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Alfred brendel born january 5, 1931 is an austrian pianist, born in czechoslovakia. The profession of a performer is full of paradoxes, and he has to learn to live with them. An important collection of alfred brendel is the complete mozart piano concertos recorded with sir neville marriner and the academy of st martin in the fields, which is included in the philips 180 cd complete mozart edition. Jan 08, 2016 an exclusive artist for the philips label since 1969, brendels discography is now among the most extensive of any pianist, reflecting a repertoire of solo, chamber and orchestral works by the. Retired at eightyfive, and still a mire of complexities. Complete for the first time includes live recordings and radio. Compositions featured in this release include haydns piano sonata in e flat major, hob. Legendary pianist alfred brendel takes the stage to perform three classical works in this release of a performance captured live at snape maltings concert hall, suffolk, uk, in july of 2000. Buy the art of alfred brendel by alfred brendel from amazons classical music store.
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