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About the artist Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel's place among the greatest musicians of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is assured. 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 guarantees a sell-out anywhere in the world he chooses to play. He was not a child prodigy, his parents were not musicians and there was no music in the house. He was given his first piano lessons at the age of six but after the age of sixteen, the little formal training he had had came to an end. Apart from attending a few master classes he had no further teachers. To this day, Alfred Brendel regards his unconventional musical background as something of an advantage. He gave his first public recital in Graz age 17 and in 1949 he won fourth prize in the prestigious Busoni Competition in Bolzano, Italy. It was enough to launch his career as a performing musician. During the 1950s he made his first recordings. These served to confirm his stature as an authoritative keyboard artist and, during the 1960s, became the first pianist ever to record the entire piano works of Beethoven (on the Vox label), a set which, in the opinion of one critic, contains 'some of the finest Beethoven ever recorded'. In the 1970s, Brendel returned to Beethoven with a complete cycle of the piano sonatas on the Philips label for which he now recorded exclusively. Brendel's 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. Among the countless prizes he has won (sometimes on more than one occasion) are the Grand Prix of the Liszt Society, the Gramophone Award, Grand Prix du Disque, the Japan Record Academy Award, the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, the Grand Prix de l'Academie du Disque Francais, the Edison Prize and the British Music Trades Association Prize to name but a few. Important musical awards include the Léonie Sonning Prize, the Siemens Prize and the Prix Venezia. He holds honorary degrees from the universities of Oxford and Yale and was made an honorary KBE in 1989. He is a recipient of the Hans von Bilow medal of the Berlin Philharmonic and in December 1998, he was made an honorary member of the Wiener Philharmoniker. Since this orchestra's foundation in 1842, it is an honour that has been conferred on only two other pianists, Emil von Sauer and Wilhelm Backhaus.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Alfred Brendel

CATALOGUE NR: OA0811D
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jun-2001

TITLE: Alfred Brendel - In Portrait
TRACKS: Recital - Piano Sonata in E flat major HobXVI/49 (Haydn). Piano Sonata in C minor K457 (Mozart). Impromtu No.3 in G flat D899 (Schubert). Documentary Film. Rehearsal Conversation.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DVD 10 - All Regions - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CDX5172
RECORD LABEL: Vox
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.99

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat. Piano Concerto No.2 in A. Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra. Malediction for Piano and Orchestra. Piano Sonata in B minor. Dante Sonata. Mephisto Waltz.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Gielen
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

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CATALOGUE NR: CDX5181
RECORD LABEL: Vox
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.99
RELEASE DATE: 21-Jan-2002

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Opera Transcriptions: Paganini Etudes. Sonetti dei Petrarca. Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Apr-2002 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4623122
RECORD LABEL: Philips Duo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.99
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RELEASE DATE: 19-Oct-1998
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COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Annees de Pelerinages
TRACKS: Book 1-III complete.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel   Zoltan Kocsis    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Brendel performs the first and second years and Kocsis the third year. 'Brendel's performances are of superlative quality' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: RRC1020
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Solo Piano Favourites
TRACKS: Piano Sonata B Minor. 'Dante' sonata. Bagatelle without tonality. Czardas Macabre. Lugubre Gondola. Mephisto Waltz.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Penguin Guide 2 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 93786
RECORD LABEL: Brilliant Classics
FORMAT: 10 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 29.99
RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Great Liszt interpreters play Liszt
TRACKS: Earl Wild - Reminiscences de 'Robert le Diable' de Meyerbeer : Valse infernale S413. Gnomenreigen. Mephisto Polka. Mephisto Waltz No.1. Reminiscences de 'Don Juan' - Mozart. Waltz from 'Faust' - Gounod. Lazar Berman - Annees de pelerinage Book I: Suisse : Chapelle de Guillaume Tell / Au lac de Wallenstadt / Vallee d'Obermann / Le Mal du Pays / Les Cloches de Geneve. Sviatoslav Richter - Piano Sonata in B minor S178. Gyorgy Cziffra - Paraphrases and transcriptions - Tannhauser - Wagner / Rigoletto - Verdi / A Midsummer Night's Dream : Wedding March & Dance of the Fairies - Mendelssohn / La Muette de Portici - Auber. Grand galop chromatique. Valse oubliee No.1. Waldesrauschen. Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este. Gnomenreigen. Valse-Impromptu. Hungarian Rhapsody No.19. Vladimir Ovchinikov - Etudes d'execution transcendante. Artur Pizarro - Hungarian Rhapsodies. Emil Gilels - Waldesrauschen. Gnomenreigen. Liebestraum No.3 in A flat. Mephisto Waltz No.1. Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este. Piano Sonata in B minor. Alfred Brendel - Opera transcriptions and paraphrases : Lucia di Lammermoor : Sextet - Donizetti / Il trovatore : Miserere - Verdi / Norma Fantasy - Bellini / Oberon Overture - Weber / Benvenuto Cellini : Benediction & Oath - Berlioz / Tannhauser : Pilgrims' Chorus - Wagner / Paganini Etudes : Tremolo / Octave in E flat / La campanella / Arpeggio / La Chasse / Variations. Annees de pelerinage : Deuxieme Annee: Italie : Tre sonetti di Petrarca. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses. Lazar Berman - Sonata 'Apres une lecture de Dante' from Anneées de pelerinage II : Italie. Mephisto Waltz No.1. Etudes d'execution transcendante : Prelude / Paysage / Feux follets / Vision / Appassionata / Harmonies du soir / Chasse-neige / Rhapsodie espagnole.
ARTISTS: Earl Wild   Gyorgy Cziffra   Alfred Brendel   Artur Pizarro

