Ferruccio Busoni discography


Ferruccio Busoni discography chronicles the list of releases by the music artist.

List of recorded works by category

This list of recorded works is not complete. The recording artists are listed under each item with a link to the recording description in the section [|Recording details]. Details for some recordings are on the individual artist's page, and these links are indicated with. The date given is for the completion of composition.

Soloist with orchestra

Original works

Concertstück for piano and orchestra, Op. 31a BV 236
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35a BV 243
Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39, with choral finale BV 247
Indian Fantasy Op. 44, for piano and orchestra BV 264
Concertino, Op. 48, for clarinet and small orchestra BV 276
Divertimento, Op. 52, for flute and orchestra BV 285

Transcriptions and arrangements

Bach: Concerto for harpsichord and strings No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, tr. for piano and orchestra BV B 28

Orchestral

Symphonische Suite Op. 25 BV 201
Geharnischte Suite Op. 34a BV 242
Eine Lustspielouvertüre BV 245
Turandot Suite Op. 41, for orchestra BV 248
Verzweiflung und Ergebung BV 248a
Altoums Warnung BV 248b
Berceuse élégiaque for orchestra, Op. 42 BV 252a
Die Brautwahl Suite, Op. 45 BV 261
Nocturne Symphonique Op. 43 BV 262
Rondò Arlecchinesco Op. 46 BV 266
Gesang vom Reigen der Geister , Op. 47 BV 269
Sarabande and Cortège: Two Studies for "Doctor Faust," Op. 51 BV 282
Tanzwalzer , Op. 53 BV 288

Chamber

Piano and strings

Concerto for piano and strings, Op. 17 BV 80

Violin

Violin Sonata in C major BV 41
Four Bagatelles, Op. 28, for violin and piano BV 229
Violin Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 29 BV 234
Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 36a BV 244

String quartet

String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 19 BV 208
String Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 26 BV 225

Clarinet

Suite Op. 10, for clarinet and piano BV 88
Solo dramatique, Op. 13, for clarinet and piano BV 101
Andantino Op. 41, for clarinet and piano BV 107
Serenade no.2 Op. 42, for clarinet and piano BV 108
Sonata in D major, for clarinet and piano BV 138
Suite in G minor for clarinet and string quartet BV 176
Abendlied by Schumann, transcribed for clarinet and string quartet BV B 107
Introduction by Spohr, Elegia by H. W. Ernst, transcribed for clarinet and string quartet BV B 110
Elegie, for clarinet and piano BV 286

Flute

Duo Op. 73, for 2 flutes and piano BV 156

Solo piano

Tema con Variazioni Op. 6 BV 6
Inno-Variato Op. 12 BV 16
Suite Campestre, Op. 18 BV 81
Racconti Fantastici, Op. 12 BV 100
24 Préludes Op. 37 BV 181
Macchiette Medioevali, Op. 33 BV 194
Trois Morceaux, Op. 4, 5, and 6 BV 197
Six études, Op. 16 BV 203
Sonata in F minor, Op. 20 BV 204
Étude en forme de variations, Op. 17 BV 206
Zweite Balletszene, Op. 20 BV 209
Variations and Fugue on the Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, no. 20, by Frédéric Chopin BV 213
Zehn Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin, for piano : from Klavierübung in Ten Books : Book 8: Variations and Variants on Chopin: Neun Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin, an altered version of Variationen und Fuge in freier Form über Fr. Chopin's C-moll Präludium Op. 22 BV 213a
Anhang zu Siegfried Ochs "Kommt a Vogerl g'flogen" BV 222
Zwei Tanzstücke, Op. 30a BV 235a
Vierte Ballett-Szene, Op. 33a BV 238
Vierte Ballet-Szene BV 238a
6 Stücke, Op. 33b BV 241
Elegien BV 249
Nuit de Noël. Esquisse BV 251
Berceuse BV 252
Fantasy after J. S. Bach BV 253
An die Jugend BV 254
Große Fuge , BV 255
Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Edizione definitiva BV 256
Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Edizione minore. Chorale Prelude and Fugue on a Fragment of Bach BV 256a
Sonatina BV 257
Sonatina seconda, for piano BV 259
Floh-Sprung. Canon for two voices with obbligato bass BV 265
Indianisches Tagebuch. Erstes Buch. BV 267
Sonatina "ad usum infantis" BV 268
Sonatina "in diem nativitatis Christi" BV 274
Notturni. Prologo BV 279
Sonatina brevis "in signo Joannis Sebastiani Magni" BV 280
Sonatina No. 6 BV 284
Toccata: Preludio – Fantasia – Ciaconna BV 287
Tanzwalzer, Op. 53, for orchestra, arr. for piano by Michael von Zadora BV 288
Drei Albumblätter BV 289
Perpetuum mobile BV 293
Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing : from Klavierübung in Ten Books : Book 9: BV 296
Prélude et Etude en Arpèges BV 297
Klavierübung in zehn Büchern, zweite umgestaltete und bereicherte Ausgabe. List of compositions by Ferruccio Busoni, Appendix, No. 7

