Bach/Busoni, Beethoven, Prokofiev: Piano Works

Featuring

Luis Muñoz
Ferruccio Busoni
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sergei Prokofiev

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Composition History

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110, is interpreted as a requiem for Josephine von Brunsvik, his 'Immortal Lover,' who died shortly before he began writing the sonata.

Compositional Technique

Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 110 contains a direct reference to J.S. Bach's work, specifically the aria 'Es ist vollbracht' from the St. John's Passion.

Performer Biography

Chilean pianist Luis Muñoz's interpretation style was substantially influenced by Claudio Arrau's piano school, passed down through his teacher Elisa Alsina.

Composer Biography

Ferruccio Busoni, born in 1866, was considered the most spectacular piano virtuoso since Franz Liszt just a few years after his formative composition training.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The musical world of Johann Sebastian Bach played a central role for Ferruccio Busoni, who remained under Bach's spell throughout his life.

Compositional Technique

Ferruccio Busoni's arrangements of Bach's chorale preludes focus on dynamics and the use of the pedal, which is not available in the same form on the organ.

Composition History

Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83, is part of a trilogy known as the 'War Sonatas,' written during the extreme times leading up to and during World War II.