The conductor first heard Brendel as a schoolboy. He was to become his cherished friend, inspirational collaborator and valued mentor for many decades. Simon Rattle remembers the great pianist’s wi…
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A man of sense and wide sensibilities, Alfred Brendel was simply the pianist of pianists ○
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His technique was of the highest order, his performances unmatched – but it was always at the service of the music, not of his own reputation
Alfred Brendel would have scorned the suggestion he was th…
Majestic, rigorous and sheer fun: the best of Alfred Brendel’s recordings ○
As the musical world mourns the celebrated pianist, we assess his wide recording legacy and pick the 12 best, from Russian rarities to quickfire Beethoven
In the two decades before he retired from con…
Celebrated pianist and writer Alfred Brendel dies aged 94 ○
Widely regarded as the ‘musicians’ musician’ Brendel was the first pianist to record all of Beethoven’s piano works during a much-garlanded career spanning 60 years
The celebrated pianist and author A…
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