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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.
Mar 28, 2024 · 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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Listen Magazine How Ferruccio Busoni Shaped 20th-Century Music The time is ripe for a fuller appreciation of the virtuoso pianist and composer. By Rebecca Schmid. June 19, 2018. Ferruccio...
Jun 3, 2019 · It's by the turn-of-the-20th-century Italian composer and piano virtuoso Ferruccio Busoni, who is probably best known for his adventurous transcriptions of Bach. Most piano concertos clock in...
Jan 1, 2020 · Ferruccio Busoni could be called an advocate of absolute music because of his frequent description of music as ‘absolute’ and his discussion of music as consisting of pure tones and rhythms found in the vibrating universe.
Ferruccio Busoni (April 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924) was an Italian composer, piano virtuoso, music teacher, author, and conductor. His broad grasp of music combined the Italian and German musical backgrounds of his parents, and he used this heritage to produce many genres of music as well as a book which greatly influenced the later field of ...
Although the piano virtuoso’s roots lay firmly in the Romantic era, Busoni’s instinct for pushing musical boundaries won him the respect of Schoenberg and Webern, says Erik Levi
