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Topic: Busoni Plays Rigoletto Paraphrase 1905  (Read 1499 times)

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Busoni Plays Rigoletto Paraphrase 1905
on: April 09, 2012, 07:38:57 PM
So interesting to hear how pianists of yesteryear interpreted piano works.
What we now consider "liberties" were then quite fine, even by composers playing their own pieces.

Busoni (1866-1924) had fabulous technique, was virtually on a par with Horowitz (before there was a Horowitz), and Busoni's style and personality certainly comes through in this early recording when he was in his prime. Enjoy.

 
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