But this past Sunday he was back, performing works by Chopin and Debussy at Carnegie Hall in advance of an all-Beethoven recital there on May 5.

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Alfred Brendel, an Austrian pianist, received great acclaim for his recital on the opening night and again, three days later, when he played Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 to a packed house.

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