Ferruccio Busoni
Sonatina Seconda
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Ferruccio Busoni
Important composer, pianist, conductor, and music essayist who advocated for classicality and classicism in a mode of thought aligned with progress. In addition, he adapted and transcribed quite a few works, especially those of Johann Sebastian Bach.
1866 | Born in Empoli on April 1, the son of a clarinetist and a pianist. His parents foster his musical education. Prodigy: early career as a pianist. |
1887 | String Quartet in D minor, Op. 26. |
from 1888 | Piano instructor in Helsinki, Moscow, and Boston. |
1890 | Participates in the piano and composition categories of the Rubinstein Competition in St. Petersburg with his Sonata No. 1 in E minor, for violin and piano, Op. 29; the Two Pieces for Piano, Op. 30a; and Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 31a. This last piece wins the first prize in composition. |
1894 | Moves to Berlin. |
1897/1904 | Comedy Overture, Op. 38. |
1903–04 | Concerto, Op. 39, for piano, orchestra, and male choir in five movements with a concluding choral movement. |
1907 | Essay: “Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music.” |
1909 | “Berceuse élégiaque,” Op. 42. |
1909–10 | Second tour of America. |
1910 | “Fantasia contrappuntistica” for piano as an attempt to find a conclusion for Bach’s “Art of Fugue.” |
1912 | Performance in Hamburg of his opera “Die Brautwahl” (“The Bridal Choice”). |
1913 | Director of the Liceo Musicale in Bologna. |
1915 | Rondò arlecchinesco, Op. 46. |
1915–20 | Living in Zurich, due to the war. |
1917 | Performances in Zurich of his operas “Turandot” and “Arlecchino”; they draw upon the Commedia dell’arte. |
1920 | Director of a master class at the Prussian Arts Academy in Berlin. Tanzwalzer, Op. 53.1922 Essay “On the Unity of Music.” |
1924 | Dies in Berlin on July 27. |
1925 | Posthumous performance in Dresden of his opera “Doktor Faust.” |
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