Wilhelm Backhaus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Karl Böhm - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27; Piano Sonata No. 11 (Remastered) (2020) [Hi-Res]

There is a real partnership with Bohm and the orchestra and, again, qualities of line and control which have to be described as masterly. In some of the slow movement Backhaus sounds perfunctory. In the finale, however, he plays with abundant personality and authority. There, and perhaps especially in the first movement, you notice that he is not averse to modulating the movement's basic tempo from time to time, always with purpose. There is a little decoration, done with conviction, but none in the places where you might most expect it. In sum, a far from bland interpretation of the Concerto, which I'm glad the gramophone has preserved.

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Böhm, conductor

Digitally remastered