Many of us appear to have completely
forgotten that before he traded his
keyboard for a conductor's baton
Christoph Eschenbach was briefly
one of the finest pianists on stage.
One cannot but wonder if this was
the move that inspired Jony Ive to
ditch the keys for a single button
on the original iPhone.
This playlist includes many, if not
all of his recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4WbXZBxwAWNEGpIkQfpmkpv0g42IAo97
many of which are simply superb,
especially the Mozart, Schubert
and Boring van Beethoven works.
I heard Christoph Eschenbach live
a few times during the 1960s and
1970s, and was delighted every
time. He is/was everything Dinu
Lipatti and Clara Haskil were
believed to be and never quite
achieved: a pianists' pianist.
Have a great weekend!
dk
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