Brendel, Alfred

Overview

Works:	2,432 works in 3,984 publications in 4 languages and 36,324 library holdings
Roles:	Performer, Instrumentalist, Conductor, Writer of accompanying material, Author of introduction, Editor, Interviewee, Creator, Teacher , Musician, Other, Composer, Speaker, per, Lyricist
Classifications:	ML60, 780

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Alfred Brendel

Publications by Alfred Brendel

Most widely held works about Alfred Brendel

One finger too many by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Me of all people : Alfred Brendel in conversation with Martin Meyer by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
The veil of order by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Playing the human game : collected poems of Alfred Brendel by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Brendel's fantasy by Günther Freitag ( Book )

Alfred Brendel on music : collected essays by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Cursing bagels by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Musical thoughts & afterthoughts by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Alfred Brendel : la tartaruga by Piero Rattalino ( Book )
Contemporary musicians. profiles of the people in music ( Book )
An analysis of interpretation in selected recorded performances of Beethoven's Sonata, Opus 111 by Joanna Goldstein ( Book )
Alfred Brendel by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
Von Teufeln = Devil's pageant, poems by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
South Australian Symphony Orchestra in the second of the 1966 youth concert series : [concert program], 1966, Adelaide Town Hall, South Australian Symphony Orchestra [and the] Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Book )
Dreizehn Engel = Thirteen angels by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
1966 orchestral concert season (general program) : [concert program], 1966, Adelaide Town Hall, South Australian Symphony Orchestra [and the] Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Book )
South Australian Symphony Orchestra in the ninth concert of the 1969 subscription series : [concert program], 1969, Adelaide Town Hall, South Australian Symphony Orchestra [and the] Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Book )
The culture show ( Visual )
Third concert of the 1969 South East concert season : [concert program], 1969, Mount Gambier City Hall, Australian Broadcasting Commission ( Book )
Great pianists speak for themselves : [oral history] by Elyse Mach ( )

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Most widely held works by Alfred Brendel

Musical thoughts & afterthoughts by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
21 editions published between 1976 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alfred Brendel reflects on Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, and Busoni, composers whose works figured prominently into his own repertoire as a pianist

Music sounded out : essays, lectures, interviews, afterthoughts by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
11 editions published between 1990 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comments on music, musicians, and matters of performance.--Pref

The five piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
32 editions published between 1960 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Klavierkonzert Nr.1 C-Dur, op.15 / Klavierkonzert Nr.2 B-Dur, op.19 / Klavierkonzert Nr.3 c-Moll, op.37 / Klavierkonzert Nr.4 G-Dur op.58 / Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-Dur, op.73

Alfred Brendel plays Beethoven piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
22 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dichterliebe op. 48 ; Liederkreis, op. 39 by Robert Schumann ( Recording )
5 editions published in 1986 in German and held by 403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dichterliebe: Liederzyklus aus dem Buch der Lieder von Heinrich Heine, op.48 / Liederkreis nach zwölf Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, op.39

Alfred Brendel on music : collected essays by Alfred Brendel ( Book )
8 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Noted pianist Alfred brendel brings the clarity and originality of expression that characterize his performance to the printed page. Some of the essays arose from questions for which the available literature did not provide satisfying answers, such as those pertaining to Schubert's piano sonatas, humor in music, the interaction of character and structure, or Beethoven's late style, Others present an overview of Brendel's own endeavors, or special topics such as coping with pianos. Most of the essays were previously published in Musical Thoughts and Afterthoughts (1960) and music Sounded Out (1990)

Piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( Recording )
27 editions published between 1898 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 309 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mozart concertos performed by renowned pianist Leon Fleisher

Alfred Brendel plays Schubert by Franz Schubert ( )
17 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Variations & vignettes by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
10 editions published between 1960 and 1992 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Alfred Brendel plays Beethoven piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
5 editions published between 1991 and 2007 and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

11 piano sonatas Klaviersonaten ; Fantasia ; Andante ; Adagio by Joseph Haydn ( Recording )
15 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pictures at an exhibition by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( Recording )
20 editions published between 1955 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
British progressive rock trio's adaptation of the Mussorgsky classical piece for solo piano

Favourite piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
7 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of eight of Beethoven's most popular piano sonatas

Piano sonatas by Franz Schubert ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1972 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Alfred Brendel by Alfred Brendel ( Recording )
5 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lieder & concert arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( Recording )
4 editions published between 1990 and 2001 in German and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sonata in G, op. 78, D. 894 ; Sonata in C, D. 840 Unfinished by Franz Schubert ( Recording )
6 editions published between 1972 and 1989 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Piano quintet in A, op. 114 D. 667 "The trout" by Franz Schubert ( Recording )
7 editions published between 1978 and 1984 in 3 languages and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Alfred Brendel plays Beethoven piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven ( Recording )
4 editions published between 1991 and 2007 and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Alfred Brendel plays Liszt by Franz Liszt ( )
7 editions published between 1975 and 2007 and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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