I am a great admirer of Uchida and I think her Hammerklavier is probably my favourite recording of all . I am afraid that wonderfully as she played I was at odds with her performances of D575 and D845 last night . It might have been the effects of the flu jab but there was in particular in the first movement of D845 a tendency to overdo the fortissimo for my liking and these were rather unyielding performances . My view was confirmed this morning by listening to Brendel in both works .
I must admit that I left at the interval despite D850 being still to come though this was partly from realising in a slightly feverish state that the trains back to Yorkshire were not quite as I expected and that it would mean the difference between getting home at 10.30 and 1 in the morning had I stayed .
Anyone own her recordings of the Schubert sonatas ? Is this rather forceful approach reflected in them ?
Rather annoyingly I now see that Pires due in Birmingham next Monday has replaced D960 with the Four Impromptus for her programme but as I am staying with friends I won't be missing them ! Perhaps also an evening of three Schubert sonatas is just a bit indigestible at one sitting .
I must admit that I left at the interval despite D850 being still to come though this was partly from realising in a slightly feverish state that the trains back to Yorkshire were not quite as I expected and that it would mean the difference between getting home at 10.30 and 1 in the morning had I stayed .
Anyone own her recordings of the Schubert sonatas ? Is this rather forceful approach reflected in them ?
Rather annoyingly I now see that Pires due in Birmingham next Monday has replaced D960 with the Four Impromptus for her programme but as I am staying with friends I won't be missing them ! Perhaps also an evening of three Schubert sonatas is just a bit indigestible at one sitting .
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