Alfred Brendel - Beethoven Complete piano Sonatas & Concertos - Box set - 12CD
Alfred Brendel is a legend of the piano world, revered and applauded all over the world.
Austrian pianist and writer, Brendel is considered one of the most refined interpreters of piano literature among those expressed by the classical scene in the second half of the twentieth century.
The only child of a family of non-musicians, he moved to Zagreb with his family at the age of 6 and later to Graz.
The Brendels lived in that city during World War II, but towards the end of the conflict, 14-year-old Alfred was sent to Yugoslavia to dig trenches.
He suffered from frostbite and was sent to hospital.
Although Alfred had an uneven musical education, and despite the fact that he was able to take piano lessons only occasionally, his exceptional talent would have managed to make him emerge as an interpreter, especially following an exceptional Beethoven concert held at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
His activity as a concert player, consolidated over the decades between the seventies and the early 2000s, has been accompanied by that of music theorist and popularizer, through the publication of some intelligent and enjoyable books even for non-specialists in music.
Brendel's playing has often been described as musically analytical.
He believes that a pianist's job is to respect the composer's wishes without overlapping his intention or adding personalistic effects to the music.
On 5 October 2011, the University of Bari Aldo Moro awarded him an honorary degree in Modern Languages and Literature.
Among his titles published in Italy we remember Il paradox of the interpreter (Passigli 1997), The veil of order. Conversations with Martin Mayer (Adelphi 2002), Playing the human game (Phaidon 2010) and Abbecedario di un pianista (Adelphi 2014).
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