Danny Tan wrote concerning Schumann's Piano Concerto:

>I am surprised that it is ranked together with the Grieg.  Perhaps I
>should go and get a CD and listen more closely to it.  It somehow does
>not leave any impressions (not like the FIRST impressions Grieg left!)
>during my brief encounter with the Schumann Piano Concerto.  Any
>recommendations?

My initial impressions were just the opposite and haven't changed
significantly.  There are many great recordings of the Schumann:
Perahia/Abbado on Sony, Perahia/Davis on Sony, Richter/Rowicki on DG,
Brendel/Sanderling on Philips, Moravec/Mata on Dorian, Van Cliburn/Reiner
on RCA, Staier/Herreweghe on Harmonia Mundi (period instruments), and
Bolet/Dutoit on Decca.  I'm sure there are others that don't come to mind
right now.  My favorite is the Bolet, but it might be out of print; his
last movement is sensational.

Don Satz
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