Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 7

Featuring

Wolf Harden
Ferruccio Busoni

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Composer Biography

Busoni's formative years were significantly influenced by the virtuoso styles of pianists Anton Rubinstein and Franz Liszt.

Composition History

Busoni's Fantasy on motifs from Cornelius' 'Der Barbier von Baghdad' was his first operatic paraphrase, remarkably composed without him knowing the opera itself.

Composition History

All the pieces on this album relate to opera, either as direct transcriptions, paraphrases, or more subtle adaptations.

Performer Biography

Wolf Harden, the pianist on this recording, is known for his versatility and founded the Trio Fontenay in 1980, touring major music centers worldwide.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The essence of Busoni's music is a synthesis of his Italian and German heritage, combining emotion and intellect, imagination and rigor.

Composer Biography

Ferruccio Busoni, the composer, was the only child of a clarinetist father and a pianist mother, and made his piano debut in Trieste in 1874.

Composition History

Busoni's Klavierübung, a tutorial preserving his piano technique insights, was a major project of his later years, alongside his opera 'Doctor Faust'.