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Alfred Brendel

1931 - 2025

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Alfred Brendel (5 January 1931 – 17 June 2025) was a Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet, author, composer and lecturer, based in London. He is noted for his performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Franz Liszt. He made three recordings of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas and was the first pianist to record Beethoven's complete works for solo piano. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Brendel is the 239th most popular musician (down from 235th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 139th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Musician.

Alfred Brendel is a pianist who is most famous for his interpretations of classical music.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alfred Brendel ranks 239 out of 3,175. Before him are Violeta Parra, Klaus Nomi, Gilberto Gil, Wanda Landowska, Salif Keita, and Sean Combs. After him are Moe Tucker, Muddy Waters, Brian Eno, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pitbull, and Thelonious Monk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Alfred Brendel ranks 71. Before him are Syukuro Manabe, Lucia Bosè, Arawa Kimura, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Demy, and Ken Takakura. After him are Rita Moreno, Stanislav Grof, Klaus Hasselmann, Arata Isozaki, Anthony de Mello, and Ivan Rebroff. Among people deceased in 2025, Alfred Brendel ranks 41. Before him are Jochen Mass, Costas Simitis, Ján Zachara, Alfredo Palacio, Vitold Fokin, and Oleg Gordievsky. After him are Luis Galván, Oliviero Toscani, Jules Wijdenbosch, Joseph Nye, Hugo Gatti, and David Lodge.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Alfred Brendel ranks 133 out of 1,200. Before him are Daniel Swarovski (1862), Emilie Schindler (1907), Věra Čáslavská (1942), Mojmir I of Moravia (795), Anton Reicha (1770), and Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (888). After him are Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (932), Stanislav Grof (1931), Adalbert Stifter (1805), Rudolf Slánský (1901), Eduard Hanslick (1825), and G. W. Pabst (1885).

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Among MUSICIANS In Czechia

Among musicians born in Czechia, Alfred Brendel ranks 2. Before him are Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644). After him are Alice Herz-Sommer (1903), Jan Kubelík (1880), David Popper (1843), Wojciech Żywny (1756), Jan Hammer (1948), Rudolf Serkin (1903), Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812), Josef Suk (1929), Ivan Mládek (1942), and Franz Konwitschny (1901).

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