Alfred Brendel is more than a pianist. Perhaps calling him a historical monument would go further in capturing his significance—however ordinary he may appear on stage and very much alive he still is.

Keen to dispel some long-held misconceptions about the compositions of Franz Schubert, renowned Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel uses words and music to make his case in this third volume of his ...

Alfred Brendel, the internationally renowned pianist whose name is associated with profound interpretations of the works of Beethoven, Schubert and other classical masters, died in London on June 17 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Brendel, who died on Tuesday at 94, concentrated on a small number of canonical composers, mainly Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. By Zachary ...

LONDON (AP) — Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven over a six-decade career, died Tuesday at his home in London. He was 94. Brendel’s death was announced by ...

One of the greatest pianists of his generation who bestrode the musical world for six decades In the postscript to his 1998 book of poetry One Finger Too Many, the pianist Alfred Brendel cites among ...

It may have been a grand piano on stage at Symphony Center that was coaxed, coddled and caressed by that grand poet Alfred Brendel, but his recital of works by three masters was in fact a celebration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alfred Brendel, a Czech-born, Austrian-raised pianist celebrated around the world for the gravity and thoughtfulness he brought to ...

Alfred Brendel is considered one of the greatest living classical pianists. In 2008, after performing for sixty years, he retired from the concert stage. (Alex Ross wrote about Brendel’s farewell ...