Post Romantic Period > Busoni, Ferruccio

J.S. Bach: Piano Music - includes Italian Concerto, Chaconne in D Minor, Toccata & Fugue in D Minor / Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata Transcriptions; Four Chorale Preludes; Chaconne, transc...
Performers: Nikolayeva, Tatiana

For decades Tatiana Nikolayeva was celebrated as one of the finest pianists and teachers in the Soviet world, but it was not until the waning...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (1980)....continue...

Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 8 - 24 Preludes, Op. 37; Macchiette medioevali, Op. 33 / Wolf Harden, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Preludes (24), for piano, Op. 37, KiV 181; Macchiette medioevali, suite for piano, Op. 33, KiV 194 & 195
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]

Volume 8 features two compositions from Busoni's teenage years (1881-83). Charming and engaging works which already reveal an inventive and personal accommodation with mid-19th century...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (01/21/2012-01/22/2012)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Scarborough Fair; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Antoine Bareil: Trois jours avant Noël, for violin & harp; E...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Milot, Valerie [Harp]

Recording information: Église St-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, (10/2010/04/2011)....continue...

Malgré tout ...: Piano Music for Left Hand - Works by Blumenfeld, Scriabin, Wagner/Liszt, Bach, Brahms / Paul Coker, piano

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Felix Blumenfeld: Etude for piano (left hand), Op. 36; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9; Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2; Franz Liszt: Isold...
Performers: Coker, Paul

Recording information: Dinemec Studio, Gland, Switzerland (09/15/2010/09/16/2010)....continue...

Busoni: Complete Works for Clarinet & Piano / Benjamin Feilmair, clarinet; Florian Feilmair, piano

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2012-08-28

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Suite K 72; Suite for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 10 (24)/K 88; Märchen, for cello & piano, KiV 123; Solo dramatique, for clarinet & piano, Op. 13, KiV 101; Sonata, for clarinet & ...
Performers: Feilmair, Benjamin; Feilmair, Florian

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
The Busoni clarinet works are highly enjoyable and deserve a wider audience, but they also merit better renditions.
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Recording information: Schloá Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria (02/28/2012-02/29/2012)....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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Ferruccio Busoni: Die Brautwahl (Choice of a Bride) / Vogel, Hohn, Clark, Cole, Lindskog, Trekel, Von Kannen - Barenboim

2 CD / Teldec / 2012-07-31

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Die Brautwahl, opera in 3 acts, KiV 258
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Busoni's opera Die Brautwahl is a rarely performed gem of the genre - in fact it was a gruesome failure with audiences of its day....continue...
Recording information: Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin (11/1993)....continue...

Ferruccio Busoni: Clarinet Concertino; Flute Divertimento; Rondo arlecchinesco / Giammarco Casani, clarinet; Laura Minguzzi, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Lustspielouvertüre, for orchestra (Comedy Overture), Op. 38, KiV 245; Gesang vom Reigen der Geister, for small orchestra (Indian Diary Book II), Op. 47, KiV 269; Rondo arlecchi...
Performers: Casani, Gianmarco; Minguzzi, Laura; Terranova, Gianluca
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma

All six of these orchestral works exemplify Busoni's personalized classicism. The Lustspiel ouvertüre (Comedy Overture) is light, and almost Mozartian in clarity, whilst Gesang vom...continue...

Johann Baptist Cramer: Piano Works - 84 Etudes; Eight Etudes after Cramer / Gianluca Luisi, piano

2 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Baptist Cramer: Etudes for piano (Book 1), Op. 50; Etudes for piano (Book 2), Op. 50; Etudes for piano (Book 3), Op. 50; Etudes for piano (Book 4), Op. 50; Ferruccio Busoni: Etudes (8), transc...
Performers: Deljavan, Alessandro; Luisi, Gianluca; Stuani, Giampaolo

This recording of essential piano repertoire from Johann Baptist Cramer brings together a strong trio of pianists, including Gianluca Luisi, whose Liszt recording for Naxos...continue...
Recording information: Pieve storica di Sant'Eusebio, Vincenza, Italy (05/18/2011-05/20/2011); Pieve storica di Sant'Eusebio, Vincenza, Italy (05/31/2011); Pieve storica di Sant'Eusebio, Vincenza, Ita...continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Songs of a Wayfarer; Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque / Sara Mingardo, contralto

1 CD / FRA Musica / 2012-06-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse élégiaqu...
Performers: Di Rocco, Silvio [Viola]; Laneri, Olaf [Piano]; Piovano, Luigi; Raimondi, Grazia
Conductors: Piovano, Luigi
Ensemble: ; Musici Aurei

Although much of the repertoire on this disc was originally conceived for large orchestra, the chamber versions offered here shed new light on familiar territory....continue...
Recording information: Teatro Fedele Fenaroli di Lanciano, Italy (07/2011)....continue...

