Herman, nice to see you, but much to seldom.

I suppose the problem with Uchida (haven´t heard but one of her Mozart Sonatas) is surely, that she, involved or not, is too romantic for Mozart according to somebodys taste, and I do understand them. Neither do I like my Mozart served too romantic. According to Siegbert Rampe most of Mozarts keyboard music was written for the harpsichord!?, but if he is wrong, it was at least written for the fortepiano, an instrument which, as you know, was incapable of reacting to too much temper in the playing. And besides: Mozart was no Beethoven. I don´t approve the tendency to interpret some masters piano music, as if it was written 30-50 years later, Bach being played as if his music was written by Mozart, Mozart as if it was written by Beethoven, and Beethoven as if it was written by Brahms. Therefore I prefer Pires in Mozart, her interpretations are emotionally involved, but within the limits of good style.