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BoliverAllmon

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BUsoni Concerto

on: November 28, 2004, 04:10:39 PM

What do you think of this concerto? I recently got a recording of it and one of Balcom's. I must say that Busoni is 50x better than the balcom. I know that the busoni is impractible to play, but I think more people should learn it.

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DarkWind

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Re: BUsoni Concerto

Reply #1 on: November 28, 2004, 04:48:22 PM

Impractible? What do you mean by that? Anyways, I love the Busoni Concerto. The second movement, Pezzo Giocoso, is simply so original, beautiful, and amazing!

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Op. 1 No. 2

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Reply #2 on: November 28, 2004, 05:26:10 PM

I think the entire concerto is very original.

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: BUsoni Concerto

Reply #3 on: November 29, 2004, 01:32:22 PM

impracticle in that it is hard to find a pianist who wants to play something that long, a conductor who wants to learn a new concerto and getting a choir to learn it. It can become a hassle.

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Re: BUsoni Concerto

Reply #4 on: November 30, 2004, 02:09:34 AM

and you also need a piano with extra keys...
not exactly a "user friendly" piece.

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Reply #5 on: November 30, 2004, 02:54:20 AM

Excellent! This concerto ranks among my favourite pieces of all time. I agree; it should be played more often (and I also agree that it is largely impractical to do so).

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: BUsoni Concerto

Reply #6 on: November 30, 2004, 12:05:45 PM

Quote from: Maxy on November 30, 2004, 02:09:34 AM

and you also need a piano with extra keys...
not exactly a "user friendly" piece.

really extra keys? so you need a bosendorfer or do you need more high strings?

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