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CATALOGUE NR: 4758247
RECORD LABEL: Decca The Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.99
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RELEASE DATE: 19-Mar-2007
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COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano in B minor S178. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses S173 : No.7 Funerailles. Nuages gris S199. 5 Kleine Klavierstucke S192 : No.3 in F sharp. En reve - nocturne for piano S207. Richard Wagner Venezia - piano S201.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

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CATALOGUE NR: ATMCD1213
RECORD LABEL: Vanguard
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Piano Masterpieces
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano in B minor S178. 6 Transcendental Etudes after Paganini S140 : Etude No.3 'La Campanella'. 4 Valses oubliees for Piano S215 : No.1 in F sharp major. 3 Petrarca Sonnets for Piano S158 : No.3 Sonetto 123. 12 Transcendental Etudes for Piano S139 : No.11 Harmonies du soir. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies for Piano S244 : No.2 in C sharp minor / No.3 in B flat / No.8 in F sharp minor / No.13 in A minor / No.15 in A miinor 'Rakoczy March / No.17 in D minor. 2 Csardas for Piano S225 : No.2 Csardas obstine.
ARTISTS: Jeanne-Marie Darre   Alfred Brendel    

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CATALOGUE NR: ALC1040
RECORD LABEL: Alto
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.19 in C Minor D958. Piano Sonata No.15 in C major D840 'Relique'. 16 German Dances op.33 D783.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Aug-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CD3X3041
RECORD LABEL: Vox
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 15.99

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Impromptus op.90. Moments Musicaux op.94. Three Pieces op.posth. Fantasia in F minor. Allegro in A minor. Grand Duo Sonata in C for Paino Four Hands. Fantasy in C op.15. Impromptus op.142 (Schubert). Fantasy in C for Piano and Orchestra (Schubert / Liszt).
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

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CATALOGUE NR: RRC1019
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Impromptus - complete. Moments Musicaux - selection.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'This is the finest of Brendel's Vox (Turnabout) recordings made in the 1960's so far reissued on the Regis budget label.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4387032
RECORD LABEL: Philips Duo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.99
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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.19 in C minor D958. Piano Sonata No.20 in A D959. Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat D960. Three Piano Pieces D946.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Penguin Guide 1994 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4565732
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.99
RELEASE DATE: 15-Jan-2000

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Piano Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata D894. Sonata D575. Sonata D959. Sonata D960.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: includes Brendel's first ever recording of D575 - Apr-2001 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2001 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Brendel's Schubert is a fresh and all-seeing as it always is when Brendel is at his best.' - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4460012
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50
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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass in A D667 'Trout' (Schubert). Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello in G minor K478 (Mozart).
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel   Thomas Zehetmair   Tabea Zimmerman   Richard Duven

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4560612
RECORD LABEL: Philips Duo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.99
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RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-1997
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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Impromptus D899 : Impromptu No.1 in C minor / Impromptu No.2 in E flat / Impromptu No.3 in G flat / Impromptu No.4 in A flat. Impromptus D935 : Impromptu No.1 in F minor / Impromptu No.2 in A flat / Impromptu No.3 in B flat / Impromptu No.4 in F minor. 16 German Dances D783. 3 Klavierstucke Impromptus D946 : Impromptu No.1 in E flat minor / Impromptu No.2 in E flat / Impromptu No.3 in C. 6 Moments musicaux D780 : No.1 in C / No.2 in A flat / No.3 in F minor / No.4 in C sharp minor / No.5 in F minor / No.6 in A flat. 12 German Dances D790.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '..unaffected eloquence..' - Penguin Guide Rosette star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4425432
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: 4 Impromptus op.90. 4 Impromptus op.142. Allegretto D915.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

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CATALOGUE NR: 0701139
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.75
RELEASE DATE: 23-Jan-2006

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: The Last Three Piano Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano in C minor D958. Sonata for Piano in A major D959. Sonata for Piano in B flat major D960.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Sound Format: DTS Surround Sound PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: Jan-1988 - Jul-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647392
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.99
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RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001
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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Winterreise
ARTISTS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau   Alfred Brendel    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The collaboration of Fischer-Dieskau with Brendel brings endless illumination' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4670922
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50
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RELEASE DATE: 31-May-2004
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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Winterreise
TRACKS: Gute Nacht. Die Wetterfahne. Geforne Tranen. Erstarrung. Der Lindenbaum. Wasserflut. Auf dem Flusse. Ruckblick. Irrlicht. Rast. Frulingstraum. Einsamkeit. Die Post. Der greise Kopf. Die Krahe. Letze Hoffnung. Im Dorfe. Der sturmische Morgen. Tauschung. Der Wegweiser. Das Wirtshaus. Mut. Die Nebensonnen. Der Leiermann.
ARTISTS: Matthias Goerne   Alfred Brendel    

- Sep-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: DVWWCOWINT
RECORD LABEL: TDK
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.99
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Winterreise D911
TRACKS: bonus : The Rehearsal.
ARTISTS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau   Alfred Brendel    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: LPCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 73 minutes music & 56 minutes bonus / Recorded: Sender Freies Berlin Jan-1979

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