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Ferruccio Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, and writer on music active from the late Romantic into the early modernist period, born in Empoli and working successively in Helsinki, Moscow, Boston, and, from 1894, Berlin, his primary base, with a period in Switzerland during the First World War. A celebrated virtuoso pianist known for extensive Bach editions and transcriptions, he also composed piano and orchestral works, chamber music, and operas, including the unfinished Doktor Faust left incomplete at his death. He died in Berlin in July 1924, officially of heart failure, with inflamed kidneys and overwork also cited as contributing factors.
Busoni’s interpretive philosophy, emphasizing artistic freedom over literal adherence to the score, and his 1907 treatise Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music, helped point European music toward modernism and experimentation, including early explorations of atonality and microtonality. His most enduring influence came through teaching, with pupils such as Kurt Weill and Wladimir Vogel, and through his writings, and his legacy is commemorated today in the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, established in 1949.
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Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version) : I. Prologo e introito— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version) : II. Pezzo giocoso— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version) : III. Pezzo serioso (Introductio – Prima pars…— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version) : IV. All’italiana (Tarantella)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version) : V. Cantico (with male chorus)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version): I. Prologo e introito— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version): II. Pezzo giocoso— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version): III. Pezzo serioso (Introductio – Prima pars -…— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version): IV. All’italiana (Tarantella)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto Op. 39 (1989 Remastered Version): V. Cantico [with male chorus]— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 39, BV 247: I. Prologo e introito. Allegro, dolce e solenne— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 39, BV 247: II. Pezzo giocoso. Vivacemente, ma senza fretta— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 39, BV 247: III. Pezzo serioso. Andante sostenuto, pensoso— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 39, BV 247: IV. All’ Italiana. Vivace— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 39, BV 247: V. Cantico. Largamente, più moderato— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: I. Chorale Prelude “Allein Gott in…— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: II. Fugue I— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: III. Fugue II— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: IV. Fugue III (on B-A-C-H)— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: V. Intermezzo— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: VI. Variation I— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: VII. Variation II— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: VIII. Variation III— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: IX. Cadenza— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: X. Fugue IV— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: XI. Chorale— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for 2 Pianos, BV 256b: XII. Stretta— András Schiff
Performed by András Schiff
Busoni: Elegies, BV 249: I. Nach der Wendung. Recueillement— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Elegies, BV 249: II. All’Italia! In modo napolitano— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Elegies, BV 249: III. Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir. Choralvorspiel— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Elegies, BV 249: IV. Turandots Frauengemach. Intermezzo— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Elegies, BV 249: V. Die Nächtlichen. Walzer— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Elegies, BV 249: VI. Erscheinung. Notturno— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Turandot Suite, Op.41 (1904): I. Die Hinrichtung, das Stadttor, der Abscheid— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Turandot Suite, Op.41 (1904): II. Truffaldino (Introduzione e Marcia grotesca)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Turandot Suite, Op.41 (1904): VIII. In modo di marcia funebre e Finale alla Turca— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 63a: I. Langsam— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 63a: II. Presto— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 63a: III. Andante con moto— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 63a: IV. Alla marcia, vivace— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 63a: V. Andante— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 63a: VI. Allegro deciso— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Transcr. F. Busoni for Piano) : I. Preludio. Toccata— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Transcr. F. Busoni for Piano) : II. Intermezzo. Adagio— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Transcr. F. Busoni for Piano) : III. Fugue— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BV B 29 (After Bach’s BWV 564)— Vladimir Horowitz
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
Adagio a-moll (aus: Toccata C-dur BWV 564) (Welte Mignon 1926 / 1986/87)— Vladimir Horowitz
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
Busoni: Sonatina No. 3, BV 268 “ad usum infantis Madeline M* Americanae”: I. Molto tranquillo— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Sonatina No. 3, BV 268 “ad usum infantis Madeline M* Americanae”: II. Andantino melancolico— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Sonatina No. 3, BV 268 “ad usum infantis Madeline M* Americanae”: III. Vivace. Alla marcia— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Sonatina No. 3, BV 268 “ad usum infantis Madeline M* Americanae”: IV. Molto tranquillo— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Sonatina No. 3, BV 268 “ad usum infantis Madeline M* Americanae”: V. Polonaise. Un poco…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Zigeunerlied, Op. 55 No. 2, BV 295a (1)— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Zigeunerlied, Op. 55 No. 2, BV 295a (2)— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Zigeunerlied, Op. 55 No. 2, BV 295a (Version for Voice & Piano) (Live)— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Zigeunerlied, Op. 55, No. 2 (version for voice and piano)— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Zigeunerlied, Op. 55 No. 2 (Version for Voice & Piano)— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor: V. Chaconne, BV B 24 (After Bach’s BWV 1004) (Live)— Grigory Ginzburg
Performed by Grigory Ginzburg
Chaconne (After Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach)— Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Performed by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (arr. F. Busoni for piano)— Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Performed by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. F. Busoni for Piano) (Live)— Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Performed by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a, BV 244: I. Langsam— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a, BV 244: II. Presto— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a, BV 244: III. Andante, piuttosto grave— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a, BV 244: III. Alla marcia, vivace— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Busoni: Indianisches Tagebuch I, BV 267: I. Allegretto affettuoso, un poco agitato— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Indianisches Tagebuch I, BV 267: II. Vivace— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Indianisches Tagebuch I, BV 267: III. Andante— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Indianisches Tagebuch I, BV 267: IV. Maestoso ma andando— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 29, BV 234: I. Allegro deciso— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 29, BV 234: II. Molto sostenuto— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 29, BV 234: III. Allegro molto e deciso— Viktoria Postnikova
