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Supreme performances

herman joseph | nyc, ny United States | 07/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The performances of Beethoven's 4th piano concerto and Mozart's 23rd piano concerto are among the most beautifully preserved live performances. Hess, although in the twilight of her career, managed to perform these concertos and two short Mozart works with unfailing beauty of tone, phrasing and most of all a penetrating artistic insight that goes both into the heart and mind of the composer and the music. For a gem of a record these performances stand up to recent performances of the last half of the century and really have not been surpassed. For aspiring pianists: listen to Hess play these masterpieces and absorb the great musicality."