Alfred Brendel

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Alfred Brendel is an Austrian pianist renowned for his intellectual, deeply considered interpretations of the core Germanic repertoire, especially the piano works of Beethoven, Schubert, and Mozart.

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Alfred Brendel canonical 4
Brendel 1

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instanceOf classical pianist
human
recording artist
activeYearsStart 1940s
awardReceived Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Gramophone Award
Order of the British Empire
child Désirée Brendel
citizenship Austria
countryOfBirth Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1931-01-05
familyName Brendel
linked to: Alfred Brendel
genre classical music
givenName Alfred
hasRecorded Beethoven piano concertos
Brahms piano works
Haydn piano sonatas
Liszt piano works
Mozart piano concertos
Schubert piano sonatas
Schumann piano works
complete Beethoven piano sonatas
hasTaughtAt masterclasses worldwide
hasWritten books on interpretation
essays on music
poetry
honoraryDegreeFrom University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
Yale University
instrument piano
knownFor deeply considered interpretations
intellectual approach to performance
language German
name Alfred Brendel
nationality Austrian
notableFor interpretations of Franz Schubert
interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven
interpretations of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
notableWork Music, Sense and Nonsense
Musical Thoughts and Afterthoughts
occupation lecturer
pianist
writer
placeOfBirth Wiesenberg
recordLabel Decca Records
Philips Records
repertoireFocus Germanic classical repertoire
residence London
linked to: London, England
retiredFromConcertStage 2008
spouse Irene Semler
style analytical performance style

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Alfred Brendel name Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel familyName Brendel
linked to: Alfred Brendel