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Rudolf Buchbinder
Personb. 1946 · Litoměřice, Austria, Austria
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Rudolf Buchbinder is an Austrian classical pianist born in 1946 in Leitmeritz, Bohemia. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and made his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic at age 15. Buchbinder has performed with leading orchestras worldwide and is noted for his extensive recordings of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas and concertos. He served as artistic director of the Grafenegg Festival and holds teaching positions at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. His interpretations emphasize clarity, structural insight, and a deep engagement with the classical repertoire.
Popular tracks
- 13:27
Liebeslied, S. 566 (After Schumann’s Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1)
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- 26:26
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major
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- 30:43
Beethoven: 7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from The Magic Flute in E-Flat Major, WoO 46: Variation II
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- 44:47
Soirée de Vienne, Op. 56 (Concert Paraphrase After Johann Strauss)
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- 51:29
Waltz in G-Flat Major, D.Anh.I/14 "Kupelwieser Walzer"
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- 61:30
5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Arr. Reger for Piano)
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- 72:34
12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major
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- 82:50
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 6, Allegretto grazioso, MWV U161 "Spring Song"
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- 90:42
5 Gedichte, Op. 19: No. 4, Der Schmied (Arr. Reger for Piano)
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- 101:30
5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 1, Ständchen (Arr. Reger for Piano)
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- 113:38
Beethoven: 6 National Airs with Variations for Flute and Piano, Op. 105: No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Air écossais. The Last Rose of Summer
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- 121:15
33 Variations in C Major, Op. 120 on a Waltz by Diabelli: Var. 1. Alla marcia maestoso
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Albums
Soirée de Vienne
Album · 2022
Sommernachtskonzert 2015 / Summer Night Concert 2015
Album · 2015
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Album · 2021
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
Album · 2013
Schubert, Dvořák, Brahms & Schumann: Piano Quintets
Album · 2008
Beethoven: Serenade for Flute and Piano, Op. 41, National Airs with Variations, Op. 105 & 107
Album · 1978
Brahms: The Piano Concertos
Album · 2016
Dvořák & Schumann: Piano Quintets
Album · 1996