
Ferruccio Busoni’s posthumous opera Doktor Faust was premiered in Dresden on May 21, 1925. Pianist, composer, teacher, theorist, and writer, Busoni (1866-1924) had died the
Ferruccio Busoni composed four suites for orchestra: an early Symphonic Suite, Op. 25, the Turandot Suite, the Armored (“Geharnischte”) Suite, and the suite from the
First released in 1992, MDG reissues this recital encompassing a selection of Ferruccio Busoni’s original works and Bach transcriptions. The renowned D minor Toccata and
On December 28th, 1941, Dimitri Mitropoulos led the New York Philharmonic in a concert commemorating the music of Busoni, with whom the Greek conductor studied
Marc-André Hamelin has become one of the most active recording pianists of our time. This is his 18th CD for Hyperion, out of a discography
The music presented here covers Busoni’s composing career from childhood to maturity. At first hearing, the Concerto for Piano and String Quartet appears to be