Ferruccio Busoni

Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary figures of his time, and he was a sought-after keyboard instructor and a teacher of composition. From an early age, Busoni was an outstanding, if sometimes controversial, pianist. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory and then with Wilhelm Mayer and Carl Reinecke. After brief periods teaching in Helsinki, Boston, and Moscow, he devoted himself to composing, teaching, and touring as a virtuoso pianist in Europe and the United States. His writings on music were influential, and covered not only aesthetics but considerations of microtones and other innovative topics. He was based in Berlin from 1894 but spent much of World War I in Switzerland. He began composing in his early years in a late romantic style, but after 1907, when he published his Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music, he developed a more individual style, often with elements of atonality. His visits to America led to interest in North American indigenous tribal melodies which were reflected in some of his works. His compositions include works for piano, among them a monumental Piano Concerto, and transcriptions of the works of others, notably Johann Sebastian Bach (published as the Bach-Busoni Editions). He also wrote chamber music, vocal and orchestral works, and operas—one of which, Doktor Faust, he left unfinished when he died, in Berlin, at the age of 58.

"Berceuse au clair de lune" - Sleep Well - 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Elegien, Sonatina IV, Toccata - 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Long Winter - 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Whispers of Classics - 2025-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Sweet Lullabies - Classical Music to Gently Fall to Sleep - 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hygge - In the Quiet of Classics - 2025-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

10 Chorale Preludes - 2025-07-27T00:00:00.000000Z

"Notturno" - Piano from the Heart - 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Classical Lullabies - 2025-04-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Macchiette medioevali, Op. 33 - 5 Kurze Stücke, BV 296 - 2025-03-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Chopin Variations, Sonatina Prima & Seconda - 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Chopin Variations, Sonatina Prima & Seconda - 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Daniel Barenboim - The Conductor - 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Scenes from Childhood - 2024-12-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Ferruccio Busoni and His Muses - 2024-12-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Ferruccio Busoni and His Muses - 2024-12-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Doktor Faust - 2024-11-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 & 4 Bagatelles - 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 & 4 Bagatelles - 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 (2024 Remaster) - 2024-08-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach / Busoni - 2024-07-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Arlecchino & Turandot - 2024-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z

The Art of Ferruccio Busoni. Heritage Piano Music - 2024-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Arlecchino, Op. 50 - 2024-07-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 12 - 2024-06-28T00:00:00.000000Z

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