Increasingly recognised as one of the most important 20th century composers, Busoni combines German and Italian strains in his music, reflecting his own ancestry and life. His early study of Bach, a continuing influence on his work, led to the famous series of piano transcriptions that coupled his own name with that of Bach, and to the rare transcription of the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue for cello and piano. The early Little Suite, written in 1886, suggests the more indirect influence of the same composer, while Kultaselle recalls Busoni’s association with Finland. Respighi’s Adagio con variazioni for cello and piano is among his early works, which he later arranged for cello and orchestra.