Arise, Dame Mitsuko

[Aeolian harp]

Queen's Birthday Honours List has just been released:

, while pianist Mitsuko Uchida becomes a Dame.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8097237.stm

Congratulations to her.

[Coopmv]

Queen's Birthday Honours List has just been released:

Congratulations to her.

Recommend a few of Mitsuko Uchida's signature recordings please.  She is a total unknown to me.

[Iago]

As Rodgers and Hammerstein have noted;

"There is NOTHING like a dame."

[The Six]

So she joins the ranks of other noted dames like Edna and Cook?

[Coopmv]

Recommend a few of Mitsuko Uchida's signature recordings please.  She is a total unknown to me.

Any suggestions?

[The new erato]

Her Schubert, Mozart and Debussy solo piano dics on Decca in general are very good.

[Coopmv]

Her Schubert, Mozart and Debussy solo piano dics on Decca in general are very good.

I would think she has to be a piano virtuoso to be given the title Dame ...

[Antoine Marchand]

I would think she has to be a piano virtuoso to be given the title Dame ...

Well, some years ago our beloved Emma Kirkby was honored with the same title. BTW, Uchida is excellent, you can see some of her performances on You Tube; I recommend you, for instance, Mozart's Piano Concerto N°9: 

http://www.youtube.com/v/hIkk3IPuoOU

[Coopmv]

Well, some years ago our beloved Emma Kirkby was honored with the same title. BTW, Uchida is excellent, you can see some of her performances on You Tube; I recommend you, for instance, Mozart's Piano Concerto N°9: 

http://www.youtube.com/v/hIkk3IPuoOU

Thanks for the link.  I may check out her Beethoven Piano Sonatas since I much prefer Beethoven over Mozart ...

[Antoine Marchand]

 

Thanks for the link.  I may check out her Beethoven Piano Sonatas since I much prefer Beethoven over Mozart ...

Please, Coop, check that link out and then tell me.  

[Aeolian harp]

Recommend a few of Mitsuko Uchida's signature recordings please.  She is a total unknown to me.

Well, she made her name playing the complete Mozart piano sonatas at a time when that was still quite unusual. Her recorded cycle of those on Phillips are considered by many a benchmark.

Also her Debussy etudes (also on Phillips) were also very well received.

A lot of people like her Schubert as well.

Her cycle of the Mozart concertos with Tate are a bit hit & miss. I recommend in particular her no.20, 22 and no.23.

Her Beethoven is worth a listen but most people will prefer others over her for that composer. Interestingly although she is now best known as a Mozartian, I think the first major competition she won was in Beethoven, at the Beethoven Competition in Vienna.

[Antoine Marchand]

Her cycle of the Mozart concertos with Tate are a bit hit & miss. I recommend in particular her no.20, 22 and no.23.

Although your opinion is totally respectable doesn't seem to be unanimous:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000415Z/ionarts-20

http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-Box-Set/dp/B000DZ6VAK/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1244922915&sr=8-7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-MITSUKO-UCHIDA/dp/B000DZ6VAK

[vandermolen]

Just saw her interviewed on the news. She seemed a very gracious lady - genuinely surprised and delighted with her honour.

[Aeolian harp]

Although your opinion is totally respectable doesn't seem to be unanimous:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000415Z/ionarts-20

http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-Box-Set/dp/B000DZ6VAK/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1244922915&sr=8-7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-MITSUKO-UCHIDA/dp/B000DZ6VAK

Well, it's all subjective of course and everyone's opinion is equally valid.

I simply find some of her playing in the concertos a little over-precious. But that's just me.

[Aeolian harp]

Oh, just want to point out that Brendel, who also lives in London, got his knighthood 20 years ago. Perahia also was conferred a knighthood some years ago.

I think theirs were honorary because they are not British citizens, so they don't use the title Sir Alfred or Sir Murray... although I do think they have a nice ring to them. 

[Coopmv]

Oh, just want to point out that Brendel, who also lives in London, got his knighthood 20 years ago. Perahia also was conferred a knighthood some years ago.

I think theirs were honorary because they are not British citizens, so they don't use the title Sir Alfred or Sir Murray... although I do think they have a nice ring to them. 

Two of our ex-presidents were also knighted by the Queen.  Reagan and Bush Sr.

[The new erato]

Well, she made her name playing the complete Mozart piano sonatas at a time when that was still quite unusual. Her recorded cycle of those on Phillips are considered by many a benchmark.

Also her Debussy etudes (also on Phillips) were also very well received.

Sorry I said Decca. Of course you're right.

[Bulldog]

Although your opinion is totally respectable doesn't seem to be unanimous:

When you find a unanimous opinion about a performing artist, please let me know (I'd be stunned).

Anyways, I find Uchida superb in Mozart and Debussy.  As for her new title, it means nothing to me.

[Aeolian harp]

Sorry I said Decca. Of course you're right.

Well, they are all part of the giant Universal group...

In fact, Phillips got merged into Decca, so actually you're right too! lol

[Antoine Marchand]

When you find a unanimous opinion about a performing artist, please let me know (I'd be stunned).

Well, that was trying to be a figure of speech, or a polite form in order to say that the opinion of the majority is different. Apparently, it didn't work out.