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Brendel: Schubert Op. 90/3: Alfred Brendel, one of the world's greatest pianists, is giving his final public performances this week. Brendel, 77, will take his final bow at the famous Golden Auditorium in the Musikverein, in Vienna, Austria, after 60 years on the concert stage. He will perform Mozart's ninth piano concerto, K.271 in E-flat major - the Jenamy - with the Vienna Philharmonic later and on Thursday. Brendel was born in 5 January 1931 at Wiesenberg, northern Moravia - now the Czech Republic - and began studying...
Posted 19 December 2008 09:28 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: Beethoven, mozart, vienna, schubert, bach, schoenberg, ninth piano concerto, jenamy, K.271, golden auditorium, weisenberg, austria, vienna philarmonic, e flat major, musikverein, bredndel, great pianist, northern moravia, schubert Op. 90/3, czech republic, busoni competition, final performance

Elin Manahan Thomas - All Things Bright And Beautiful: BBC Songs of Praise Wales special 21 September 2008. Elin is accompanied by Serendipity and Only Men Aloud! Viewed from points west of the Severn Bridge, Elin Manahan Thomas is known to classical music fans as a Bach soprano. In her Welsh homeland, she's simply Soprano bach. The title's mix of English and Welsh says a great deal with just two words. It pays affectionate tribute to the 'little soprano' while recognising her passion for one of the towering giants of western classical...
Posted 02 December 2008 03:21 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: bbc, only men aloud, serendipity, songs of praise wales, purcell girl, elin manahan thomas, handel, bach soprano, all things bright and beautiful, western classical music, bach