A Mozart veteran losing none of his prime - definitive live
Dexter Tay | 06/14/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Buchbinder is a powerful and intelligent exponent of Mozart, and there's no one else more suitable to debunk the myth of Mozart as a roccoco figurine than this maestro.
The maestro knows his Mozart "inside-out", evident through the effortless spontaneity in his playing, intricately and intimately captured on this very fine recording of superb quality.
If you own other live recordings of Mozart's 20th, you must be sure to own this as well. I've not come across another recent live recording of the majestic 25th, and this is definitely a recording to own, not just in lieu of Buchbinder's faultless and definitive playing, but also of his own cadenzas that are dazzling and virtuosic, if not entirely complementary to the reserved classicism of the piece itself."