The name Ferruccio Busoni may not leap off the page. He's one of those whose misfortune has been to become consigned to the historical footnotes after being a towering figure in his time. He was born ...

Arguably the greatest pianist of his time, the legacy of Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) is perpetuated through his popular piano transcriptions and futuristic musical thinking. Commemorating the ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2017 performance of Ferruccio Busoni's monumental concerto met all the composer's impossible demands. A new live recording of the event is both serious and fabulous.

Pianist Kirill Gerstein chooses the conductor, teacher and composer Ferruccio Busoni, who died in 1924. With Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more Pianist Kirill Gerstein chooses the conductor and ...

In his debut work for the theater, Musik zu Gozzis Märchendrama Turandot, Busoni attempted to realize a new genre for music theater he described as a "musical illustration" of Gozzi's fiaba teatrale.

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Pianist Kirill Gerstein chooses the conductor and composer Ferruccio Busoni. Matthew Parris presents. When Busoni died in Berlin in 1924, his pupil Kurt Weill said, "We did not lose a human being but ...