SKU: BR.BV-318

ISBN 9783765103186. 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

Ferruccio Busoni corresponded with the publishing house Breitkopf & Hartel for over 40 years, and practically the entire correspondence more than 1,500 missives has survived. They depict the composer, arranger, editor and pianist as a witty writer, who reports with great eloquence on his many interests. His epistolary partner, in this case, is the publisher who printed nearly all of Busonis works. The dialogue is often so intense that up to 15 letters per month are exchanged. The hesitant beginning evolved into something like a friendship that gradually cooled and practically led to an estrangement at the end. While the correspondence allows us many insights into the genesis of Busonis works, it is also punctuated with remarks about the situation of contemporary music and publishing, as well as with comments on the political developments of the day.

SKU: HL.49020784

ISBN 9783254000637. 5.75x9.0x0.74 inches. German.

Die einzigartige Personlichkeit des weltberuhmten Pianisten Ferruccio Busoni (1866 Empolie - 1924 Berlin), der auch als Komponist, Dirigent, Musikpadagoge und Schriftsteller zu den bedeutendsten Erscheinungen in der Zeit des Anbruchs der Neuen Musik gehort, hat zwei Generationen von Musikern und nicht nur von Musikern in Bann geschlagen. Wer ihn noch im Konzertsaal erlebt hat oder ihm gar personlich begegnet ist, weiss eine typische Busoni-Geschichte zu erzahlen, und niemand, der ihn einmal gesehen hat, vergisst diese imposante Erscheinung mit dem ausdrucksvollen, sensitiven Gesicht.Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt, der Berliner Kritiker, dessen Buch uber Arnold Schonberg bereits in mehreren Sprachen vorliegt, hat es unternommen, Busonis unruhiges Leben anhand der paar gedruckten und zahlreicher ungedruckter Zeugnisse nachzuzeichnen und auf lebendige Weise zu schildern. Die einzelnen Kapitel beleuchten die verschienden Aspekte dieses faszinierenden Musikerschicksals. Ein ausfuhrliches Namenregister und vorzugliche Fotografien aus verschiedenen Lebensepochen erganzen die reprasentative Busoni-Biographie.

SKU: AP.36-A263301

UPC: 660355020445. English.

The idea for Totentanz, S. 126 (Dance of the Dead) was conceived by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in 1938. Two versions were to follow, the first completed in 1853, and the second version finished in 1864. The flashy virtuosic piece for the solo piano uses the Gregorian plainchant melody Dies irae (Day of Judgement) in a set of variations. The first version, which is nicknamed De Profundis, is most commonly heard in the 1919 edition by famed Italian composer, pianist, and conductor Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924). Instrumentation: 3(3rd dPicc).2.2.2: 2.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2-3): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Piano in the sc.

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SKU: AP.36-A263302

UPC: 746241287199. English.

The idea for Totentanz, S. 126 (Dance of the Dead) was conceived by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in 1938. Two versions were to follow, the first completed in 1853, and the second version finished in 1864. The flashy virtuosic piece for the solo piano uses the Gregorian plainchant melody Dies irae (Day of Judgement) in a set of variations. The first version, which is nicknamed De Profundis, is most commonly heard in the 1919 edition by famed Italian composer, pianist, and conductor Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924). Instrumentation: 3(3rd dPicc).2.2.2: 2.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2-3): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Piano in the sc.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SKU: TM.00046SET

Transposed: hn 1&2, tpt 1&2, cl orig. in Bb; Solo/pf.

SKU: BR.EB-9358

Duo or Trio? This early work by Busoni is a flute duet with an amazingly independent piano accompaniment.

ISBN 9790004188286. 9 x 12 inches.

The duo for 2 flutes and piano was written during Ferruccio Busoni's period of compositional instruction with Wilhelm Mayer in Graz, who commented below the music text: The invention is nice, the work superb - thus, praising the contrapuntal skills of the then fourteen-year-old. The carefully written-out flute parts suggest, however, that this piece was not intended as just a practice piece: It was also to be performed. In his youth Ferruccio Busoni was considered especially gifted at the piano. It is probably due to this talent that the piano part often departs from being merely a functional accompaniment, to becoming an equal musical partner with the flute duo.

Duo or Trio? This early work by Busoni is a flute duet with an amazingly independent piano accompaniment.