Ferruccio Busoni & His Muses

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Label
Bridge Records
Release Date
January 3, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach, Ferruccio Busoni, Franz Liszt
    • PERFORMER
      Jiayan Sun
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 03, 2025
    • UPC
      090404961021
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BCD9610
    • LABEL
      Bridge Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903 (arr. F. Busoni for piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    2. Toccata

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    3. Élégien: No. 7. Berceuse

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    4. Fantasia nach J.S. Bach

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    5. I. Allegro affettuoso, un poco agitato —

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    6. II. Vivace

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    7. III. Andante

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    8. IV. Maestoso ma andando

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    9. Piano Sonatina No. 6 super Carmen, "Kammerfantasie"

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    10. Fantasie über zwei Motive aus W.A. Mozarts Die Hochzeit des Figaro, S697/R660 (completed by F. Busoni)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Jiayan Sun

    11. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: Deh! vieni alla finestra, "Serenade" (arr. F. Busoni for piano)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Jiayan Sun


Ferruccio Busoni's most significant musical role models include Bach, Mozart, and Liszt. These three muses informed his mature compositional style, which melded Bachian counterpoint, Mozartian clarity, and Lisztian virtuosity alongside Busoni's penchant for experimentation. The music on Jiayan Sun's new album reveals the diverse ways Busoni responded to these muses, ranging from transcription and arrangement to original composition. Pianist Jiayan Sun, was praised by the New York Times for his "revelatory" performances, and by the Toronto Star for his "technically flawless, poetically inspired and immensely assured playing".