Bartok - Piano Concerto nr. 3

On Monday I listened a couple of times to Bartok's final piano concerto (and basically his final composition, if we discount the controversial Viola Concerto) in the Kocsis/Fischer recording. Today I auditioned the Schiff/Fischer version. Both are great renditions, Schiff projecting the score in a slightly more 'feminine' way and with more depth of feeling, which is likely more in keeping with the spirit of the work (as Bartok wrote it for his wife Ditta).  It's a delightful score, easy on the palate, almost Mozartian in its sunny disposition and exquisite sense of proportion.