Arranger(s): Busoni, Ferruccio
Artist(s): Harden, Wolf
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical
Catalogue No: 8.574613
Barcode: 747313461370
Release Date: 11/2024

BUSONI, F.: Piano Music, Vol. 13 (Harden)

The final volume in this acclaimed series of Busoni’s piano music focuses on beginnings and endings. Early works and transcriptions are featured, plus a substantial body of music that Busoni wrote for his multi-volume Klavierübung (‘Piano Exercise’). The early miniatures are teasing and witty but also inventive examples of his mastery of Bachian procedure. The excerpts from Klavierübung, in which he uses his own music and that of others, embody the full breadth of his creative vision. They make a fitting end to this series performed by Wolf Harden, whose playing of Busoni has been described as ‘the clear current benchmark’ (BBC Music Magazine on Volume 2, 8.555699).

Tracklist

Busoni, Ferruccio
Harden, Wolf (piano)
1Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 21, BV 8505:23
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Bach, Johann Sebastian
Busoni, Ferruccio - Arranger
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2I. Arioso: Adagio02:18
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3II. (Fugato): (Andante)02:09
Harden, Wolf (piano)
4III. Study on Adagissimo: Andante sostenuto, alla Passacaglia03:16
Harden, Wolf (piano)
5IV. (Alla marcia): Sehr getragen, molto sostenuto00:44
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6V. Aria di Postiglione: Adagio poco01:40
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7VI. Fuga all'imitazione della cornetta di postiglione: (Allegro ritenuto) (concert version)03:03
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Busoni, Ferruccio
Harden, Wolf (piano)
8Menuetto capriccioso in C Major, Op. 61, BV 12402:59
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Busoni, Ferruccio - Arranger
Harden, Wolf (piano)
96 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 (concert version ed. F. Busoni)02:56
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Busoni, Ferruccio
Harden, Wolf (piano)
10Tempo di valse00:31
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11Preludio: Allegro00:54
Harden, Wolf (piano)
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12Klavierübung in 5 Teilen (first edition, 1917-22), Part I: Exercise No. 2: Preludio: Allegro festivo01:14
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Harden, Wolf (piano)
13Preludio: Andantino01:06
Harden, Wolf (piano)
14Preludio: Tempo di Valse, moderato00:32
Harden, Wolf (piano)
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15Klavierübung in 5 Teilen (first edition, 1917-22), Part I: Exercise No. 4: Nach Auber-Liszt: Alla tarantella (from La muette de Portici)01:05
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Harden, Wolf (piano)
16Klavierübung in 5 Teilen (first edition, 1917-22), Part I: Exercise No. 5: Preludio: Allegro moderato01:15
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Harden, Wolf (piano)
17Preludio: Alla tarantella00:51
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18Nach Offenbach: Barcarole (from Les contes d'Hoffmann)02:03
Harden, Wolf (piano)
19Nach Beethoven (after String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131: V.) Presto00:48
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20Moderato03:00
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21Nach Bach (after Goldberg Variations: Variation 28)01:48
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22Preludio (without the third finger): Moderato alla breve01:32
Harden, Wolf (piano)
23Nach Gounod (after Faust: Waltz): Andante con moto02:05
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24Preludio: Allegro02:03
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25Nach Liszt (after Venezia e Napoli: Gondoliera): Andantino03:13
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26Nach Beethoven (Example: Piano Sonata No. 12, Op. 26): Allegro02:48
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27Preludio: Andantino tranquillo01:37
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28Tempo di Valse, elegantemente01:56
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Harden, Wolf (piano)
29Nach Schubert (after Erlkönig)01:17
Harden, Wolf (piano)
30Aus meinem Concerto (from Busoni's Piano Concerto: II.): Trattenuto e fantasticamente01:13
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Harden, Wolf (piano)
31Klavierübung in 5 Teilen (first edition, 1917-22), Part III, "Lo staccato": No. 6a. Nach Mendelssohn (after A Midsummer Night's Dream)01:26
Harden, Wolf (piano)
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32Klavierübung in 5 Teilen (first edition, 1917-22), Part V: Perpetuum mobile (after Piano Concertino, Op. 54, BV 292: movement II), BV 29305:04
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Total Playing Time: 01:03:49