My Musical LifeWhen, in December 2008, six decades into his illustrious career, Alfred Brendel bade farewell to an emotional Viennese audience, it was not a "full stop", as it may have appeared at that moment. Rather a "semicolon". With more time on his hands, the celebrated pianist went on to focus on other activities writing (essays on music, poetry), giving lectures, leading masterclasses. In January 2021, Brendel will celebrate his 90th birthday, possessing

she has performed at the Festival of the Associazione Musicale Romana

is the major figure inextricably associated with the ensemble

Gral Brothers - Caravan East

and the human aspirations that travel between the two

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layers of ambiguity and evocative meanings

with limited accompaniment from 'Okay Crawdad' collaborator Grant D'Aubin appearing alongside a showcase of Nick's multi-instrumental and genre-bending original songs

as well as the origins of the myth that it would bring wedded bliss to it's owner

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these recordings of early D-Vine material are brought back to life with a fire