Description

To mark the 100th anniversary of Ferruccio Busoni's death, G. Henle Publishers is releasing one of his most important original piano works. Despite Busoni's fame for his Bach arrangements, he was considered an avant-garde composer at the beginning of the 20th century, transcending the boundaries of tonality like Schoenberg, though pursuing very different goals and experimenting with new harmonic systems in each composition. In his 1912 "Sonatina seconda", Busoni achieved captivating, evocative sound effects that contemporaries admired for their "fantastic-mystical character" and natural, spontaneous, intuitive harmony.

Through meticulous examination of three surviving autographs and the first edition, Busoni experts Christian Schaper and Ullrich Scheideler have now clarified many ambiguities in the musical text. This new definitive edition, featuring fingerings by renowned repertoire specialist Wolf Harden, is essential for anyone seeking to explore Busoni's rich and exciting sonic world.