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Alfred Brendel


Born
in Wizemberk, Czechoslovakia
January 05, 1931

Died
June 17, 2025

Genre
Music, Poetry


Alfred Brendel was a Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet, author, composer, and lecturer 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. ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 509 ratings · 55 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors
A Pianist's A–Z
3.61 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2012 — 15 editions
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Alfred Brendel on Music: Co...
4.35 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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Music, Sense and Nonsense: ...
4.23 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Me of All People: Alfred Br...
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4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
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Musical Thoughts and Aftert...
4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1976 — 16 editions
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One Finger Too Many
4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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The Lady from Arezzo
3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions
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Music Sounded Out: Essays, ...
4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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Playing the Human Game
4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Cursing Bagels
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004
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“The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'.”
― Alfred Brendel
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“Self-discovery is a slower process but a more natural one.”
― Alfred Brendel
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“The word LISTEN contains the same letters as the word SILENT.”
― Alfred Brendel
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