Szell / 10/8
It's not only Curzon's piano musicality (superior indeed) that makes me single out this performance. Rather, Szell's conducting in the maestoso (hair-raisingingly intense) makes this a "triple" concerto where the star players are Curzon, the LSO, Szell, all in a harmony game. I know there are other contenders for this concerto (Barenboim, etc) but the passion in this interpretation can and does give me goose-bumps...
Decca Legends, CD, 466 376-2
Guys, gals, if anyone is onto this, do give your favourites!
It's not only Curzon's piano musicality (superior indeed) that makes me single out this performance. Rather, Szell's conducting in the maestoso (hair-raisingingly intense) makes this a "triple" concerto where the star players are Curzon, the LSO, Szell, all in a harmony game. I know there are other contenders for this concerto (Barenboim, etc) but the passion in this interpretation can and does give me goose-bumps...
Decca Legends, CD, 466 376-2
Guys, gals, if anyone is onto this, do give your favourites!