Dancing on Ivory: Romantic Transcriptions for Piano / Jue Wang

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Percy Grainger: Ramble on R Strauss's love duet from "Der Rosenkavalier"; Love Walked In, transcription for piano (after Gershwin); Earl Wild: Embraceable You, etude for piano (Virtuoso Etudes on Ger...
Performers: Wang, Jue

Chinese pianist Jue Wang was first prize and gold medal winner of the Santander Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition. He has made successful debuts at...continue...
Recording information: Greenfield Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music (06/2011)....continue...

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....continue...

Liszt: Opera Paraphrases

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434; Paraphrase on themes from Verdi's "Aida", S 436; Paraphrase on the "Miserere" from Verdi's "Trovatore", S 433; Spinnerlied from Der...
Performers: Lowenthal, Jerome

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Lowenthal, a faculty member at the Juilliard School since 1991, has recorded extensively on RCA, Columbia, Arabesque, and Bridge....continue...

Busoni: Violin Sonatas / Guiliano Fontanella, Tania Salinaro

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Sonata, for violin & piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 29, KiV 234; Sonata, for violin & piano no 2 in E minor, Op. 36a, KiV 244
Performers: Fontanella, Giuliano; Salinaro, Tania

A child prodigy who had achieved fame as a virtuoso pianist and written nearly 200 works before he was out of his teens, Busoni composed...continue...
Recording information: IN Studio, Treviso (03/07/1999-03/11/1999)....continue...

Ferrucio Busoni: Piano Works - Hommage to Mozart, Bach, Chopin / Roland Pontinen, piano

1 CD / CPO / 2012-01-31

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Four Chorale Preludes; In dir ist Freude, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 615; Ten...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland

Busoni was a musician of rare versatility - a pianist, composer, writer and editor. His deep study of Bach and Mozart was essential to his...continue...
Recording information: SWR Stuttgart, Kammermusikstudio (09/15/2008-09/18/2008)....continue...

The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

Rarities of Piano Music

1 CD / Danacord / 2011-11-08

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for keyboard in E minor (Kenner V/1), H. 281, Wq. 59/1; Stephen Heller: Op. 127; Zoltán Kocsis: Transcription for piano of Wagner's Flower Maiden Scene and Fina...
Performers: Bellucci, Giovanni; Fountain, Ian; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Lifits, Michail; Lin, Jenny [Piano]; Neuburger, Jean-Frédéric; Nibolsin, Eldar; Takenouchi, Hir...

Recording information: Husum Festival (08/21/2010-08/28/2010)....continue...

Bach: Earthly and Divine / Music for Heaven and Earth

8 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Sonate pour violin & basse continue en mi mineu...
Performers: Aerts, Wibert; Alard, Benjamin; Arnould, Benoît; Badiarov, Dmitry; Beekman, Marcel; Berben, Léon; Bereau, Marie; Boulanger, Lucile; Boulanger, Vinciane; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal...
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav; Pichon, Raphaël; Lasserre, Françoise; Haller, Benoit; Imbert, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Akademia Ensemble; Café Zimmermann ; La Chapelle Royale; Ricercar Consort

A beautiful color book plus six CDs in a magnificent set! This is a truly hedonistic experience centered on Johann Sebastian Bach, including a rich...continue...

Busoni: Piano Concerto, Op. 39 / Roberto Cappello, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39, KiV 247
Performers: Cappello, Roberto
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: Marenzio Chorale

Busoni's monumental Piano Concerto was completed in 1904 and remains the longest piano concerto to have been heard in public. He thought of the work...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (03/08/2009-03/09/2009)....continue...

Bach to Tan Dun

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-25

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 173/L 447; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV...
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Ensemble: Beijing Guitar Duo

Recording information: 2010-08-26&2010-05-14&2011-....continue...

Schumann: Humoreske; Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica / Jacob Greenberg

1 CD / New Focus / 2011-10-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op. 20; Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica (I), for piano ("Edizione definitiva"), KiV 256
Performers: Greenberg, Jacob

Pianist Jacob Greenberg's work as a soloist and chamber musician has earned worldwide acclaim. He is a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble and serves...continue...
Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY....continue...

Beecham Collection - Busoni: Piano Concerto Op 39

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39, KiV 247
Performers: Mewton-Wood, Noel
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Italian Masterpieces for Clarinet or Basset Horn and Orchestra / Stephan Siegenthaler

1 CD / Sterling / 2011-10-03

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Concertino, for clarinet & small orchestra, Op. 48, KiV 276; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in F major, RV 455; Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino (untitled work)...
Performers: Siegenthaler, Stephan [Clarinet]
Conductors: Zehnder, Kaspar
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

Recording information: Moyzes Hall Bratislava (01/22/2011-01/24/2011)....continue...

