Well, not quite complete – there’s no Op.64, Beethoven’s arrangement of his early Piano Trio. But all five sonatas and three sets of variations are here. Alfred is the dominant force throughout, a ...

Composers over the centuries have utilized music written by their predecessors as building blocks in their own works, whether Brahms’s “Variations on a Theme by Haydn,” Mozart’s “Variations on a Theme ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. To Alfred Brendel, if not to music lovers, his success as one of the paramount pianists of the 20th century seems something of a mystery ...

Historical Perspectives: Alfred Cortot Mark Ainley Friday, November 22, 2024 Mark Ainley salutes the all-encompassing pianism and creative imagination of Alfred Cortot, whose recordings – tracing a ...

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