RECORDING INFORMATION

At the end of 2008 and a performing career that has spanned 60 years Alfred Brendel retires from the concert platform. An extensive schedule of recitals and concerto appearances sees Brendel in many important venues and his last appearance will be in Vienna in December 2008 when he performs Mozart's Piano Concerto in E flat, K271 "Jeunehomme" with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of one of his close musical collasborators and today's most respected and authoritative Mozartians, Sir Charles Mackerras.

This set brings to gether four 2-CD sets which were released under the banner "artist's choice" and represents Alfred Brendel's personal selection of favourite recordings derived from his enormous catalogue of recordings made for Philips as well as selected live performances. The composers featured are those with which Alfred Brendel has long been associated with and which have been a regular feature of his repertory for many years.

TRACKLISTING

CD 1
Beethoven:
1-6 6 Bagatelles, op.126
7-9 Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, op.109
10-11 Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111

CD 2
1-3 Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle
4-6 Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 "Waldstein"

CD 3
Haydn:
1-3 Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob.XVI: 34
4-5 Piano Sonata in G major, Hob.XVI: 40
6-7 Piano Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI: 42
8-10 Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52

CD 4
Mozart:
1-3 Piano Sonata in F major, K332
4 Fantasia in D minor,K397
5 Rondo in A minor, K511
6-8 Concert Rondo in D major, for piano and orchestra, K382 Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
9-11 Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K466 Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras

CD 5
Liszt:
1-3 Piano Sonata in B minor
4 Totentanz London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
5 Vallée d'Obermann
6-9 Piano Concerto No.2 in A major

CD 6
Schumann:
1-8 Kreisleriana, op.16
9-11 Fantasy in C major, op.17

CD 7
Schubert:
1-3 Piano Sonata in A minor, D784
4-5 Piano Sonata in C major, D840 "Reliquie"
6-8 Piano Sonata in G major, D894

CD 8
1-4 Piano Sonata in A major, D959
5-8 Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960