January 5 - Alfred Brendel (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 5th are here: Wieland Wagner; Friedrich Blume (2020) and Henry Lawes (2021)

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Alfred Brendel (b. 5 January 1931) is an Austrian classical pianist and author. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Either/Or

There are those who find Brendel too careful, 

Too safe, insufficiently dareful;

While others maintain

That the absence of strain

Makes his music sublime, almost prayerful.

 

 

 

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