Richard Pennycuick ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>For some time, B&W speakers has used a photo of Alfred Brendel in an
>advertisement that appears on the back cover of Gramophone and elsewhere.
>I've seen it many times but have only just noticed that the index and
>middle fingers of each hand are taped.  Could this be a legacy of a nasty
>accident at the barbecue or is it standard practice for professional
>pianists?

It seems to be standard practice for AB (I'm fairly sure I've even seen
footage of him playing in public thus adorned).

For some years my wife and I used to refer to him as "Band-Aid"...

deryk barker
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