Alfred Brendel
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Alfred Brendel was an Austrian male pianist whose professional career spanned from 1948 to 2008. Born on January 5, 1931, he died on June 17, 2025. His musical output is categorized under classical and piano genres. Brendel was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
As an author, he produced 42 works, including *Pianists A-Z*, *Espejo cóncavo y duende negro*, *El velo del orden*, *Nach dem Schlussakkord*, and *Über Musik*. Crossref lists five of his works. He is also associated with specific quotes, such as "You need three or five hands to play Ligeti" and "The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'."
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-01-05 ) 5 January 1931, Vizmberk , Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 17 June 2025 (2025-06-17) (aged 94), London , England
- Education
- Graz Conservatory
- Occupations
- Pianist composer writer
- Awards
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts Léonie Sonning Music Prize Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
- Website
- alfredbrendel .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Family name
- Brendel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Student of
- Eduard Steuermann
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.alfredbrendel.com
- Image
- Alfredbrendel-cropped.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- Commons category
- Alfred Brendel
- date of birth
- 1931-01-05
- name in native language
- Alfred Brendel
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- student
- Etsuko Hirose
- date of death
- 2025-06-17
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Brendel (5 January 1931 – 17 June 2025) was a Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet, author, composer and lecturer, based in London. He is noted for his performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Franz Liszt. He made three recordings of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas and was the first pianist to record Beethoven's complete works for solo piano.
Life and career
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