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?An exhaustive survey of all Busoni's piano works, published and
unpublished.... Each listing includes publication information and
descriptive commentary, often with an analysis and musical
examples. More than just listings, Sitsky addresses Busoni's
position in music history, his philosophy, theory of notation, and
compositional growth. Also included are a discography of Busoni's
playing as well as others' performances of his music, a
bibliography, and two indexes.... Sitsky's exhaustive treatment of
the piano compositions is unique and will appeal to the larger and
more specialized collections.... Highly recommended.?-Choice
?This volume is decidely a labor of love.... The work is not merely
a catalog of all the piano compositions (solo, four hands, two
pianos, piano and orchestra, arrangements, transcriptions, hybrid
works, unpublished works) as the title might imply, but a vast
descriptive, critical, and sometimes analytical essay. The
splendid, many-faceted treatment was almost necessary if the author
were to fulfill his aim to throw some light on Busoni's thought
processes as a composer and performer and to interest pianists in
performing Busoni, ' He thus treats many areas of the composer's
work, such as his theory of notation, his compositional growth,
etc. Essential for academic music collections.?-Library Journal
"An exhaustive survey of all Busoni's piano works, published and
unpublished.... Each listing includes publication information and
descriptive commentary, often with an analysis and musical
examples. More than just listings, Sitsky addresses Busoni's
position in music history, his philosophy, theory of notation, and
compositional growth. Also included are a discography of Busoni's
playing as well as others' performances of his music, a
bibliography, and two indexes.... Sitsky's exhaustive treatment of
the piano compositions is unique and will appeal to the larger and
more specialized collections.... Highly recommended."-Choice
"This volume is decidely a labor of love.... The work is not merely
a catalog of all the piano compositions (solo, four hands, two
pianos, piano and orchestra, arrangements, transcriptions, hybrid
works, unpublished works) as the title might imply, but a vast
descriptive, critical, and sometimes analytical essay. The
splendid, many-faceted treatment was almost necessary if the author
were to fulfill his aim to throw some light on Busoni's thought
processes as a composer and performer and to interest pianists in
performing Busoni, ' He thus treats many areas of the composer's
work, such as his theory of notation, his compositional growth,
etc. Essential for academic music collections."-Library Journal
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