Probably the best Brahms pianist in this blogger’s lifetime.

With technique and intellect essential to playing the often fiercely difficult works of Brahms, including the two above works, Vogt and Brahms were a perfect match. If some critics complained about his sometimes quick tempos, it behooves us to remember the alleged quip made by the great virtuoso pianist of a century ago, Moritz Rosenthal, also a Brahms specialist: “I play fast because I can.”

What a pity Vogt died so young.