Transcriptions

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532, tr. for piano BV B 20
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major for organ, BWV 552, tr. for piano BV B 22
Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for violin, BWV 1004, tr. for piano BV B 24
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Parts I and II, BWV 846–893, transcribed for piano by Busoni BV B 25
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor for organ, BWV 533, tr. for piano BV B 26
Bach: Ten Chorale Preludes for Organ, tr. for piano BV B 27
Bach: Two Toccatas and Fugues in C major and D minor for organ, BWV564, 565, tr. for piano BV B 29
Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of His Beloved Brother, in B-flat major for harpsichord, BWV 992, tr. for piano BV B 34
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, ed. for piano BV B 35
Bach: Fantasia, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 906, 968, transcribed for piano BV B 37
Bach: Canonic Variations and Fugue from the "Musical Offering," BWV 1079, transcribed for piano by Busoni BV B 40
after Bach: Two Chorale Preludes, transcribed for piano by Busoni BV B 46
Beethoven: Écossaises for piano, WoO 83, ed. for piano by Busoni BV B 47
Brahms: Six Chorale Preludes for Organ from Op. 122, tr. for piano BV B 50
Fantasie über Motive aus "Der Barbier von Bagdad", composed for piano BV B 52
Cramer: 8 Etudes de piano par JB Cramer choisies des 16 nouvelles études, Op 81, edited for piano by Busoni, published that year, then reprinted with slight alterations as part of "Klavierübung in Five Parts" : Part 4: Eight Etudes by Cramer and with further changes in "Klavierübung in Ten Books" : Book 7: Eight Etudes after Cramer BV B 53
Concert Fantasy on Motives from "Merlin"|Trascrizione di concerto sopra motivi dell'opera Merlin, composed for piano BV B 55
Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', ed. for piano) BV B 59
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz from Deux Épisodes d'apres le Faust de Lenau , ed. for piano BV B 61
Liszt Fantasy on Two Motives from W. A. Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro", completed by Busoni BV B 66
Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 6 after Paganini, Tema e variazioni, ed. for piano BV B 67
Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 3 "La Campanella" after Paganini, ed. for piano BV B 68
Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 2 after Paganini, Andantino capriccioso, ed. for piano BV B 70
Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19, S623a, ed. for piano BV B 73
Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 4 after Paganini, Arpeggio, ed. for piano BV B 74
Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 1 after Paganini, Tremolo, ed. for piano BV B 75
Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 5 after Paganini "La Chasse", ed. for piano BV B 76
Mozart: Andantino from Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, arr. Busoni) BV B 84
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546, the fugue was partly transcribed for piano by Busoni and the entire transcription was completed by Groschopp BV B B94
Nováček: Scherzo from the String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, transcribed for piano by Busoni BV B 95
Schoenberg: Piano Piece, Op. 11, no. 2,, ed. for piano by Busoni BV B 97
Schubert Overture in E minor for Orchestra, D. 648 transcribed for piano by Busoni BV B 104
Wagner: "Siegfried's Funeral March" from "Götterdämmerung", tr. for piano BV B 111
Klavierübung in 5 Parts: Part 2: Three Piano Tutorials and Preludes: VI Examples of "À trois mains": Nach Offenbach: Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann, transcribed for piano by Busoni
Klavierübung in 5 Parts: Part 2: Three Piano Tutorials and Preludes: VII Trills: Liszt: Gondoliera, S.162 No. 1 from Venezia e Napoli, ed. for piano by Busoni
Klavierübung in 5 Parts: Part 3: Staccato: Variations-Studie nach Mozart No. 1 after Serenata from Don Giovanni, an altered version of the Giga e Variazione from Book 3 of An die Jugend BV B 254
Klavierübung in 5 Parts: Part 3: Staccato: Nach Mendelssohn, Vivace assai

Songs

Des Sängers Fluch, Op. 39, for voice and piano BV 98
Zwei Lieder, Op. 31, for voice and piano BV 167
Zwei altdeutsche Lieder, Op. 18, for voice and piano BV 207
Album Vocale, Op. 30, for voice and piano BV 114
Zwei Lieder, Op. 15, for voice and piano BV 202
Zwei Lieder, Op. 24, for low voice and piano BV 216
Lied des Brander, for baritone and piano BV 299
Lied des Mephistopheles, Op. 49, no. 2, for baritone and piano BV 278a
Lied des Unmuts, for baritone and piano BV 281
Reminiscenza Rossiniana, for voice and piano BV A 5
Zigeunerlied, Op. 55, no. 2, baritone and piano BV 295a
Schlechter Trost BV 298a

Opera

Die Brautwahl BV 258
Arlecchino BV 270
Turandot BV 273
Doktor Faust BV 303

Recording details

Violin concerto

Bruch, Busoni, Strauss. Violin Concertos. Turban, Shambadal.

Busoni: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata. Zimmermann.

Busoni: Violin Concerto; Orchestral Works. Parikian, Horenstein.

Busoni: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata. Szigeti, Scherman, Horszowski.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Volker Banfield.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Peter Donohoe.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Marc-André Hamelin.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Gunnar Johansen.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. David Lively.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Pietro Massa.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Noel Mewton-Wood.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. John Ogdon.


