On this segment from Recital Series, MPR’s Michael Barone completes an interview with Alfred Brendel, Austrian classical pianist, during a performance intermission at Benedicta Arts Center at College of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph.
Topics of interview include recording vs. live performance, Brendel’s artistic endeavors beyond music, and contemporary compositions.
Brendel is acclaimed for performances of Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Franz Liszt works. He was the first pianist to record Beethoven's complete works for solo piano.