Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel is a pianist and the author of Musical Thoughts and Afterthoughts and Music Sounded Out , as well as several volumes of poetry. (October 2002)

From the Review

July 17, 2003: Piano Portrait (letter)

November 16, 2000: Beethoven's Musical Characters

April 23, 1998: Two Poems (poem)

December 18, 1997: On Isaiah Berlin (1909 - 1997)

February 1, 1996: Getting Back to Life (letter)

November 16, 1995: Beethoven's Triumph' (letter)

February 16, 1995: On Playing Schoenberg's Piano Concerto

August 15, 1991: Furtwängler's Schubert (letter)

March 28, 1991: On Wilhelm Furtwängler

'Leonore' Overture No. 3 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor ('Choral'), Op. 125 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K 550, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 composed by Franz Schubert, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 in C ('The Great'), D. 9444 composed by Franz Schubert, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Tristan und Isolde composed by Richard Wagner, conducted by Furtwängler Wilhelm. by Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Opera Chorus

November 22, 1990: The Pianist and the Program

April 27, 1989: Repeat Performance (letter)

March 16, 1989: 'Schubert's Last Sonatas': An Exchange

February 2, 1989: Schubert's Last Sonatas

February 26, 1987: Playing Liszt (letter)

November 20, 1986: The Noble Liszt

June 27, 1985: A Mozart Player Gives Himself Advice

Books by Alfred Brendel

Me of All People: Alfred Brendel in Conversation with Martin Meyer (2002)
One Finger Too Many (1998)
Music Sounded Out: Essays, Lectures, Interviews, Afterthoughts (1990)
Musical Thoughts & Afterthoughts (1976)