Biography
A pianist of legendary power and a composer-philosopher who straddled the 19th and 20th centuries without fully belonging to either, Busoni is best known for his piano transcriptions of Bach — particularly the Chaconne from the Violin Partita No. 2 and the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue — which transformed organ and orchestral textures into a unique pianistic world. His Fantasia contrappuntistica and the late Sonatinas are significant original works. His treatise Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music anticipated many 20th-century developments.
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Works (94)
24 Preludes
- Prelude No. 1, Op. 37 No. 1 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 2, Op. 37 No. 2 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 3, Op. 37 No. 3 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 4, Op. 37 No. 4 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 5, Op. 37 No. 5 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 6, Op. 37 No. 6 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 7, Op. 37 No. 7 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 8, Op. 37 No. 8 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 9, Op. 37 No. 9 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 10, Op. 37 No. 10 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 11, Op. 37 No. 11 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 12, Op. 37 No. 12 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 13, Op. 37 No. 13 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 14, Op. 37 No. 14 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 15, Op. 37 No. 15 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 16, Op. 37 No. 16 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 17, Op. 37 No. 17 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 18, Op. 37 No. 18 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 19, Op. 37 No. 19 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 20, Op. 37 No. 20 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 21, Op. 37 No. 21 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 22, Op. 37 No. 22 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 23, Op. 37 No. 23 Difficulty
- Prelude No. 24, Op. 37 No. 24 Difficulty
5 Kurze Stücke
- Kurzes Stück No. 1, BV 296 No. 1 Difficulty
- Kurzes Stück No. 2, BV 296 No. 2 Difficulty
- Kurzes Stück No. 3, BV 296 No. 3 Difficulty
- Kurzes Stück No. 4, BV 296 No. 4 Difficulty
- Kurzes Stück No. 5, BV 296 No. 5 Difficulty
5 Pièces
- Preludio (5 Pièces, Op. 3, No. 1) No. 1 Difficulty
- Minuetto (5 Pièces, Op. 3, No. 2) No. 2 Difficulty
- Gavotta (5 Pièces, Op. 3, No. 3) No. 3 Difficulty
- Étude (5 Pièces, Op. 3, No. 4) No. 4 Difficulty
- Gigue (5 Pièces, Op. 3, No. 5) No. 5 Difficulty
6 Études
- Étude No. 1 in A major, Op. 16 No. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Étude No. 2 in E major, Op. 16 No. 2 Key E major Difficulty
- Étude No. 3, Op. 16 No. 3 Difficulty
- Étude No. 4, Op. 16 No. 4 Difficulty
- Étude No. 5 (Fuge), Op. 16 No. 5 Difficulty
- Étude No. 6 (Scherzo), Op. 16 No. 6 Difficulty
6 Stücke
- Schwermut (6 Stücke, Op. 33b, No. 1) No. 1 Difficulty
- Frohsinn (6 Stücke, Op. 33b, No. 2) No. 2 Difficulty
- Scherzino (6 Stücke, Op. 33b, No. 3) No. 3 Difficulty
- Fantasia in modo antico (6 Stücke, Op. 33b, No. 4) No. 4 Difficulty
- Finnische Ballade (6 Stücke, Op. 33b, No. 5) No. 5 Difficulty
- Exeunt omnes (6 Stücke, Op. 33b, No. 6) No. 6 Difficulty
Danze antiche
- Minuetto (Danze antiche, Op. 11, No. 1) No. 1 Difficulty
- Gavotta (Danze antiche, Op. 11, No. 2) No. 2 Difficulty
- Gigue (Danze antiche, Op. 11, No. 3) No. 3 Difficulty
- Bourrée (Danze antiche, Op. 11, No. 4) No. 4 Difficulty
Elegien
- Nach der Wendung (Recueillement) (Elegien No. 1) No. 1 Difficulty
- All'Italia! In modo napolitano (Elegien No. 2) No. 2 Difficulty
- Choralvorspiel (Elegien No. 3) No. 3 Difficulty
- Turandots Frauengemach — Intermezzo (Elegien No. 4) No. 4 Difficulty
- Die Nächtlichen — Walzer (Elegien No. 5) No. 5 Difficulty
- Erscheinung — Notturno (Elegien No. 6) No. 6 Difficulty
- Berceuse, BV 252 No. 7 Difficulty
Indianisches Tagebuch I
- Indianisches Tagebuch I, No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Indianisches Tagebuch I, No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Indianisches Tagebuch I, No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Indianisches Tagebuch I, No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
Other
- Canzone, Op. 1, BV 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Marcia Funebre, BV 9 Key C minor Difficulty
- Inno, BV 27 Key C minor Difficulty
- Variationen und Fuge in freier Form, Op. 22, BV 213 Difficulty
- Vierte Ballettszene, Op. 33a, BV 238 Difficulty
- Nuit de Noël, BV 251 Difficulty
- Fantasia nach J.S. Bach, BV 253 Difficulty
- Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256 Difficulty
- Sonatina No. 1, BV 257 Difficulty
- Sonatina seconda (No. 2), BV 259 Difficulty
- Sonatina No. 3 \"ad usum infantis\", BV 268 Difficulty
- Albumblatt, BV 272 Difficulty
- Sonatina No. 4 \"in diem nativitatis Christi\", BV 274 Difficulty
- Sonatina brevis (No. 5), BV 280 Difficulty
- Sonatina No. 6 \"Kammer-Fantasie super Carmen\", BV 284 Difficulty
- Elegie in E♭ major, BV 286 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Toccata, BV 287 Difficulty
- Perpetuum mobile, BV 293 Difficulty
- Prélude et Étude en Arpèges, BV 297 Difficulty
Sonata
- Piano Sonata, Op. 8, BV 61 Key D major Difficulty
Minuet
- Minuetto, Op. 14, BV 77 Key F major Difficulty
Étude
- Étude en forme de variations, Op. 17, BV 206 Difficulty
Fugue
- Große Fuge, BV 255 Difficulty