Artist in Focus: Alfred Brendel
For over three decades the great Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel has been generally regarded as the foremost exponent of the Classical repertoire, though Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin have also featured in his concert repertoire. This week Humphrey Burton trawls through the rich Brendel archive, with observations from Brendel himself.
Mozart Piano Sonata in C minor, K457 '(1991) Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat, Op 22(1968)
Schubert 12 German Dances, 0790(1971) Bach/Busoni Nun Komm derHeiden Heiland (1990)
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 7 (1982) (R)