Ferruccio Busoni

Biography by Uncle Dave Lewis

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Italo-German composer Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) was a titanic piano virtuoso and an architect of European modernism.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Fantasia contrappuntistica (III), for 2 pianos, KiV 256b	1921	31:15	Keyboard
Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39, KiV 247	1901	01:14:04	Concerto
Sonatina sopra Carmen, for piano (No. 6), KiV 284	1920	07:56	Keyboard
Turandot Suite, for orchestra, Op. 41, KiV 248	1904	31:02	Orchestral
Berceuse élégiaque, for orchestra, Op. 42, KiV 252a	1909	08:38	Orchestral
Elegien, suite of elegies (6) for piano, KiV 249	1907	33:28	Keyboard
Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24	1893	14:30	Keyboard
Chorale Preludes (10), transcriptions for piano (after J. S. Bach), KiV B27	1898	21:22	Keyboard
Toccata: Preludio, Fantasia, Ciaccona, for piano, KiV 287	1920	10:28	Keyboard
Doktor Faust, opera in 8 scenes (unfinished), KiV 303	1916	02:59:17	Opera
Arlecchino, theatrical capriccio (opera) in 1 act, KiV 270, Op. 50	1914	56:58	Opera
Fantasia nach J. S. Bach, for piano, KiV 253	1909	12:22	Keyboard
Sonatina ad usum infantis, for piano (No.3), KiV 268	1915	07:32	Keyboard
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in E minor, Op. 36a, KiV 244	1898	32:24	Chamber Music
Praeludium & Fuge, transcription for piano in D major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 532), KiV B20	1888	11:57	Keyboard
Sarabande & Cortège, for orchestra (Zwei Studien zu "Doktor Faust"), Op. 51, KiV 282	1918	18:21	Orchestral
Sonatina seconda, for piano (No. 2), KiV 259	1912	09:00	Keyboard
Etude en forme de variations, for piano, Op. 17, KiV 206	1883	08:49	Keyboard
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a, KiV 243	1896	23:51	Concerto
Variationen und Fuge über das Prelude Op. 28/20 von Frederic Chopin in C minor, for piano, Op. 22, KiV 213	1884	16:24	Keyboard