Soirée Italienne

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-09-27

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 9/L 413; Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 8/L ...
Performers: Zayas, Juana

All Music Guide - Patsy Morita
It seems that no matter what music Juana Zayas puts under her hands, it comes out extremely confident and nearly...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY (09/28/2009-10/01/2009)....continue...

Busoni: Doktor Faust / Fischer-Dieskau, Harper, Lewis, Wallace - Sir Adrian Boult

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2011-09-27

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Doktor Faust
Performers: Cameron, John; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Harper, Heather; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Wallace, Ian
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

A world première performance personalized by conductor Sir Adrian Boult, this archive recording from 1959 features Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing the role of Faust. This unreleased...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (11/13/1959)....continue...

Chiaroscuro

1 CD / Pilfink Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 549; Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 533 "Little Prelude and Fugue"; Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D...
Performers: Hirvonen, Pasi

Pasi Hirvonen studied at the Sibelius Academy, graduating with his Doctor of Music in 2007. He has won several national and international accordion competitions, such...continue...
Recording information: Joensuu Conservatoire Concert Hall (2010)....continue...

Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Seven Elegies / Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica (I), for piano ("Edizione definitiva"), KiV 256; Elegien, suite of elegies (6) for piano, KiV 249; Berceuse, for piano (Elegies no 7), KiV 252
Performers: Bartoli, Sandro Ivo

The Italian virtuoso, Ferruccio Busoni, is mainly remembered for his magnificent, yet ferociously demanding works for piano. In this first CD of a planned series,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Enrico Caruso, Gran Teatro Giacomo Puccini, (03/11/2011-03/12/2011)....continue...

Mintcho Mintchev

1 CD / Gega New / 2011-06-14

Works: Tommaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor; Ferruccio Busoni: Sonata, for violin & piano no 2 in E minor, Op. 36a, KiV 244; Pancho Vladigerov: Song, for cello & piano; Bulgarian Rhapsody "Vardar", f...
Performers: Kapitanova, Marina; Mintchev, Mintcho

Violinist Mintcho Mintchev gives more than 100 concerts per season and is known as an outstanding pedagogue. He is an institution in Bulgarian musical life....continue...

The Complete RIAS Recordings / Celibidache

3 CD / Audite / 2011-05-31

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35a/K 243; Luigi Cherubini: Anacréon; Paul Hindemith: Piano Concerto; ...
Performers: Borries, Siegfried; Puchelt, Gerhard [Piano]; Scheck, Gustav
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

This edition comprises the entire stock of original tapes recorded between 1948 and 1957 housed in the Deutschlandradio archives. Sergiu Celibidache - director of the...continue...

Busoni: Transcriptions for Piano after J.S. Bach

1 CD / Tudor / 2011-04-26

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 6/2), KiV B31; Praeludium & Fuge, transcription for piano in E flat major "St. Anne" (after J. S....
Performers: Baglini, Maurizio

Virtuoso Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) was a legendary figure, considered by his contemporaries as the most eminent personality since Franz Liszt. He also composed and promoted...continue...
Recording information: Sala Musica Collemassari, Podere San Giuseppe, Cinigian (12/15/2008-12/17/2008)....continue...

Bach: Suites & Partitas / André, harpsichord

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-04-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in C minor, BWV 997; Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996; Sonata in D minor, BWV 964; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S...
Performers: Laberge, Andre, Dom

Dom André Laberge is organist at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac in Québec. Born at Beauharnois in 1940, he studied the piano from the beginning...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac (08/1989)....continue...

J.S. Bach Highlights / various artists

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A minor, BWV 1065; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Conce...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Eger, Arthur; Kobler, Robert; Leib, Gunther; Liebsch, Violetta; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Rosel, Peter; Schornsheim,...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Flämig, Martin; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Konwitschny, Franz; Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Ramin, Günther; Jacobs, René; Mauersberger, Erhard; Thomas, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium

Johann Sebastian Bach is, for many, the greatest composer ever. He was also one of the most versatile, and wrote virtuosic harpsichord and organ music,...continue...

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne; Rachmaninov: "Corelli" Variations / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sen...
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

All four works on this disc rely on existing compositions, with titles that more or less specifically refer to this fact. In the case of...continue...
Recording information: Nybrokajen 11 (The Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, (07/2010)....continue...

Busoni Piano Competition Winter Recital (2001)

1 CD / Divox / 2011-02-22

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Four Chorale Preludes; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 62 in E flat major, H 16 no 52; Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 1...
Performers: Romanovsky, Alexander [Piano]

Recording information: Conservatory Bolzano, Italy (08/25/2001)....continue...

Dinu Lipatti: Studio Recordings 1950

2 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-02-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 1124; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Lipatti, Dinu

These recordings were made in nine days of sessions at Radio Geneva — an intensive schedule that resulted in about two hours of performances —...continue...
Recording information: Geneva (07/1950)....continue...

