Peter Donohoe - Busoni: Toccata, BV 287, Elegien, BV 252, Sonatina No. 6, BV 284 & Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major (2021)
Peter Donohoe - Busoni: Toccata, BV 287, Elegien, BV 252, Sonatina No. 6, BV 284 & Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BV B 29 No. 1 (2021)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Digital booklet | 01:10:57 | 166 Mb
Classical | Label: Chandos Records
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Digital booklet | 01:10:57 | 166 Mb
Classical | Label: Chandos Records
In this electrifying recording, pianist Peter Donohoe shows how much more there is to Ferruccio Busoni than solo transcriptions of J.S. Bach. Many of the late-19th-century Italian composer’s original works, though, still pay homage to musical heroes. “Sonatina No. 6” (“Super Carmen”) is a wildly imaginative fantasy on Bizet’s opera, packed with perhaps more drama and nonchalance than the original. It’s the seven brooding Elegien that get to the heart of Busoni’s genius, however, each thrilling miniature a showcase for some astonishing, inventive piano writing. (“No. 4,” for example, transforms “Greensleeves” into a technical tour de force of sparkling originality.) Still, no Busoni recording would be complete without Bach, and this album’s final tracks are devoted to the Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, a mighty homage to the power of the pipe organ.Tracklist:
01. I. Preludio. Quasi presto, arditamente
02. II. Fantasia. Sostenuto, quasi adagio
03. III. Ciaccona. Allegro risoluto
04. No. 1, Nach der Wendung
05. No. 2, All' Italia! In modo napolitano
06. No. 3, Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir
07. No. 4, Turandots Frauengemach
08. No. 5, Die Nächtlichen. Walzer
09. No. 6, Erscheinung. Notturno
10. No. 7, Berceuse. An Johan Wijsman
11. Sonatina No. 6, BV 284 "Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen"
12. I. Toccata. Preludio, quasi improvvisando
13. II. Adagio. Intermezzo
14. III. Fuga. Moderatamente scherzando