Busoni. Piano Concerto. Turandot Suite. Sarabande and Cortège. John Ogdon, Thomas Adès and others.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Garrick Ohlsson.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. Viktoria Postnikova.


Busoni: Piano Concerto. François-Joël Thiollier.

Other soloist with orchestra


Ferruccio Busoni. Works for Piano and Orchestra. Carlo Grante

Orchestral works


Ferruccio Busoni: Orchestral Works. Werner Andreas Albert.


Ferruccio Busoni: Orchestral Works, Volume I. Gerd Albrecht.


Busoni: Orchestral Works • Jean-François Antonioli.


Busoni: Orchestral Works. Michael Gielen.


Ferruccio Busoni. The Classical Society.


Busoni Orchestral Works. Järvi


Busoni Orchestral Works, Volume 2. Neeme Järvi.


Busoni, Casella, Martucci. Orchestral Works. Riccardo Muti.


Busoni. Orchestral Works, Volume II. Arturo Tamayo.


Busoni: Turandot Suite / 2 Studies for Doktor Faust. Samuel Wong.


Busoni. Piano Concerto. Turandot Suite. Sarabande and Cortège. John Ogdon, Thomas Adès and others.

Violin sonatas


Ferruccio Busoni. Violin Sonatas. Joseph Lin, Benjamin Loeb.


Ferruccio Busoni. Violin Sonatas. Lev, Raekallio.


Busoni: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata. Szigeti, Scherman, Horszowski.


Ferruccio Busoni. String Quartets 1 & 2. Pellegrini-Quartett.

Other chamber music


Busoni: Clarinet Chamber Music. Klöcker, Genuit.

Piano two hands


Paul Jacobs: The Legendary Busoni Recordings & Works by Bach, Bartók, Brahms, Messiaen, Stravinsky.


Bach/Busoni. Kun-Woo Paik.


Busoni: Demidenko plays Bach-Busoni. Nikolai Demidenko.


Bach Piano Transcriptions-2. Busoni. Nikolai Demidenko.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 1. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 2. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 3. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 4. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 5. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 6. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 7. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 8. Wolf Harden.


Busoni: Elegies. Ballet Scene No.4. Martin Jones.


Ferruccio Busoni. The Major Piano Works. Geoffrey Douglas Madge.


Busoni. Fantasia contrappuntistica. Fantasy & Fugue on 'Ad nos'. Hamish Milne.


Busoni. Late Piano Music. Marc-André Hamelin.


Bach-Busoni. Complete Transcriptions. Sandro Ivo Bartoli.
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Liszt/Busoni. Transcriptions. Sandro Ivo Bartoli.


Ferruccio Busoni. John Buttrick.


Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Elegies. Sandro Ivo Bartoli.


Busoni: Piano Transcriptions. Holger Groschopp.


Busoni: Bach Transcriptions. Holger Groschopp.


Busoni/Bach – Liszt. Piano Music. Claudius Tanski.


Ferruccio Busoni. Piano Works. Claudius Tanski.


Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica. Vlad: Opus Triplex. Carlo Grante.


Visions - Busoni · Bloch · Finnissy · Flynn. Carlo Grante.


Inspired by Bach: Works for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni & Paolo Troncon. Carlo Grante.


Busoni, Liszt, Sorabji: Operatic Fantasias for Piano. Carlo Grante.


The Essence of Busoni. Ronald Stevenson.
Ronald Stevenson, sleevenotes.


Busoni. Piano Concerto · Turandot Suite · Sarabande and Cortège · Piano Works. John Ogdon, Thomas Adès and others.


Busoni. Piano Works. John Ogdon.


In Memoriam John Ogdon. John Ogdon & others.


Ferruccio Busoni: Transcriptions after J.S. Bach. John Ogdon


Busoni: Piano Works. Roland Pöntinen.


Busoni: Piano Works. Roland Pöntinen.


Busoni The Visionary. Jeni Slotchiver.


Busoni The Visionary II. Jeni Slotchiver.


Liszt & Busoni: '...and that is death' J. Y. Song.


Busoni. Piano Works. Geoffrey Tozer.


Chaconne: Bach Transcribed by Busoni, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Others. Gordon Fergus-Thompson.


Cramer. Piano Works. Gianluca Luisi, Giampaolo Stuani, Alessandro Deljavan.


A Cathedral for Bach: Busoni/Bach/Bartók. Piano Works. Jan Michiels.

Song recitals

Busoni: Songs. Bruns, Eisenlohr.

Operas

Busoni. Die Brautwahl. Fernando Previtali.


Busoni. Die Brautwahl. Daniel Barenboim.


Busoni: Arlecchino. Gerd Albrecht.


Busoni: Turandot. Gerd Albrecht.


Busoni. Arlecchino/Turandot. Kent Nagano


Busoni: Doktor Faust. Kent Nagano


Busoni: Doktor Faust. Ferdinand Leitner.


Busoni: Doktor Faust. Philippe Jordan.