FERRUCCIO BUSONI

My thanks to Gary Goldberg for the photograph.

1866 --- 1924

Busoni was a Italian pianist and composer, he was born at Empoli, near Florence.

After studying in Vienna and at Graz, he became a member of the Accademia Filarmonia of Bologna.

In 1888 he was appointed professor at Helsingfors. and in 1890 became professor of Moscow conservatorie.

His concerts in different countries brought him world wide fame as a virtuoso.

In 1913 he became director of the Liced Musicale at Bologna, and in 1920 of the Meisterklasse for composition in Berlin, where he died.

As a painist Busoni possessed a superb mastery over the keyboard, probably unequalled since the time of Liszt, together with a great sense of beauty.
His composition, include an opera Brautwahl (1913), chamber music, orchestral works, piano solos and songs.

His brilliant and scholarly arrangements, notably of Bachs "Well-tempered clacichord", have been invaluable to pianists, while his talent as a writer is shown in his essays, which include Entwurf ciner Neuen Asthetik der Tonkunst (1916).

© From "Encyclopaedia Britannica 1953"

Last Updated on 25th August 2001
By Reg

And now for the Music

My thanks go to Gary Goldberg for Sequencing and donating the following music, to email please click on GARY and let him know your thoughts.

(2343) Piano Concerto, Mov.1. A beautiful piece, sequenced by Gary Goldberg This is a large file please click here, for pkunzip.

(2246) Piano Concerto, Mov.3. A wonderful piece, sequenced by Gary Goldberg This is a large file please click here, for pkunzip.

(2255) Piano Concerto, Mov.4. Another wonderful piece, sequenced by Gary Goldberg This is a large file please click here, for pkunzip.

(2256) Piano Concerto, Mov.5. Another wonderful piece, sequenced by Gary Goldberg This is a large file please click here, for pkunzip.

(2245) "Chacona in D, with variations", sequenced by Andre Luis Lopes & Rogerio Cunha This is a large file please click here, for pkunzip.

(2244)"Another Version on Bizets Carmen. Sequencer Unknown

(2243)"Sonatina No. 6 "Kammer-Fantasie lber Bizets Carmen". a beautiful Sequenced by Dr David Siu

(2242)"Fantasia Nach J. S. Bach". Sequenced by Jeruen E. Dery

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