Alfred Brendel comes close to being a flawless pianist. Listening to him play five Beethoven sonatas, as he did Sunday at Orchestra Hall, is like hearing a world expert discuss an exhibit beautifully ...

Attending an Alfred Brendel recital nowadays is like visiting with an older, wiser friend: The chat may cover familiar topics, but one is glad for the rarefied company of a keen intelligence, a genius ...

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The Cleveland Orchestra isn't much into thematic programming. But if it were, this week's concerts at Severance Hall might be labeled "Introductions and Valedictions." The orchestra meets and greets ...

One would be hard pressed to name a pianist with a deeper and more lasting relationship with the works of Ludwig van Beethoven than Alfred Brendel. But, soon, audiences will no longer have the ...

To tackle Beethoven's encyclopedic "Diabelli Variations," as pianist Alfred Brendel did with admirable success in Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday night, means going toe to toe with the great man ...

LONDON (AP) — Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven over a six-decade career, died Tuesday at his home in London. He was 94. Brendel's death was announced by ...

Alfred Brendel, Pianist Renowned for Refined Playing of Beethoven, Dies at Age 94 LONDON (AP) — Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven over a six-decade ...