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Alfred Brendel: The Farewell Concerts
Haydn: Variations in F minor Hob XVII:6
Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major K533/494
Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat K271
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat Op.27 No.1
Beethoven: Bagatelle Op.33 No.4
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat D960
Schubert: Impromptu No.3 in G Flat D899
J S Bach/Busoni: Chorale Prelude ’Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland’ from BWV 651-668
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Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Artist(s): Alfred Brendel (piano), Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor(s): Sir Charles Mackerras
Release Date: 2nd November 2009
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Alfred Brendel has for many years been among the world's greatest pianists - in concert, recital and on many best-selling recordings. Here, in his last CD release, recorded in the year of his retirement (2008), he gives his final public performances in solo recital and in concert - revealing a master musician in total command of his art.
This 2 CD digipak souvenir set captures these two memorable occasions. Recorded live in Hanover, Brendel's farewell recital featured composers with whom he has been most closely associated throughout his career - with a set of variations by Haydn and sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.
It is fitting that Alfred Brendel's final public performance should be in Vienna's beautiful Musikverein, with the Wiener Philharmoniker - an orchestra with whom he has enjoyed a long and fruitful collaboration. The concert was conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, marking the end of an exceptional partnership between pianist and conductor.
The booklet includes Brendel's own notes on the recital repertoire, and tributes from Sir Charles Mackerras and Prof. Dr. Clemens Hellberg of the Vienna Philharmonic - as well as a farewell statement from Alfred Brendel himself.
"Exquisite thrills as a titan bids farewell" - Daily Telegraph
"The end of my concert career in December 2008, after sixty years on stage, was planned well in advance. I enjoyed looking forward to challenges of a different kind, and calmly anticipated my final performances." - Alfred Brendel
"After so many years with Alfred at the top of his profession it is hard to imagine musical life without his unique presence." - Sir Charles Mackerras
Contents:
CD 1
- Haydn: Variations in F minor Hob XVII:6
- Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major K533/494
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat Op.27 No.1
- Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat D960
- Beethoven: Bagatelle Op.33 No.4 (encore)
- Schubert: Impromptu No.3 in G Flat D899 (encore)
- J S Bach (arranged Busoni): Chorale Prelude 'Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland' from BWV 651-668 (encore)
CD 2
- Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat K271
Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Charles Mackerras
This 2 CD digipak souvenir set captures these two memorable occasions. Recorded live in Hanover, Brendel's farewell recital featured composers with whom he has been most closely associated throughout his career - with a set of variations by Haydn and sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.
It is fitting that Alfred Brendel's final public performance should be in Vienna's beautiful Musikverein, with the Wiener Philharmoniker - an orchestra with whom he has enjoyed a long and fruitful collaboration. The concert was conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, marking the end of an exceptional partnership between pianist and conductor.
The booklet includes Brendel's own notes on the recital repertoire, and tributes from Sir Charles Mackerras and Prof. Dr. Clemens Hellberg of the Vienna Philharmonic - as well as a farewell statement from Alfred Brendel himself.
"Exquisite thrills as a titan bids farewell" - Daily Telegraph
"The end of my concert career in December 2008, after sixty years on stage, was planned well in advance. I enjoyed looking forward to challenges of a different kind, and calmly anticipated my final performances." - Alfred Brendel
"After so many years with Alfred at the top of his profession it is hard to imagine musical life without his unique presence." - Sir Charles Mackerras
Contents:
CD 1
- Haydn: Variations in F minor Hob XVII:6
- Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major K533/494
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat Op.27 No.1
- Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat D960
- Beethoven: Bagatelle Op.33 No.4 (encore)
- Schubert: Impromptu No.3 in G Flat D899 (encore)
- J S Bach (arranged Busoni): Chorale Prelude 'Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland' from BWV 651-668 (encore)
CD 2
- Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat K271
Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Charles Mackerras
