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Alfred Brendel KBE (born 5 January 1931) is an Austrian pianist, poet and author. The magazine Limelight counted him as one of the greatest pianists of all time.
Brendel was born in Wiesenberg (now Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic) to a non-musical family. They moved to Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), when Brendel was six where he began piano lessons with Sofija Deželić. He later to moved to Graz, Austria, and studied piano with Ludovica von Kaan at the Graz Conservatory and composition with Artur Michel. Towards the end of World War II, the 14-year-old Brendel was sent back to Yugoslavia to dig trenches.
After the war, Brendel composed music, as well as continuing to play the piano, to write and to paint. However, he never had more formal piano lessons and, although he attended master classes with Edwin Fischer and Eduard Steuermann, he was largely self-taught after the age of sixteen.
Brendel gave his first public recital in Graz at the age of 17.He called it "The Fugue in Piano Literature", and as well as fugal works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt, it included a sonata of Brendel's own composition. However, he gave up composing shortly after this to concentrate on the piano. In 1949 he won a prize in the Ferruccio Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy and moved to Vienna the following year.
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Piano: Alfred Brendel Conductor: Claudio Abbado Lucerne Festival Orchestra 1:04 - Allegro con brio 17:59 - Largo 27:25 - Rondo. Allegro
One of the greatest pianists of all time, Alfred Brendel performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto in E flat major in a live performance from Japan. Merek Janowski is conducting the NHK symphony orchestra at the NHK hall (Tokyo) in September of 1985.
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, full work available on subscription here http://www.medici.tv/#/a-brendel-and-the-lucerne-festival-orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 2. Largo (excertp) Alfred Brendel piano Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado conductor Recorded at KKL - Lucerne Festival Hall, Lucerne, Switzerland in 2005 © EuroArts Music International Full concert available on www.medici.tv #1 in classical music
Alfred Brendel, piano James Levine Chicago Symphony Orchestra June1983 1.Allegro moderato 17:28 2.Andante con moto 4:47 3.Rondo (Vivace)
Alfred brendel - Beethoven piano concerto 5 "Emperor" 2. Adagio and 8:19 3. Rondo, Allegro /// 1985 in Japan.
Alfred Brendel, piano James Levine, Chicago SymphonyOrchestra June 1983 1.Allegro con brio 17:17 2.Largo 11:43 3.Rondo (Allegro Scherzando) 8:56
Alfred Brendel, piano James Levine Chicago Symphony Orchestra June 1983 1.Allegro con brio 17:00 2.Largo 10:05 3.Rondo (Allegro) 9:12
Alfred Brendel playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 - first movement, Allegro moderato. With the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Alfred Brendel: Complete Philips Recordings - Amazon: http://po.st/1bi9bw "If I belong to a tradition it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what he should do and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to have composed." Brendel An exclusive artist for the Philips label since 1969, Brendel’s discography is now among the most extensive of any pianist, reflecting a repertoire of solo, chamber and orchestral works by the major composers from the central European tradition from Bach through to Schoenberg. This 114 CD Edition encompasses his complete discography for Philips and Decca and includes studio albums, live recordings and radio broadcasts. The set is accompanied by a 200-page book featuring a note by Brende...
A short insight from Alfred Brendel on his recording career! Alfred Brendel: Complete Philips Recordings - Amazon: http://po.st/1bi9bw "If I belong to a tradition it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what he should do and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to have composed." Brendel An exclusive artist for the Philips label since 1969, Brendel’s discography is now among the most extensive of any pianist, reflecting a repertoire of solo, chamber and orchestral works by the major composers from the central European tradition from Bach through to Schoenberg. This 114 CD Edition encompasses his complete discography for Philips and Decca and includes studio albums, live recordings and radio broadcasts. The set...
Interview with Alfred Brendel. Find all the wallcast and the concerts of the Verbier festival on Medici.tv.
Alfred Brendel: Complete Philips Recordings - Amazon: http://po.st/1bi9bw "If I belong to a tradition it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what he should do and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to have composed." Brendel An exclusive artist for the Philips label since 1969, Brendel’s discography is now among the most extensive of any pianist, reflecting a repertoire of solo, chamber and orchestral works by the major composers from the central European tradition from Bach through to Schoenberg. This 114 CD Edition encompasses his complete discography for Philips and Decca and includes studio albums, live recordings and radio broadcasts. The set is accompanied by a 200-page book featuring a note by Brende...
