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Here are all of the Mozart recordings that pianist Christian […]
Previously available on individual discs, Christian Zacharias’ MDG Mozart Piano
Stemming from two concerts held in November 1994, these live Suisse Romande Radio archive recordings appear for the first time on CD, to the best
As with previous issues in this ongoing series, Christian Zacharias plays with impeccable style and a beautiful, singing tone. So does the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra,
If you want an alternative to the urgent, edge-of-seat Schumann performances recorded by the Zehetmair, Ysaye, and Eroica Quartets, try the sweeter-toned, smaller-scaled transparency of
Among the catalog’s numerous Chopin E minor concerto recordings, I’ve rarely encountered a version so bland and lacking in vitality as this one. Essentially, the
A fortepiano aesthetic governs much of Christian Zacharias’ Mozart playing on the modern concert grand. His variety of touch and inflection throughout the C major
These two pieces are so tuneful and so well-crafted that it’s virtually impossible to play them badly, or even dully, and there’s certainly no risk
Christian Zacharias always has been a sympathetic and dedicated Mozartian, and although in general I dislike the inevitable compromises attendant on conducting piano concertos from
The principal problem with Christian Zacharias’ conducting of the Schumann concerto is this: he can’t do it. This in turn raises the issue of the
