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Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary figures of his time, and he was a sought-after keyboard instructor and a teacher of composition.
Jul 23, 2024 · Postromantic music. Ferruccio Busoni (born April 1, 1866, Empoli, Tuscany [now in Italy]—died July 27, 1924, Berlin, Ger.) was a pianist and composer who attained fame as a pianist of brilliance and intellectual power. The son of an Italian clarinetist and a pianist of German descent, Busoni was taught by his mother.
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This article presents a complete catalog of original compositions by Ferruccio Busoni, including a large number of early works, most of which remain unpublished. The earliest preserved pieces were written when he was barely seven years old.
Cat. No.TitleDate (s) Of CompositionDetailsBV 1Canzone [Song] (in C major) Op. 1, for ...Jun 1873SB 1; unpub.BV 2Berceuse (in C major) Op. 2, for pianoJun 1873SB 2; unpub.BV 3Introduzione, Tempo di Walzer e Finale ...Aug 1873SB 3; unpub.BV 4Cadenza-Esercizio [Cadenza-Exercise] (in ...Sept 1873SB 4; unpub.Ferruccio Busoni - 24 Preludes Op. 37 (audio + sheet music) Busoni was a child prodigy whose gifts were compared, not unjustly, to Mozart's. At the age of 7 he made his first public...
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Ferruccio Busoni: the underrated Italian composer who 'breathed the air of other planets' | Classical Music. His roots lay firmly in the Romantic era, but Busoni pushed musical boundaries and won the respect of Schoenberg and Webern.
A prodigy at the keyboard, Busoni performed his own arrangements of Bach already as a ten-year-old, winning the attention of the influential music critic Edward Hanslick in Vienna. At the turn...
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Jun 3, 2019 · The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2017 performance of Ferruccio Busoni's monumental concerto met all the composer's impossible demands. A new live recording of the event is both serious and...
