@jerrys88 Yes, they do indeed. They sound entirely appropriate and within Mozart's own style. Certainly not more extreme than the type of ornaments that Mozart sometimes notated. In fact, they are tremendously restrained compared to Mozart's variants for a segment in the F major sonata's slow movement.
Regardless of what you think of Gulda's interpretations, his playing is amazingly precise. The runs are the cleanest of anyone playing Mozart that I have heard. I like his recordings of the Mozart piano concertos, but the solo pieces sound a little mechanical. His tempos are also faster than what I Iike.
I have no problem with ornamenting Mozart's music, but do his improvised ornaments sound stylistically in good taste to you? Not to me. Nothing special about the rest of his playing either in my opinion. For Mozart sonatas played to perfection with impeccable taste listen to Barenboim.
Friedrich Gulda war wohl der einzige Pianist, der sich erlauben konnte, seine eigene Mozartversion zusammenzubasteln - und die dann auch noch überzeugend war.
Great playing
Sviolinist 3 months ago
@jerrys88 Yes, they do indeed. They sound entirely appropriate and within Mozart's own style. Certainly not more extreme than the type of ornaments that Mozart sometimes notated. In fact, they are tremendously restrained compared to Mozart's variants for a segment in the F major sonata's slow movement.
wayneredhart 1 year ago
@IanPianist2 I love them!
Alejandro270193 1 year ago
so clear.
canonlei 1 year ago
Regardless of what you think of Gulda's interpretations, his playing is amazingly precise. The runs are the cleanest of anyone playing Mozart that I have heard. I like his recordings of the Mozart piano concertos, but the solo pieces sound a little mechanical. His tempos are also faster than what I Iike.
raywoodsk 1 year ago
he is so great, that can play this in C minor if he wants to, and nobody will stop him:)
gugunchik 1 year ago
möchtegerninterpretation xD
die Veränderungen sind so rah und unwichtig, dass sie eig. das eigentlich stück zerstören
aber er junge hat eine total aubere technik. alle
achtung...
der flügel ist auch fett
princenosiatajansen 2 years ago
I have no problem with ornamenting Mozart's music, but do his improvised ornaments sound stylistically in good taste to you? Not to me. Nothing special about the rest of his playing either in my opinion. For Mozart sonatas played to perfection with impeccable taste listen to Barenboim.
jerrys88 2 years ago
Friedrich Gulda war wohl der einzige Pianist, der sich erlauben konnte, seine eigene Mozartversion zusammenzubasteln - und die dann auch noch überzeugend war.
Ein tragischer Verlust für die Musik...
barliman2001 2 years ago 2
mmmm, a delight.
ellihaysee 2 years ago