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Alfred Brendel's Farewell Concert at Snape Maltings, 2008

Linton Stephens introduces one of Alfred Brendel's final recitals recorded at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk in August 2008.

Linton Stephens introduces one of Alfred Brendel's final recitals, the last recorded by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk in 2008.
One of the supreme pianists of our time, Alfred Brendel had been a welcome visitor to Snape for many years and he presented a programme of music linking four of the composers closest to him during his 60-year career.

Haydn: Andante and Variations in F minor
Mozart: Sonata in F, K. 533/494
Beethoven: Sonata in E flat, Op 27. No. 1 (Quasi una fantasia)
Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D. 960

1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Andante and Variations in F minor

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in F, K533/494

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata in E flat, Op. 27 No. 1 (Quasi una fantasia)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in B flat, D. 960

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in the Italian style, ii. Andante

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Franz Liszt

    Annees de pelerinage: Au lac de Wallenstadt

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu in G-flat major

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
  • Paul Lewis

    English Suite: Meditation

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Jun 2025 13:00