Aside from some master classes from edwin fischer and eduard steuermann, brendel was mostly self taught. Alfred brendel was born on january 5, 1931 in loucna nad desnou, czechoslovakia. Mozart alfred brendel, orchestra of the wiener volksoper conductor paul angerer. Alfred brendel plays liszt by alfred brendel on amazon. Brendels discography is now among the most extensive of any pianist, reflecting a repertoire of solo and orchestral works that ranges from bach and haydn to weber to schumann, liszt, brahms, mussorgsky and schoenberg. Complete piano sonatas alfred brendel with brendel, alfred on cd. Brendel was born in vizmberk, czechoslovakia, now loucna nad desnou czech republic, to a nonmusical family. Retired at eightyfive, and still a mire of complexities by daniel felsenfeld why should a musician with an active and absorbing career bother to write about matters of his trade. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. Download alfred brendel the complete philips recordings 114cds, decca, 2016 part2 torrent or any other torrent from lossless category. Alfred brendel schubert four impromptus, d 935 youtube. The pianist alfred brendel kbe born 5 january 1931 was a recording artist for more than.
Late last year, the recording company decca put the finishing touches to an 85 th birthday tribute to the pianist alfred brendel, who signed with them in 1969. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical pianists of the second half of the 20th century. He is well known for his beethoven piano sonata cycle and his intepretations of mozart, schubert and liszt. Renowned for his masterly interpretations of the works of haydn, mozart, beethoven, schubert, brahms, schumann and liszt, he is one. Download alfred brendel the complete philips recordings. Simply click on pianist and start browsing through their complete discography with. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Here he distils a lifetimes musical knowledge from how to play bach, mozart and liszt to when to cough during a recital. Alfred brendel kbe born 5 january 1931 is an austrian pianist, poet and author, known particularly for his performances of mozart, schubert, schoenberg, and especially beethoven. Alfred brendel bachs instrumental works discography. Renowned for his masterly interpretations of the works of haydn, mozart, beethoven, schubert, brahms, schumann and liszt, he is one of the indisputable authorities in musical life today. A key release for the liszt 200 anniversary year is. Media in category alfred brendel the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Although he was known primarily for his interpretations of ludwig van beethovens works, his repertoire also featured such composers as franz schubert, franz liszt, and wolfgang amadeus mozart. Download beethoven favourite piano sonatas alfred brendel music torrent 2 cds source.
A pianist thinker september, 2005 in a rare interview from may 2004, fred child talks with pianist alfred brendel on the eve of the musicians u. That tribute took the form of the rerelease of his complete recorded legacy for the company, reflecting the cumulative experience of a performing career spanning six decades, from the 1940s to his farewell tour. May 03, 1981 there is a feeling of quiet pride as alfred brendel talks about his career. If i belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to have composed. Austrian classical pianist, born january 5, 1931 in wiesenberg, czechoslovakia, now a resident of the united kingdom. They moved to zagreb when brendel was six, and later to graz. Here alfred brendel was given his first piano lessons at the age of six from sofia dezelic he also appeared at a childrens theatre in zagreb and had a succession of early teachers as the family moved on, returning after the war to a place near graz where brendel pere worked in a department store.
Alfred was born august 31, 1916, in cedar rapids, iowa, the son of emil and nancy izer brendel. At this point in his more than half century before the public. Perhaps no other pianist of our time has so willfully avoided the ordinary channels to success and formulas for stardom. Find alfred brendel discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Hes mainly an interpreter of classical germanic works by such composers as beethoven, schubert and wolfgang amadeus mozart. A short insight from alfred brendel on his recording career. Alfred brendel liszt an addition to the series of artists choice albums in which alfred brendel has selected his. If i belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to. Alfred brendel has taken the wrong roads to success the new. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Alfred brendel 1931 was born in loucna nad desnou, czech republic. Alfred attended coe college in cedar rapids for his undergraduate studies.
He graduated from grant high school, cedar rapids, with the class of 1934. Impatience was not a vice the great pianist at 85, looking back on playing, writing, living, loving and wondering how he managed to fit so much in. Alfred brendel liszt an addition to the series of artists choice albums in which alfred brendel has selected his preferred recordings from his liszt discography. Alfred brendel is considered one of the greatest living classical pianists. Mozart alfred brendel, orchestra of the wiener volksoper conductor paul angerer piano concerto no.
Alfred brendel, renowned austrian pianist whose recordings and international concert appearances secured his reputation. Listen to your favorite songs from alfred brendel plays liszt by alfred brendel now. As alfred brendel brought to a close his public performing career in 2008, brilliant classics compiled a 35cd set devoted to the pianists complete solo and concerted discs for the vox, turnabout, and vanguard labels, recorded prior to the long affiliation with philips that helped cement his international career. Classical alfred brendel the complete philips recordings. Slipcase, 16 page booklet with discography, essays, quotes, memorabilia and complete label copy.
Brendel is a preeminent thinking pianist, a loner to whom fame came through the power of imaginative integrity. See our exclusive arkivmusic reissues of alfred brendel recordings. He is the first pianist to have recorded all of beethovens piano compositions and one of the few to have recorded the complete mozart piano concertos. Alfred brendel is the preeminent thinking pianist, a loner to whom fame came through the power of imaginative integrity, an artist who has achieved at his best a divinatory rapport with piano literature from bach to schoenberg. Yet by his account, i did not come from a musical or intellectual familyi have not been a child prodigy. Nov 20, 2015 a short insight from alfred brendel on his recording career. The site dedicated to classical pianists and their discographies. Renowned for his masterly interpretations of the works of haydn, mozart, beethoven, schubert, brahms and liszt, he is one of the indisputable authorities in musical life today and one of the very few living pianists whose name alone. A performer of world renown, his career spans seven decades, and he. There is a feeling of quiet pride as alfred brendel talks about his career. Nov 15, 20 kirsty young talks to pianist alfred brendel. His father then went to zagreb and became the director of a cinema. Alfred brendel, bernard haitink, london philharmonic. Alfred brendel is one of the greatest pianists in the world.
The complete piano sonatas music skip to main content. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Alfred brendel, imogen cooper, academy of st martin in the fields, neville marriner 1 piano concertos no. January 5, 1931 vizmberk german wiesenberg, now loucna nad desnou, czechoslovakia now czech republic the austria pianist, alfred brendel, was born in czechoslovakia into a nonmusical family. Kirsty youngs castaway is the classical pianist, alfred brendel. To mark his 70th birthday in 2001, alfred brendel performed in a series of residences at prestigious concert halls in cities throughout the world, including vienna, london, paris and tokyo. Music profile for alfred brendel, born 5 january 1931. Alfred brendel celebrates his seventieth birthday year in 2001, a milestone observed in part by the present retrospective of the pianists earliest recordings for the vox label. A performer of world renown, his career spans seven decades, and he is particularly. The pianist alfred brendel kbe born 5 january 1931 was a recording artist for more than half a century, from his first record of prokofievs piano concerto no. In 2008, after performing for sixty years, he retired from the concert stage. Albums include diabellivariationen, the last three piano sonatas. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. An extensive discography includes the art of alfred brendel, a deluxe limitededition collection of his comprehensive and varied repertoire.