: Alfred Brendel
: A Pianist's A-Z A piano lover's reader
: Faber& Faber
: 9780571301850
: 1
: CHF 10.00
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: Musik, Film, Theater
: English
: 128
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'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.' Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six decades of performing, he has been passing on his insight and experience in the form of lectures, readings and master-classes. This reader for lovers of the piano distils his musical and linguistic eloquence and vast knowledge, and will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technique, history and repertoire of the piano. Erudite, witty, enlightening and deeply personal, A Pianist's A to Z is the ideal book for all piano lovers, musicians and music aficionados: rarely has the instrument been described in such an entertaining and intelligent fashion.

Alfred Brendel was born in Wiesenberg in 1931. During his lifetime, he was universally acknowledged as one of the world's leading pianists. After bidding farewell to the concert stage, later in his life he continued to give master-classes and readings. He is also the author of several books, including Alfred Brendel on Music (Robson Books), The Veil of Order and A Pianist's A-Z- both published by Faber. He died in London in 2025.