Lebrecht Weekly | Busoni’s Centenary: Recordings of Piano Works and Doctor Faust
What’s the point in having a centenary if it doesn’t restore a reputation? A hundred years have passed since the German-Italian Busoni died in Berlin…
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Lebrecht Weekly | Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
Over forty years and in an impressive number of recordings, Peter Donohoe has never failed to challenge and surprise the listening public.
Ferrucio Busoni: Elegies (Chandos)
Gustav Mahler, who disliked flashy soloists, used to say that his mood picked up if he saw Busoni’s name on the programme. The Italian-Austrian, half-Jewish…
