High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The pianist, Alfred Brendel KBE (born 5 January 1931) was a recording artist for more than half a century, from his first record of Prokofiev`s Piano Concerto No. 5 at the age of 21, to his farewell concerts in 2008, recorded in Hanover and Vienna. He has recorded with only three record companies: Vox Records, DECCA and Philips. His discography contains many albums and compilations of multiple recordings from different composers featuring him as a pianist.