What makes Alfred Brendel Alfred Brendel? What are the defining characteristics of his playing that make him the instantly recognizable piano virtuoso he is? Is it his prodigious intellect or his ability to comprehend all the aspects of the score at once? Is it his rigorous interpretations and his ability to include all aspects of the score in a single unity? Is it his brilliant lucidity or his ability to express all aspects of the score with precisely the correct balance, depth, and light? Is it his clarion tone or his ...
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What makes Alfred Brendel Alfred Brendel? What are the defining characteristics of his playing that make him the instantly recognizable piano virtuoso he is? Is it his prodigious intellect or his ability to comprehend all the aspects of the score at once? Is it his rigorous interpretations and his ability to include all aspects of the score in a single unity? Is it his brilliant lucidity or his ability to express all aspects of the score with precisely the correct balance, depth, and light? Is it his clarion tone or his ability to articulate all aspects of the score with a touch as deliberately and precisely deployed as a nuclear missile?Is at least part of what makes Alfred Brendel Alfred Brendel the sound of his recordings? It could be. For all the distinctiveness of his playing, at least part of what makes Brendel instantly recognizable is the quality of Philips' piano sound, that clear and crystalline sound that puts the piano right in the room with the listener. And, speaking of which, at least a...
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Add this copy of Steinway Legends to cart. $16.39, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Philips.
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