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Originally posted by IanGtoo:
So next up the Clara Haskill which is playing right now. There is truly something magical about this recording.

Hi Ian and Fredrik!
Are you talkin' about the Philips recording?

hi Gianluigi,

German Amazon

is the CD Fredrik and I are enjoying.

regards

Ian

Hi Ian!
Deutsche Grammophon then.
Thanks a lot because saw there are some Philips recordings as well!
Cheers!

Dear Gianluigi,

Have no fear. There is no such thing asa disappointing Clara Haskil recording! I have all the DG and Philips recordings and there are unique, splendid, warm hamain documents of a great artist working (usually for Mozart) in the greatest music there is.

See Haskil and buy the records, I say

Time is short so I must get that in before too late! Fredrik

Dear Fredrik!!!!!
Good news!






I'm sitting in my sofa and cheering to your good will in sharing your knoledge in music.
Such beautiful hands caressing the keyboard!
I want to thank you!

Best from Gianluigi!

Dear sirs

I have read this thread with interest.
the mozart piano condert no 20 was immidiadly captivating for me, and wasw in facr the music that brought me into classical music. I felt it was a revelation.


I am the happy owner of Daniel Barenboim and the english chamber orchestra fra EMI with no.21

And Vladimir Ashkenazy w 20 and 21 from Decca.

I used to have the no 20 from Phillips with Neville MAriner and The academy of St Martin in the fields. ( i miss that)

As I dont know the versions of the 20 and 21 you have mentioned in this thread. I will seek them out however.

In the meantime, if you are familiar with the recordings I own, can you please help me by giving your "verdicts" on the versions that I own?

That would be interesting to me, as I have the impression that many people in this forum (and this thread) are much more experineced than myself.

the very best
Peter

I haven't heard any of the Askenazy series, but my experience of his other work tends to fall into the category of technically fine but missing a certain degree of soul.

The Mariner recording you mention, was that the one with Brendel as the pianist? If so, I urge you to try his account with Mackerras and the SCO (coupled with the 24th), an excellent disc (as indeed all the ones in that series are, especially 12 and 17).

I was listening again to the Barenboim ECO account earlier today and, to be honest, I'm not altogether wild about it.

Since I posted last on this thread I've been very much enjoying the Uchida/Tate/ECO series and the 21 from that set is very fine (for more detailed comments on that set see my review on the Mozart thread).

regards, Tam