Title: Inccredible No. 17
Product review: Ashkenazy's overall pacing in No. 17 is great; he keeps things movng while lingering at just the right times (especially in the central Andante) for the deamatic shadows to darken, then fade into gentle sun. This is my favorite of the middle Mozart concertos -- perhaps the best the composer wrote for that period -- and one of Ashkenazy's best performances in his set of concertos.No. 21 isn't bad either, though there are times when Ashkenazy could have really used someone else on the podium to hold things a little better and bring out more of the subtlties in this score. Others may have handled the famous "Elvira Madigan" Andante more gently, but Ashkenazy fares reasonably well.
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