It was also reviewed by Peter Burwasser in Fanfare. This critic was less pleased with the Brahms concerto recording, saying "this Brahms performance is a contrast of the straightforward, unsentimental, yet fully engaged and powerfully expressed playing of Brendel with the thick, bloated sound of the Berlin Philharmonic under Abbado." He much preferred Bernard Haitink's conducting in Liszt's Totentanz. He also notes that "Brendel's Chopin doesn't really work, although it is fascinating to hear what he makes of this music. This Chopin playing, even in one of the big polonaises, is too brusque and rhythmically unyielding, even as it is emotionally honest and bristling with energy."[2]
^Rob Cowan, "Replay" in Gramophone, November 1999, p. 41. Accessed 20 November 2009.
^Peter Burwasser in Fanfare, 23:3 (Jan/Feb 2000). Subscription required. Accessed 20 November 2009.
^All track information is taken from the booklet accompanying the PhilipsCD catalog number 456 733-2.
External linksedit
Alfred Brendel's official website. Accessed 20 November 2009.
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great, pianists, 20th, century, alfred, brendel, great, pianists, 20th, century, alfred, brendel, volume, great, pianists, 20th, century, third, three, volumes, dedicated, features, music, composers, felix, mendelssohn, carl, maria, weber, johannes, brahms, fr. Great Pianists of the 20th Century Alfred Brendel III is volume 14 of the Great Pianists of the 20th Century box set and is the third of three volumes dedicated to him It features music by the composers Felix Mendelssohn Carl Maria von Weber Johannes Brahms Frederic Chopin Franz Liszt and Ferruccio Busoni It was issued in CD format in 1999 Great Pianists of the 20th Century Alfred Brendel IIICompilation album by Alfred BrendelReleased1999RecordedvariousGenreClassicalLength148 53LabelPhilips ClassicsProducerTom Deacon Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCritical reception editThe album was selected as one of the highlights of the 200 CD series by Rob Cowan of the Gramophone He was particularly pleased with the 1986 live recording of Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic and described Brendel s rendition of Vallee d Obermann as one of the most inspired of his Liszt recordings 1 It was also reviewed by Peter Burwasser in Fanfare This critic was less pleased with the Brahms concerto recording saying this Brahms performance is a contrast of the straightforward unsentimental yet fully engaged and powerfully expressed playing of Brendel with the thick bloated sound of the Berlin Philharmonic under Abbado He much preferred Bernard Haitink s conducting in Liszt s Totentanz He also notes that Brendel s Chopin doesn t really work although it is fascinating to hear what he makes of this music This Chopin playing even in one of the big polonaises is too brusque and rhythmically unyielding even as it is emotionally honest and bristling with energy 2 Track listing editAll tracks are reissues from Philips Classics Records unless otherwise noted 3 Compact Disc 1 76 31Felix Mendelssohn 1 Variations serieuses Op 54 10 32 Recorded The Maltings Snape UK July 1989 Carl Maria von Weber Konzertstuck in F minor Op 792 Larghetto affettuoso Allegro passionato 9 513 Adagio Tempo di Marcia Piu mosso Presto giocoso 7 32London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado conducting Recorded Town Hall Watford UK June 1979 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 154 1 Maestoso Poco piu moderato 22 395 2 Adagio 13 466 3 Allegro non troppo 12 11Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado conducting Recorded Jesus Christus Kirche Berlin September 1986 Compact Disc 2 72 22Frederic Chopin 1 Polonaise in F sharp minor Op 44 11 22 Recorded April 1968 from Vanguard Classics 1991 Franz Liszt 2 Vallee d Obermann 12 48No 6 from Annees de Pelerinage Premiere annee Suisse Recorded live Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1981 3 Orage 4 17No 5 from Annees de Pelerinage Premiere annee Suisse Recorded Walthamstow London October 1986 4 Totentanz 15 26London Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Haitink conducting Recorded Walthamstow London May 1972 5 Sposalizio 6 43No 1 from Annees de Pelerinage Deuxieme annee Italie Recorded live Queen Elizabeth Hall London 1972 from BBC Records 1985 6 Bagatelle sans tonalite 2 33 Recorded live Queen Elizabeth Hall London 1972 from BBC Records 1985 7 Hungarian Rhapsody No 15 in A minor Rakoczy March 5 33 From Vanguard Classics 1992 8 La lugubre gondola No 1 4 16 Recorded Town Hall Watford UK June 1981 Ferruccio Busoni 9 Toccata 9 24Preludio Fantasia Ciaccona Recorded live Grosser Konzerthaussaal Vienna 1979 See also editAlfred Brendel discography Alfred Brendel Unpublished Live and Radio Performances 1968 2001References edit Rob Cowan Replay in Gramophone November 1999 p 41 Accessed 20 November 2009 Peter Burwasser in Fanfare 23 3 Jan Feb 2000 Subscription required Accessed 20 November 2009 All track information is taken from the booklet accompanying the Philips CD catalog number 456 733 2 External links editAlfred Brendel s official website Accessed 20 November 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Pianists of the 20th Century Alfred Brendel III amp oldid 1136300509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
