Busoni: Piano Concerto / Schmidt-isserstedt, Johansen, Et Al

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Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Release Date
September 1, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BUSONI, FERRUCCIO
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      North German Radio Chorus, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Schmidt-Isserstedt, Johansen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 01, 2005
    • UPC
      017685116322
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      MA CD-1163
    • LABEL
      Music and Arts Programs of America
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prologo e Introito: Allegro, dolce e solenne

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, NDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Gunnar Johansen

      Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

    2. II. Pezo giocoso: Vivacemente, ma senza fretta

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, NDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Gunnar Johansen

      Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

    3. III. Pezzo serioso: Introductio - Prima Pars - A Rera Pars - Ultima Pars

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, NDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Gunnar Johansen

      Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

    4. IV. All'Italiana (Tarantella): Vivace - in un tempo

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, NDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Gunnar Johansen

      Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

    5. V. Cantico: Largamente

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, NDR Sinfonieorchester

      Performer: Gunnar Johansen

      Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt


Dissatisfied with the traditional concerto form, Bussoni created a monumental work lasting 68 minutes which is symphonic in scale and intent, requiring of the pianist virtuosity and stamina of the highest order, yet also a sensitive, even intimate, collaboration with the orchestra. In this well-proportioned performance by Egon Petri's foremost pupil Gunnar Johansen, that above all respects Busoni's large-scale architecture, listeners will hear both the trancendental virtuosity and the poetic sensitivity called for by the score. Released with the kind cooperation of the Gunnar and Lorraine Johansen Foundation.