Aldo Orvieto, Aldo Ciccolini, Marco Rapetti - Busoni: Works for Two Pianos (2020)

Tracklist

01. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): I. Choral Variationen
02. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): II. Fuga I
03. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): III. Fuga II
04. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): IV. Fuga III
05. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): V. Intermezzo
06. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): VI. Variation I
07. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): VII. Variation II
08. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): VIII. Variation III
09. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): IX. Cadenza
10. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): X. Fuga IV
11. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): XI. Corale
12. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256b (Version for 2 Pianos) (Ferruccio Busoni): XII. Stretta
13. Introduction & Allegro, BV B 109 (After Schumann's Op. 134) (Ferruccio Busoni)
14. Preludio e fuga in C Minor, Op. 32, BV 99 (Ferruccio Busoni): I. Preludio
15. Preludio e fuga in C Minor, Op. 32, BV 99 (Ferruccio Busoni): II. Fuga
16. Capriccio in G Minor, Op. 36, BV 104 (Ferruccio Busoni): I. Introduzione
17. Capriccio in G Minor, Op. 36, BV 104 (Ferruccio Busoni): II. Allegro vivace
18. Duettino concertante nach Mozart, BV B 88 (Ferruccio Busoni)
19. Overture from "Die Zauberflöte", BV B 93 (After Mozart's K. 620) (Ferruccio Busoni)



Ferruccio Busoni composed a significant number of works for two pianos throughout his life. While Bach’s pervasive influence is already evident in some of his early compositions including the Preludio e Fuga and Capriccio, it reaches its most complex and glorious expression in the definitive 1921 version of his Fantasia contrappuntistica. In the case of Schumann’s Op. 134 for piano and orchestra, Busoni simply reduced the orchestral part for a second piano. However, his skill as a master transcriber and composer is revealed in his brilliant arrangements of Mozart’s works, which also highlight the subtlety and originality of his style.

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