Busoni, Ferruccio 1866 - 1924

Author: Miyamoto, Yumi
Last updated:June 1, 2007
Author: Miyamoto, Yumi
A German-Italian composer and pianist. His father was a clarinetist, and his mother was a pianist. He received early musical education and gave his first concert at the age of eight. At that time, Rubinstein also heard Busoni's performance and continued to pay attention to him thereafter.
After working as a pianist and composer in Vienna and Graz, Brahms's recommendation to meet Reinecke, and there he met Tchaikovsky, Grieg and others. Utilizing his skills as a pianist, Busoni successively undertook the editing and arranging of Bach's works, which sparked debate. He settled in Berlin in 1894 and spent the rest of his life there.
Works(87)
Concerto (2)
concerto (2)
Chamber music (2)
Piano Solo (19)
sonata (1)
sonatina (6)
Sonatina No.4 "In Diem Nativitatis Christi MCMXVII" Kind.274
Composed in: 1917 Playing time: 9 min 00 sec
Sonatina No.5 "In Signo Joannis Sebastiani magni" Kind.280
Composed in: 1918 Playing time: 5 min 40 sec
Sonatina No. 6 super Carmen, "Kammerfantasie" ("Chamber Fantasy") Kind.284
Composed in: 1920 Playing time: 7 min 30 sec
pieces (12)
Fünf kurze Stücke zur Pflege des polyphonen Spiels Kind.296
Composed in: 1923 Playing time: 16 min 20 sec
etude (6)
Composed in: 1915 Playing time: 9 min 30 sec
prelude (3)
variation (2)
Variationen und Fuge in freier Form über Fr.Chopins, Praludium Op.22 Kind.213
Key: c-moll Composed in: 1885 Playing time: 31 min 30 sec
Zehn Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin für Klavier Op.22第2版 Kind.213a
Playing time: 12 min 30 sec
cadenza (9)
other dances (3)
character pieces (6)
Ballettszene Nr.4 "In Form eines Concert-Walzers" Op.33a Kind.238
Composed in: 1892 Playing time: 7 min 30 sec
Reduction/Arrangement (8)
transcription (11)
Chaconne --6 Solo a violino senza basso accompagnato--(J.S.Bach) BWV 1004
Key: d-moll Playing time: 15 min 00 sec
Piano Ensemble (2)
Various works (5)
Duettino concertante nach der Finale aus Mozarts Klavierkonzert Nr.19
Composed in: 1919 Playing time: 7 min 00 sec
Improvisation über das Bachsche Chorallied "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele"
Composed in: 1916 Playing time: 14 min 40 sec
Chamber Music (2)
sonata (1)