Saying farewell is practically impossible for some musicians, including the greatest, who often perform far longer than their gifts allow. Alfred Brendel, one of the most probing and admired pianists ...

Alfred Brendel (piano) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Mackerras Decca 478 2116 (2 CDs) ***** Alfred Brendel's final appearances were not originally planned for CD. These recordings of the great ...

The Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, a one-time pupil of Alfred Brendel, has become a Mozartian to cherish. It’s hard to fault his sense of line, structure and deft approach to detail in these two ...

The great pianist talks to Gramophone to mark this major birthday Alfred Brendel had a long performing career – he gave his first recital in Graz, Austria, when he was 17, in 1948, and his last ...