Well, I began this blog on 27 Jan 2008. 27 Jan, being Mozart's birthday (and also an uncle's birthday in the family) brings me to talk about that man's genius. A fantastic haul of masterworks (over 600 Kochel numbers) and most of them masterpieces - written before he was 20 years old. My general favourite Mozartians are Grumiaux (VC, VS, String Quintets, Divertimento K 563 etc), Haskil (Piano Concertos) and Vegh (Serenades and Divertimentos with the CAMS). Generally, my opinions and critically loved versions are by those performers who do not "add value" to Mozart's works but play them in a more Urtext manner.
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Mozart birthday (27 Jan) is a good day to start blog
Well, I began this blog on 27 Jan 2008. 27 Jan, being Mozart's birthday (and also an uncle's birthday in the family) brings me to talk about that man's genius. A fantastic haul of masterworks (over 600 Kochel numbers) and most of them masterpieces - written before he was 20 years old. My general favourite Mozartians are Grumiaux (VC, VS, String Quintets, Divertimento K 563 etc), Haskil (Piano Concertos) and Vegh (Serenades and Divertimentos with the CAMS). Generally, my opinions and critically loved versions are by those performers who do not "add value" to Mozart's works but play them in a more Urtext manner.
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