Hearing her in the A minor Rondo (flawless in itself yet also a distilled prophecy of Chopin) and in the A major Concerto, K488, where, as in the other concertos she is so admirably partnered by Jeffrey Tate, her concentration is as consummate in minor-key pain and compassion, as it is in major-key radiance. Here, you are made blessedly aware of what Uchida, in her own words, calls her quest for a composer’s sound, for the most intimate definition of his character.