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One of pianist Alfred Brendel's life long loves has been the music of Schubert. He guides us through his interpretations of Schubert's last three great piano sonatas.
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The Writer Who Makes Perfect Sense of Classical Music Alfred Brendel’s essays about Beethoven, Schubert, and many others are deeply relevant to performers and amateur listeners alike.
Self-taught pianist Alfred Brendel, who was widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, was himself baffled by his success on the world stage. Following World War II, the ...
Their recording of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise [Winter Journey, 1828] is a noteworthy example. A late bloomer as a musician, Brendel was largely self-taught. He was not a child prodigy.
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Brendel, who died on Tuesday at 94, concentrated on a small number of canonical composers, mainly Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. By ...
Two of Schubert's impromptus followed the interval - Brendel effectively caught the glimpses of sun and shade in the F minor and the 'Rosamunde' work was full of warm charm. After the relaxation ...
Alfred Brendel has died at the age of 94. Born in 1931, Brendel was not only a great pianist with an extraordinary legacy of recordings, but he was also an influential writer and thinker. When Brendel ...
Brendel’s final recitals featured composers with whom he’s been closely associated – not least, Mozart and Beethoven. Included on this CD are Brendel and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Mozart’s ...
Originating from a BBC TV program, Alfred Brendel in Portrait offers a wonderfully warm and detailed picture of the great pianist, on the occasion of his 70th birthday year.