Ilja Scheps, the pianist on this recording, studied and later taught at the famous Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
Performer Biography
Ingolf Turban, the violinist on this recording, founded the chamber orchestra 'I Virtuosi di Paganini' in 2005.
Compositional Technique
The term 'transcription' is Busoni's basic creative principle, understood as 'transformation,' a concept he dedicated his main work, 'Die neue Aesthethik der Tonkunst,' to.
Composition History
Busoni's First Violin Sonata, Op. 29, won the Rubinstein Competition for pianists and composers in 1890.
Composer Biography
Ferruccio Busoni, born in 1866 near Florence, was a piano and composing prodigy from the age of seven.
Composition History
Busoni considered his Second Violin Sonata, Op. 36a, his 'opus one' and the first work to define his compositional uniqueness, despite his later self-criticism of it.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Busoni's worldwide fame as a composer initially came from his Bach arrangements for piano, especially his chorale preludes.
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