Brendel, Alfred

Performer

Alfred Brendel KBE (born 5 January 1931) is an Austrian pianist, poet, and author. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Brendel frequently performed the music of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart. He has played relatively few 20th century works but has performed Arnold Schoenberg's Piano Concerto. Toward the end of his concert career he stopped playing some physically demanding pieces, such as the Hammerklavier Sonata of Beethoven, due to arthritis. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

Brendel, Alfred