Mozart Piano Concertos No 13 KV 415 No 20 KV 466

Either as director and pianist or when combining the roles Uchida lives every note and the contribution from the orchestra is a vital one not least from characterful woodwinds and with horns trumpets and timpani adding a distinctive presence Uchidas pianistic clarity and incision and her unforced identification with the music equates to the sort of playing that makes one listen to seemingly familiar music with fresh ears and to appreciate how an artist even one as individual as Uchida can search music but not dominate it With crisp wellbalanced sound this is a recommendable release