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“Turandot” (Busoni), Wexford, 1988

Etude No. 9 in A-flat, "Ricordanza" is the ninth of the twelve Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt. It has wild but gentle cadenzas and demands delicate finger work. There are some areas with syncopation similar to Chopin’s Etude, Op.10, No. 3. This is a good introduction to Liszt's pianistic style. Ferruccio Busoni referred to this piece as "old, yellowed love letters".

Funny I found the score here: http://web.media.mit.edu/~mike/scores/busoni/carmen/index.html Click on the score to browse through the music. This is a recording I found back on an old VHS tape. Well, it seems old but is in fact only from 2000. This is a fantasy from Busoni on the famous Carmen Opera by Bizet. Thanks to the pianist Marina Scalafiotti http://www.marinascalafiotti.com who agreed to publish this and thanks to Barbara who had the great idea to tape this! Distributed by Tubemogul.

Performed live by Giovanni Casella Distributed by Tubemogul.

Busoni piano concerto