Renaissance Man

Since a good number of piano works by Busoni, Casella, and Respighi flirt with ancient content, it makes sense both conceptually and musically for Umberto

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Boxy Busoni

Just what do I mean by “boxy Busoni”? I’ll explain. Here we have a highly talented pianist, Svetlana Belsky, who plays an assortment of Busoni

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Paganini At The Piano

Paganini’s solo violin Caprices Op. 1 have provided the basis for some of the piano repertoire’s iconic virtuoso vehicles, such as Brahms’ Op. 35 Variations

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