Liking certain classical performances, like Brendel's Mozart (and his Beethoven, for that matter), certainly seems to be a big no-no on this forum. There is a strong "taste-police" here
No "taste police" here, just strong opinions. I think that is great! We never grow if we all agree. What a friggin' dull world it would be if we all posted "Brilliant!" to any member said anything. We have a bunch of people here with many different perspectives and experiences. We should rejoice in that and challenge ourselves when something is mentioned and we don't agree.
Back to Brendel and Mozart. For my taste, the Philips recordings are too "mannered". I prefer the "what the hell" recordings of his youth on Vox despite the limited orchestras and sound. My opinion of Brendel's Mozart also extends to the rest of his catalog. I do have all the Vox recordings and like most of them without calling most of them "great". The Philips recordings are interesting and well recorded.