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Remembering pianist and poet Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel, the Austrian pianist known as a “musician’s musician,” died at his home in London. Brendel was widely praised for his cerebral, lucid interpretations of standard classical repertoire, including recordings of sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.

Jeff Lunden reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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