Artist's Choice

3 CD / Decca Import / 2011-01-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for P...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Abbado, Claudio

Visions: Busoni, Bloch, Finnissy, Flynn / Grante

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-01-11

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Drei Albumblätter, for piano, KiV 289; Indian Diary; George Flynn: Glimpses of Our Inner Lives, for piano; Michael Finnissy: Bachsche Nachdichtungen (Bach-ian post-poesis), for...
Performers: Grante, Carlo

Carlo Grante is one of the most active and accomplished performing and recording artists of his generation. He was recently featured in the widely read...continue...

Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 7

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Konzert-Fantasie über Motive aus der Oper "Merlin," paraphrase for piano (after Goldmark), KiV B55; Fantasy on Motives from "Der Barbier von Bagdad," paraphrase for piano (afte...
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]

The essence of Ferruccio Busoni’s music lies in its synthesis of his Italian and German ancestry, emotion and intellect, imagination and rigour. This seventh volume...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (06/15/2009-06/16/2009)....continue...

The Legend: Dinu Lipatti

4 CD / Red/membran / 2010-12-07

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Four Chorale Preludes; Concerto, transcription for piano & orchestra in D minor (after J.S. Bach, BWV 1052), KiV B28; Myra Hess: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desir...
Performers: Boulanger, Nadia; Lipatti, Dinu
Conductors: Beinum, Eduard Van; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo

Vladimir Horowitz: Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon [7 CDs]

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-16

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Four Chorale Preludes; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, ...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria

Here is the perfect gift of the season: the complete set of Vladimir Horowitz's DG recordings in a single box, including Horowitz in Hamburg from...continue...

Deus Ex Clavier

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2010-10-04

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Erkki-Sven Tüür: Sonata for piano; Franz Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D 899, no...
Performers: Nahkur, Hando

Recording information: Estonia (2009); USA (2009)....continue...

Masters of Chopin / various artists

4 CD / Arbiter / 2010-09-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Song Without Words for piano no 6 in G minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 19b/6; Song Without Words for piano no 47 in A major ("Kinderst...
Performers: Barda, Henri; Eisenberger, Severin; Friedman, Ignaz; Tiegerman, Ignace
Conductors: Campisi, Oreste; Férriz, José

Chopin's master interpreters are newly restored to greater clarity through uncompressed sound. Heard here are unissued and unknown performances by these masters. Placed in a...continue...

Liszt: Sonata in B minor; Busoni: Elegies / David Wilde

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Elegien, suite of elegies (6) for piano, KiV 249; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Wilde, David

20th Century Classics: Schreker - Chamber Symphony

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Franz Schreker: Chamber Symphony for 23 Instruments in A major; Intermezzo for strings, Op. 8; Die Gezeichneten; Romantic Suite, for orchestra, Op. 14; Die Dunkelheit sinkt schwer wie Blei (Darkness ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Reimann, Aribert
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz; Conlon, James; Luisi, Fabio; Revenaugh, Daniell

Anne Chollet plays Bach, Liszt & Mussorgski

1 CD / Gallo / 2010-08-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62)
Performers: Chollet, Anne

Recording information: St-François, Lausanne (08/10/2009-08/12/2009)....continue...

Kerer Edition, Vol. 1: The Moscow Recital of September 28, 1998

1 CD / Telos / 2010-07-27

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; César Franck: Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21; Frédéric C...
Performers: Kerer, Rudolf

Recording information: Groáer Saal des Tschaikowksy-Konservatoriums (Grand Hal (09/28/1998)....continue...

Cathedral For Bach

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia after Johann Sebastian Bach for Piano, K 253; Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verdebt (I), transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 637; Ten Choral; Four Chorale Preludes; I...
Performers: Michiels, Jan

Jan Michiels plays on a beautiful-sounding Steinway from 1875, an instrument that could have been played by Bartok and Busoni. The Bach works on this...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall, Conservatory Brussels (05/13/2009-05/15/2009)....continue...

Busoni: Piano Concerto / Ogdon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39, KiV 247; Berceuse élégiaque, for orchestra, Op. 42, KiV 252a; Turandot Suite, for orchestra, Op....
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Ogdon, John
Conductors: Revenaugh, Daniell; Prausnitz, Frederik; Muti, Riccardo

Bach-Busoni: Ten Chorale Preludes; Chaconne in D minor; Organ Toccat in C major

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2010-04-04

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Komm, Gott, Schöpfer!, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 631; Ten Chorale Preludes no 1; Four Chorale Preludes; Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, transcr...
Performers: Shehori, Mordecai

A significant and rare release of the complete set of TEN Organ Chorale-Preludes as arranged for piano by the legendary pianist/composer Ferruccio Busoni. There is...continue...