Pianist Alfred Brendel interviewed by Studs Terkel. To access Alfred Brendel's website, http://www.alfredbrendel.com/ To access the Studs Terkel archive: http://studsterkel.wfmt.com/
ZDF heute journal vom 4.1.2016, Claudio Armbrusters Hommage an Alfred Brendel, einen der größten Pianisten unserer Zeit zum 85. Geburtstag. Subscribe: http://bitly.com/YTKlassikAkzente
Alfred Brendel is an artist whose main work - interpreting music written for piano - is powerfully illuminated by reference to many other aspects of his life, including his love of paInting, literature, theatre and nonsense. Filmed over a period of two years, this TV documentary explores the musical and non-musical influences that have shaped Brendel's life. It highlights the creative process as he collaborates with many fellow artists. Highlights of the programme include a rehearsal in Vienna of The Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 with Sir Simon Rattle and the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Alfred Brendel, Masterclass at New England Conservatory - Sangyoung Kim playing Beethoven's Variations in E-Flat Major (Eroica) Op. 35 - Part 2c
Alfred Brendel spricht anlässlich der Veröffentlichung seiner 'Complete Philips Recordings' über die Komponisten und Werke, die ihn zeitlebens am meisten beschäftigt haben; außerdem äußerst sich Brendel zu seinem Verständnis von Interpretation und zur Bedeutung klassischer Musik heute.
Pro Musica Orchester Wien. Michael Gielen.
The Fantasie in C major, Op. 15 (D. 760), popularly known as the Wanderer Fantasy, is a four-movement fantasy for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1822. It is widely considered Schubert's most technically demanding composition for the piano. Schubert himself said "the devil may play it," in reference to his own inability to do so properly.
Historic pianist Alfred Brendel performs Mozarts Piano Sonata in C minor K. 457. Brendel is regarded as one of the major interpreters of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart and continues to perform till today.
Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage Years of Pilgrimage Alfred Brendel piano Première année: Suisse ("First Year: Switzerland") Chapelle de Guillaume Tell (William Tell's Chapel) in C major Au lac de Wallenstadt (At Lake Wallenstadt) in A-flat major Pastorale in E major Au bord d'une source (Beside a Spring) in A-flat major Orage (Storm) in C minor Vallée d'Obermann (Obermann's Valley) in E minor Eglogue (Eclogue) in A-flat major Le mal du pays (Homesickness) in E minor Les cloches de Genève: Nocturne (The Bells of Geneva: Nocturne) in B major
Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage Years of Pilgrimage Alfred Brendel piano Deuxième année: Italie ("Second Year: Italy") Sposalizio (Marriage of the Virgin, a painting by Raphael) in E major Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa (Canzonetta of Salvator Rosa; this song Vado ben spesso cangiando loco was in fact written by Giovanni Bononcini) in A major Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (Petrarch's Sonnet 47) in D-flat major Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Petrarch's Sonnet 104) in E major Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Petrarch's Sonnet 123) in A-flat major Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata (After Reading Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata) in D minor
Franz Schubert Four Impromptus, D 899, Op 90 No 1 in C minor No 2 in E-flat major No 3 in G-flat major No 4 in A-flat major Alfred Brendel, piano
Franz Schubert Four Impromptus, D 935, Op posth 142 No 1 in F minor No 2 in A-flat major No 3 in B-flat major No 4 in F minor Alfred Brendel, piano
Franz Schubert Six moments musicaux, D 780, Op 94 1 Moderato in C major 2 Andantino in A-flat major 3 Allegro moderato in F minor 4 Moderato in C-sharp minor 5 Allegro vivace in F minor 6 Allegretto in A-flat major Alfred Brendel, piano
Of the several recordings of the Liszt sonata in B Minor by Alfred Brendel, most were studio recordings. However, live recordings are available which include his 1981 Carnegie Hall recital and this 1985 all Liszt recital video from Japan. He performs the Liszt sonata with fire and bravura and perhaps the audience helps to bring out a truly great performance. This is a second revision restored by R. B. Prior.
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No 29 B♭ major Op 106 Hammerklavier Alfred Brendel, piano 1. Allegro 0:00 2. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I) - 2. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I) 11:37 3. Adagio sostenuto 14:14 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto 32:45
00:00 Thema 01:14 Posth. var. III 02:41 Etude I 04:00 Posth. var. I 05:40 Posth. var. II 07:35 Etude II 10:43 Etude III 11:57 Etude IV 12:55 Etude V 14:13 Posth. var. IV 16:41 Etude VI 17:38 Etude VII 18:50 Etude VIII 20:41 Etude IX 21:23 Posth. var. V 24:15 Etude X 25:32 Etude XI 27:25 Finale Alfred Brendel, piano. http://www.musicaelettere.blogspot.com