Busoni: Toccata, BV 287, Elegien, BV 252, Sonatina No. 6, BV 284 & Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BV B 29 No. 1

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if some of the works here make uncomfortable listening – despite Donohoe’s keyboard brilliance – that is because Busoni himself disdained aural comfort...But the Toccata BV 29, being a transcription... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 30th Jul 2021
Catalogue No: CHAN20237
Label: Chandos
Length: 70 minutes

Presto Recording of the Week

6th August 2021
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Busoni: Toccata in A flat minor, K287

Work length10:33

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Peter Donohoe (piano)

I. Preludio. Quasi presto, arditamente

Track length1:16

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II. Fantasia. Sostenuto, quasi adagio

Track length5:47

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III. Ciaccona. Allegro risoluto

Track length3:30

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Busoni: Elegien, K249

Work length31:55

$8.00

$10.40

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Peter Donohoe (piano)

No. 1, Nach der Wendung

Track length4:28

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No. 2, All' Italia! In modo napolitano

Track length7:34

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No. 3, Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir

Track length7:37

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No. 4, Turandots Frauengemach

Track length3:20

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No. 5, Die Nächtlichen. Walzer

Track length3:01

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No. 6, Erscheinung. Notturno

Track length5:55

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Busoni: Elegien, BV 252

Work length3:49

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Peter Donohoe (piano)

No. 7, Berceuse. An Johan Wijsman

Track length3:49

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Busoni: Sonatina No. 6 (Chamber Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen)

Work length7:49

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Peter Donohoe (piano)

Busoni: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major (Bach BWV 564)

Work length16:45

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Peter Donohoe (piano)

I. Toccata. Preludio, quasi improvvisando

Track length7:02

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II. Adagio. Intermezzo

Track length5:01

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III. Fuga. Moderatamente scherzando

Track length4:42

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Recording of the Week, Peter Donohoe plays Busoni

6th August 2021

The British pianist is a clear-eyed but infectiously enthusiastic guide through the Italian composer-pianist's weird and wonderful world, taking in the 7 Elegien, Sonatina super Carmen, and two Toccatas.

Peter Donohoe CBE studied at Chetham’s School of Music and Leeds University before going on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music with Derek Wyndham and in Paris with Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod. He is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility, and commanding technique. He first came across the works of Busoni in the early 1980s and, as he states in his booklet note, ‘Busoni’s contribution to the musical history of the twentieth century is inestimable, and I feel very much enriched by the several decades of my exposure to it.’ The programme he has chosen includes three of the pinnacles of Busoni’s virtuosic output: the Toccata, BV 287, the seven Elegien, and the Sonatina on Bizet’s Carmen, alongside the much earlier Bach transcription of which Peter Donohoe writes: ‘The Toccata, in particular, has always struck me as one of the most joyous pieces in the history of instrumental music, and Busoni’s transcription certainly brings out that joy.’

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October 2021

if some of the works here make uncomfortable listening – despite Donohoe’s keyboard brilliance – that is because Busoni himself disdained aural comfort...But the Toccata BV 29, being a transcription of Bach’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWV 564, allows Donohoe’s artistry to flower. The first movement has a majestically cathedral sound, and the Adagio has grave beauty, with the Fugue flying exhilaratingly high.

October 2021

his performances here exhibit a seasoned intimacy with this repertory…Performances of this calibre suggest that, at long last, Busoni’s music may be coming into its own.

6th August 2021

From the opening bars of the Toccata from 1921 (new to me), which bursts into life like an exploding glitter-ball, Donohoe’s delight in this music is infectious – here and throughout the album, he strikes a captivating balancing-act which shines a spotlight on Busoni’s often outlandish technical demands whilst never leaving you in any doubt that he’s got them completely under control.

25th July 2021

Donohoe, always musically convincing, overcomes all technical challenges with apparent and disarming ease.

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