Martin Jones - Busoni: Works for Piano (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Zweite Ballet-Scene für Piano in F Major, Op. 20, BV 209
02. Stücke für Pianoforte in C Major, Op. 33b, BV 241: I. Schwermuth
03. Stücke für Pianoforte in C Major, Op. 33b, BV 241: II. Frohsinn
04. Stücke für Pianoforte in C Major, Op. 33b, BV 241: III. Scherzino
05. Stücke für Pianoforte in C Major, Op. 33b, BV 241: IV. Fantasia in modo antico
06. Stücke für Pianoforte in C Major, Op. 33b, BV 241: V. Finnische Ballade
07. Stücke für Pianoforte in C Major, Op. 33b, BV 241: VI. Exeunt omnes
08. Indianisches Tagebuch, Erstes Buch für Piano in C Major, BV 267: I. Allegro affettuoso, un poco agitato
09. Indianisches Tagebuch, Erstes Buch für Piano in C Major, BV 267: II. Vivace
10. Indianisches Tagebuch, Erstes Buch für Piano in C Major, BV 267: III. Andante
11. Indianisches Tagebuch, Erstes Buch für Piano in C Major, BV 267: IV. Maestoso ma andando
12. Kammer-Fantasie über Bizet's 'Carmen' für Piano in C Major, BV 284
13. Drei Albumblätter für Piano in C Major, BV 289: I. Andantino sostenuto
14. Drei Albumblätter für Piano in C Major, BV 289: II. Andante
15. Drei Albumblätter für Piano in C Major, BV 289: III. In der Art eines Choralvorspiels. Sostenuto religioso

At Nimbus there was a dynamic change in 1974 when the entire operation moved from Birmingham to Monmouth, and there built a small LP factory. The first releases came out in 1977, among them Martin’s 1973 recording of Rachmaninoff’s Corelli Variations and Moments Musicaux Op. 16. Then another very long silence, until 1978/79 when Martin was invited back to complete the outstanding pieces of Mendelssohn. In 1980 he delivered this recital of Busoni pieces.

Happily the relationship between Nimbus and Martin survived silences and early disappointments. The long-awaited Mendelssohn project was finally issued on six CDs in 1988. By that time Martin had become one of the most regular visitors to the studio, as the large discography included here will testify. - Adrian Farmer