'I had to make time for him': Alfred Brendel on Kit Armstrong

A uncharacteristic decision to take on an extraordinary pupil has brought new insights for both Alfred Brendel and Kit Armstrong, as Alan Rusbridger hearsBlog: Tom Service picks the best of Alfred Brendel on YouTubeImagine a film about a musical Prospero. Picture an old man, dancing in the middle of a room as he passes on his lifetime of pianistic magic and artistry to a young protege. Picture, on the wall behind them, the death mask of a long-dead genius.The scene is straight from Mark Kidel's ...

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