RIP Alfred Brendel

[brianvds]

Not a good week or two for famous musicians...

Pianist Alfred Brendel dies aged 94​

World-famous pianist Alfred Brendel dies aged 94

Alfred Brendel's disciplined musicianship was tempered by a deliberately off-beat view of the world.

www.bbc.com

 

[Hermes2020]

I hadn't heard. He was one of the giants.

 

[stlukesguild]

Brendel was a masterful pianist without bombast. He remains my “go to” artist for Schubert’s Impromptus:

I also love his performances of Mozart:

His performances of Mozart’s piano concertos with Sir Neville Marriner led me to a great appreciation of even the earlier works:

 

[Hermes2020]