Presents an Columbia Encyclopedia entry on the composer and pianist. Read about some of his compositions.
Record company describes the Italian composer's years living in Zurich. Buy a recording that reflects the work he did during that time.
Learn the lyrics to some of the lieder composed by Busoni, whose mother was German and who lived in Switzerland for some time.
Contains details about this renaissance man's work in a variety of different fields and aspects of modern music.
Listen to Werner Andreas Albert as he leads the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra in such works as the "Tanzwalzer" and "Berceuse elegiaque."
Provides audio clips from this album of Busoni's piano music, including his transcription of Bach's "Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme."
Hear clips of the Russian pianist's CD of Busoni's transcriptions of such Bach pieces as the Chorale Prelude "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ."
Listen to audio samples of Busoni's only opera from this Grammy-winning recording, with soloists and the Lyon Opera Orchestra led by Kent Nagano.
Listen to such pieces by Busoni for piano as the "Indianishes Tagebuch," "Elegies for Piano" and his piano transcription of Bach's Chaconne.
Hamelin solos in this recording of the Piano Concerto, conducted by Mark Elder, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Riccardo Muti leads the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala in this compilation that includes Busoni's "Turandot Suite." Listen to audio samples.
Listen to the "Fantasia contrappuntistica" of Busoni on this compilation of music for two pianos, performed by Andras Schiff and Peter Serkin.
Hear audio samples of Busoni's works for piano, including transcriptions of works by Bach and original compositions.