i suggest listening to recordings of this piece; have you got any cds of it?  

[amee]

Hey wolf,

I've got one of Alfred Brendel playing it and it's amazing.  He does it very gently and even places where it's marked forte it doesn't sound loud at all.  But I've also heard recordings where the notes are very crisp and bright.

[pskim]

I really recommend that you listen to many recordings.  Out of all the recordings and pianists that I have heard, I'm sure that most will agree to my list of Mozart interpreters.  Following list is my favorite Mozart pianist, best to least.

Murray Perahia (recorded all of Mozart's concertos)
Mitsuko Uchida (also recorded all of them)
Alfred Brendel
Alicia de La Rocha
Radu Lupu (He doesn't make that many recordings but his colaboration with Perahia of Mozart's piano sontata for 2 pianos and Schubert's Fantasie in F minor for one piano 4 hands is fantastic.  Also the Concerto for 2 pianos my Mozart by these two pianists is great too.)