Performed by Viktoria Postnikova
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35a, BV 243: I. Allegro moderato – Animando— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35a, BV 243: II. Quasi andante – Poco agitato— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35a, BV 243: III. Allegro impetuoso – Più stretto – Quasi presto— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Busoni: Lied des Mephistopheles, BV 278— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BV B 20 (After Bach’s BWV 532) (Live)— Grigory Ginzburg
Performed by Grigory Ginzburg
Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BV B 20 (After Bach’s BWV 532)— Vladimir Horowitz
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
Chaconne in D Minor, BV B 24 (After Bach’s BWV 1004) (Live)— Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Performed by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Violin Partita BWV 1004: Chaconne (arr. F. Busoni for piano)— Gerhard Oppitz
Performed by Gerhard Oppitz
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino Semplice, Prestissimo— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro Con Fuoco— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo – prestissimo (Live)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 109: II. Theme and variations (Live)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Bach – Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: Fantasia— Paul Badura-Skoda
Performed by Paul Badura-Skoda
Bach – Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: Fugue— Paul Badura-Skoda
Performed by Paul Badura-Skoda
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BV B 29/2 (After J.S. Bach) : I. Toccata— Grigory Ginzburg
Performed by Grigory Ginzburg
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BV B 29/2 (After J.S. Bach) : II. Fuga. Allegro sostenuto— Grigory Ginzburg
Performed by Grigory Ginzburg
Busoni: Prélude et étude en arpèges, BV 297: I. Prélude. Arioso-volante ma tranquillo— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Prélude et étude en arpèges, BV 297: II. Etude. Allegro— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Polonaise, No. 2 in E Major, S. 223/2— Ferruccio Busoni (pianist)
Performed by Ferruccio Busoni (pianist)
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 Sostenuto in D Flat major— Ferruccio Busoni (pianist)
Performed by Ferruccio Busoni (pianist)
Sonatina ad usum infantis (Sonatina 3) (1916): Andantino melancolico— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Piano Sonatina No. 3 “Ad usum infantis Madeline M.* Americanae”: III. Vivace, alla marcia— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Sonatina ad usum infantis (Sonatina 3) (1916): Polonaise (un poco cerimonioso)— John Ogdon
Performed by John Ogdon
Busoni: An die Jugend, BV 254: III. Giga, bolero e variazione. Studies After Mozart— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Sonatina No. 4, BV 274 “in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII”— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Sonatina No. 5, BV 280 “in signo Joannis Sebastiani Magni”— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen, BV 284 “Sonatina No. 6”— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 3 Albumblätter, BV 289: No. 1, Andantino sostenuto— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 3 Albumblätter, BV 289: No. 3, In the Style of a Chorale Prelude. Sostenuto religioso— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Toccata “Preludio, Fantasia, Ciaccona”, BV 287— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 2 : Preludio “Allegro festivo”— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 5 : Preludio “Without the Third Finger, Moderato…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 5 : Veloce e leggiero— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 6 : Vivace moderato, con precisione— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 6 : Variations-Studie nach Mozart I (Serenade…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 6 : Motive “Allegro risoluto”— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: Klavierübung (1925 2nd Edition), Book 6 : Allegro— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 9 Variations on a Prelude by Chopin, BV 213a (1925 Version)— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 1, Preludietto….— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 2, Sostenuto –…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 3, Andante molto…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 4, Allegro— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 5, Preludio:…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 6, Nach Mozart….— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Busoni: 7 Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing, BV 296: No. 7, With the Use…— Marc-André Hamelin
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin
Lied des Mephistopheles, Op. 49 No. 2, BV 278a (Live)— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : Der Dichter an die Zuschauer— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Euerer Magnifizenz Verzeihung” [Wagner]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Also lasst die Studenten ein” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Wer seid ihr?” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Die Sanduhr zeigt die Mitternacht” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “So sprich, du Erster, du Tiefster” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ein einzelner blieb” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Willst du mir dienen?” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Credo in unum Deum” [Chorus]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Du, der du nicht allein” [The maiden’s brother – a soldier]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Der Mann sinnt auf deinen Tod” [Mephistopheles]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Dort! Seht ihn!” [Lieutenant]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : Cortège – Vivace, ma misurato— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : Cortège – Un pò più vivace— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Sie nah’n!” [Chorus]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Hier ist er selbst, Euch zu dienen” [Mephistopheles]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ah! ha, ha!” [Chorus]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ein andres jetzt” [The Duchess of Parma]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Endet das Spiel!” [The Duke of Parma]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Er ruft mich” [The Duchess of Parma]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Was Wichtiges, sagt Ihr?” [The Duke of Parma]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : Symphonisches Intermezzo— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “So lang man Jugend hat” [Chorus]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Der Meister spreche” [First Student]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ihr, Doktor, weitgereist” [First Student]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Lasst euch nicht stören” [Mephistopheles]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Also verbrenn’ ich das” [Mephistopheles]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ich lass’ euch drum allein” [Mephistopheles]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ich schaue dich” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Der Mensch ist dem Vollkommenen” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Ihr Männer und Frauen” [Mephistopheles]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Die Antrittsrede Euerer Magnifizenz” [First Student]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Das Haus ist mir bekannt” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “Sie tanzen durchs Gehirn” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : Es spricht der Dichter an die Zuschauer— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni : Doktor Faust : “O, beten, beten!” [Faust]— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Nun freut euch, liebe Christen gmein, BV B 27/4 (After Bach’s BWV 734)— Vladimir Horowitz
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz