ALFRED BRENDEL COLLECTION (6 DVDS) ClassicSelect World Exclusive

DVDS 1 & 2: ALFRED BRENDEL IN PORTRAIT

RECITAL: Featuring Haydn – Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob XVI/49, Mozart – Piano Sonata in C minor, K45 and Schubert – Impromptu No. 3 in G flat, D 899.

DOCUMENTARY: In an illuminating documentary that chronicles his childhood and early influences, Alfred Brendel reveals his stature as an international performer, displays his admiration for the work of other artists and gives rare insights into his ideas and philosophy.

DVD 3: BRENDEL PLAYS AND INTRODUCES SCHUBERT, VOL. 2

In this unique collection of DVDs he not only plays all Schubert’s major keyboard works, he also introduces each piece, throwing light on its compositional substance and at the same time revealing his own highly personal relationship with these masterpieces of Romantic music.

Sonata in A minor, D845

Sonata in D major, D850

DVD 4: BRENDEL PLAYS AND INTRODUCES SCHUBERT, VOL. 4

Sonata in C Minor, D958

Moments Musicaux

Three Piano Pieces, D946

DVD 5: BRENDEL PLAYS AND INTRODUCES SCHUBERT, VOL. 5

Sonata in A major, D959

Sonata in B flat major, D960

DVD 6: BRENDEL AND ABBADO: BEETHOVEN’S 3RD PIANO CONCERTO/BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 7

In the home video release Lucerne Festival, conductor Claudio Abbado leads the triumphant classical pianist Alfred Brendel and The Lucerne Festival Orchestra in two live performances. The first is an interpretation of Ludwig von Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, the second an interpretation of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7.