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Pity Alfred Brendel, Neville Marriner, and the incomparable Academy of St Martin in the Fields having to play this luscious span of concertos from the sweet spot of Mozart’s oeuvre.
If there is sweeter music in the universe, it must lie at the depths of the sea or some equally inaccessible place, far from eyes and ears that could compare it to Mozart’s piano concertos no. 19-24.
Mozart’s piano concerti, perhaps more than those of any other composer, shape the solo instrument’s phrasing so that its entrances and exits vis-à-vis the orchestral score are nearly seamless. Brendel and his supporting cast perform this aspect of the music as well as can be done.
In the stellar Philips Classics ‘Duo’ series, this recording may well reign supreme. It’s as good as it gets.
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