Busoni - Fantasia Contrappuntistica, BV 256

[@PentameronSV]

0:01 - 1. Preludio corale 8:13 - 2. Fuga I 12:08 - 3. Fuga II 14:17 - 4. Fuga III (on B-A-C-H) 20:12 - 5. Intermezzo 21:18 - 6. Variazione I 22:34 - 7. Variazione II 23:34 - 8. Variazione III 24:36 - 9. Cadenza 26:06 - 10. Fuga IV 27:52 - 11. Corale 28:47 - 12. Stretta

[@AndyRoidEU]

This is absolutely incredible. "Fantasia Contrappuntistica" by Ferruccio Busoni (1910) - This piano work is an elaborate homage to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, incorporating chromaticism and other unconventional techniques to create a dense and intricate texture.

[@Arobamod]

This piece is incredible! I've listened to it 3 times today and I can't get enough of it!

[@ciararespect4296]

I just sight read it. Its pretty intense but boring for most people

[@segalanicolas5608]

I'm not sure but I think bro enjoys listening and analyzing the contrapuntal-heavy works of the great 20th century composers such as Sorabji, Reger, and Busoni

[@busoni1]

Great upload. I think it's key to point out that this is more than an homage to the Art of Fugue. This is his stamp on 'completing' the unfinished contrapunctus (14). Which was then rounded out into its own concert piece by the composer.

[@louisvalencia5244]

And also, the theme is in d minor, just like the art of fugue.

[@stacia6678]

Are you like sorabji1's brother

[@vine2197]

busoni1

[@dustinlaferney3160]

Intensely cerebral and beautiful at the same time. Busoni was the greatest of his time. I would expect no less from someone who spent so much time transcribing Bach's organ works for piano, and providing worthy editions of his inventions and other keyboard works. Clearly his admiration of Bach made him who he was as an artist and a composer.

[@calebhu6383]

The trill at 19:37 is physically impossible unless you have tentacles for fingers.

[@PentameronSV]

Now that you mentioned it, my left hand aches just looking at that bar.

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

I think that the only way to do that more and less convincingly is like a tremolo of low G# and low A together with fingers 5 and 4 and the upper G# and A together with the thumb, as melted as possible .

[@June_Hee]

i would just cheat by playing the g# octave then do a tremolo between low g# and high a

[@klop4228]

@@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf One can slide from a G# to an A with the thumb; maybe Busoni meant for that to be done as many times as possible in a short period?

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

@@klop4228 I think that wouldnt be satisfactory because a lot of glissandi with the thumb would sound like a lot of consecutive acciacaturas g#-a.

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

1:16 It seems that the C# low pedal in quintuplets section from Introito from Opus Clavicembalisticum is based in this passage.

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

joyri you are beautiful but being in this den makes you even more beautiful 😍

[@GUILLOM]

Sorabji

[@nandocordeiro5853]

@@GUILLOM spongebobji

[@themoonfleesthroughclouds]

Sorab

[@andreslka]

The art of fugue Evolution. What a work of art.

[@Piratebreadstick]

Amazing work and gorgeous pianist.

[@gentle_goy23432]

Бузони очень нравится. От Бузони многое взял Сорабджи , и это чувствуется .

[@hervegilles7941]

3:28 Rien que ce passage suffit à faire de Busoni un grand compositeur.

[@PhallusMaximusPRIME]

Mais Busoni est un compositeur absolument incroyable! Je suis parfaitement d'accord avec vous!!! (Ignorez mon pseudo s'il vous plaît, je sais que c'est absolument ridicule...)

[@christophedevos3760]

Fascinating work, thank you for sharing.

[@elmiramuradova561]

Спасибо,очень красивое произведение. Thank you. Wonderful piece and performance.

[@lordlouckster2315]

The stretta gives me an eargasm...

[@JamesSmith-mw7ps]

I don’t know why I have such a hard time enjoying this piece; nonetheless, it’s truly fascinating music. Sounds like an amalgamation of flash Liszt, late Liszt, and Big Bach.

[@DamonJHK]

Great upload!!

[@PentameronSV]

Thanks!

[@andreslka]

The Stretta is an incredible elaboration of the 3 Theme of Contrapunctus 11

[@sgwinenoob2115]

The stretta most certainly influenced the second theme of Shostakovich's last prelude and fugue

[@neogb8995]

It's the second subject from contrapunctus 8

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

The fourth fugue reminds me of Beethoven's Grosse Fuge as well as Chopin's 20th Prelude.

[@Tizohip]

Busoni, maybe one of the most underrated composers?

[@poiuytre12]

2:18 I love it

[@calebhu6383]

19:00

[@theoboueid6450]

I don't understand this piece. Might have to come back to it later.

[@pianeto]

Amazing!!!

[@calebhu6383]

2:24, 4:24, 5:12, 14:18, 16:08, 19:47

[@ciararespect4296]

So what?

[@m-og9fq]

Just writing down his favorite moments

[@calebhu6383]

12:51

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Nice

[@julioeduardopatino7890]

Great

[@iianneill6013]

Someone needs to record all of the extant fuges from The Art of the Fugue and then at Contrapunctus XIV transition straight to this ...

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

19:33

[@profesorstein]

Holy frik

[@bbypookins]

Is this a joke? HOW?!?! 😳🤯

[@gustavoflorio5383]

a

[@PointyTailofSatan]

I used to listen to Busoni quite a bit. Then I discovered Godowsky.

[@galanis38]

Why compare Busoni to Godowsky?

[@PointyTailofSatan]

@@galanis38 Both are famous for their transcriptions and paraphrases of other composers works.

[@busoni1]

@@galanis38 they were definite rivals. Harold Schonberg's book on the Great Pianists does a good job of talking about their rivalry within their concert programming. So maybe in our time not to compare them about who is better, it is at least interest to see their stylistic difference as they were contemporaries.

[@stacia6678]

Busoni complimented Godowsky quite often, though I'm not sure how Godowsky felt,

[@themoonfleesthroughclouds]

@@stacia6678 you are not welcome here