Felix Delbrueck wrote:

>One person whose sonatas I'd warn against: Maria Joao Pires - no
>sense of rhythm or direction and the phrases aren't properly defined.

Felix's view surprises me a little.  I've heard Pires in Mozart, Bach,
Schubert, and Chopin.  I don't have any significant complaints and tend
to view her as a "mainstream" interpreter - not the best in any works but
better than most.  Actually, I prefer her older Mozart recording on Denon
than her more recent Mozart cd's for DG.

Don Satz
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