Composer(s): Busoni, Ferruccio
Artist(s): Harden, Wolf
Label: Naxos
Series: 19th/20th Century Italian Classics
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.572845
Barcode: 747313284573
Release Date: 02/2013

BUSONI, F.: Piano Music, Vol. 8 - 24 Preludes / Macchiette medioevali (Harden)

Ferruccio Busoni’s Preludes, Op 37 and Macchiette medioevali, Op 33 were a product of his teenage years (1881–83), but they are far from being derivative juvenilia. In these charming and engaging works Busoni moves away from the Baroque and Classical models of his earlier works towards a more inventive and personal accommodation with the Romanticism of the mid-nineteenth century. Wolf Harden’s playing in this series has been described as “the clear current benchmark” (BBC Music Magazine on Volume 2 / 8.555699).

Tracklist

Busoni, Ferruccio
Harden, Wolf (piano)
1 No. 1 in C Major: Moderato 02:15
Harden, Wolf (piano)
2 No. 2 in A Minor: Andantino sostenuto 02:59
Harden, Wolf (piano)
3 No. 3 in G Major: Andante con moto 02:54
Harden, Wolf (piano)
4 No. 4 in E Minor: Allegretto (in carattere di danza) 02:41
Harden, Wolf (piano)
5 No. 5 in D Major: Vivace assai quasi presto 01:48
Harden, Wolf (piano)
6 No. 6 in B Minor: Moderato (in carattere d'un Corale) 02:18
Harden, Wolf (piano)
7 No. 7 in A Major: Allegro vivace (in carattere di Giga) 02:00
Harden, Wolf (piano)
8 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegro moderato 02:00
Harden, Wolf (piano)
9 No. 9 in E Major: Allegretto vivace e con brio (in carattere campestre) 01:29
Harden, Wolf (piano)
10 No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Vivace ed energico 02:17
Harden, Wolf (piano)
11 No. 11 in B Major: Allegretto piacevole, "alla danza" 02:08
Harden, Wolf (piano)
12 No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Andantino 02:42
Harden, Wolf (piano)
13 No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Allegretto scherzando 02:16
Harden, Wolf (piano)
14 No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Lento (funebre) 03:15
Harden, Wolf (piano)
15 No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Andantino sostenuto 02:21
Harden, Wolf (piano)
16 No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Maestoso ed energico 00:53
Harden, Wolf (piano)
17 No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto vivace 02:04
Harden, Wolf (piano)
18 No. 18 in F Minor: Allegretto con moto 02:54
Harden, Wolf (piano)
19 No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Allegro vivo 01:14
Harden, Wolf (piano)
20 No. 20 in C Minor: Allegro moderato 01:59
Harden, Wolf (piano)
21 No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Andantino sostenuto 04:24
Harden, Wolf (piano)
22 No. 22 in G Minor: Vivace e scherzoso 01:02
Harden, Wolf (piano)
23 No. 23 in F Major: Allegro vivace 01:18
Harden, Wolf (piano)
24 No. 24 in D Minor: Presto 01:13
Harden, Wolf (piano)
Harden, Wolf (piano)
25 No. 1. Dama (Lady) 01:57
Harden, Wolf (piano)
26 No. 2. Cavaliere (Knight) 01:35
Harden, Wolf (piano)
27 No. 3. Paggio (Page) 01:27
Harden, Wolf (piano)
28 No. 4. Guerriero (Warrior) 01:45
Harden, Wolf (piano)
29 No. 5. Astrologo (Astrologist) 03:00
Harden, Wolf (piano)
30 No. 6. Trovatore (Troubadour) 03:09
Harden, Wolf (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:05:17