Tag: Alfred Brendel
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Alfred Brendel – The SPA Recordings: Beethoven, Liszt, Strauss, Busoni 2024
Alfred Brendel’s first recordings were made in early 1950s Vienna for independent American labels – Period, Vox, and the short-lived SPA label, for whom Brendel made four LP recordings of rare repertoire that he would not record again, discs that have long been prized by lovers of piano music. For the first time, all four…
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Ten Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century
“A rich treasury of pianism styles on display from 10 legendary performers, sampled here for collectors and chosen from the giants of the keyboard”
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25 Piano Favorites
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25 Beethoven Favorites
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Alfred Brendel: The Complete Vanguard Classics Recordings
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Elegy: Music of Remembrance
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4 & No. 5 (“Emperor”)
(No.4) “…deeply satisfying…Brendel’s control of phrase and colour….contrast of the slow movement are strongly and poetically made…uses the second of the cadenzas, not generally heard” (No.5): “splendidly bold and vigorous reading, well supported…..main rondo theme merges vividly and with great character” © 1992 Penguin Guide
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Mozart: Brendel Plays Mozart – Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 14; Piano Sonata No. 8
This release contains Alfred Brendel’s first recordings of his favorite Mozart piano concerto, which was also the work performed at his final concert in December of 2008.
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Schumann: Fantasy In C Minor Op. 17, Symphonic Studies Op. 13
Authoritative Schumann interpretations by the incomparable Alfred Brendel. Brendel’s thoughtful approach to the Fantasie is underpinned by his huge technical resources. The result is unforgettable listening; and the impulsive and wide-ranging Etudes symphoniques are brilliantly drawn together” BBC Music Magazine, April 2009
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Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 15 & 19; 16 German Dances
Authoritative Schubert interpretations by the incomparable Alfred Brendel. “This recording (from Vanguard Classics) captures most of what makes Brendel’s Schubert so special: an awareness of the composer’s other-worldly dimensions that haunt as if from beyond the grave.” -BBC Music Magazine (5 Stars)
