Ferruccio Busoni discography is a list of recordings of music composed or adapted by Ferruccio Busoni. For recordings of music with Busoni as pianist, see Ferruccio Busoni discography (as pianist).
List of recorded works by category This list of recorded works is not complete. The recording artists are listed under each item with a link (v) to the recording description in the section Recording details. Details for some recordings are on the individual artist's page, and these links are indicated with ( • ). The date given is for the completion of composition.
Soloist with orchestra
Original works
Concertstück [Concert Piece] for piano and orchestra, Op. 31a (1890) BV 236 v Carlo Grante, piano; I Pomeriggi Musicali; , conductor
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35a (1897) BV 243 v Jaime Laredo, violin; Daniel Barenboim, conductor v Ingolf Turban, violin; Lior Shambadal, conductor v Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin; John Storgårds, conductor v Manoug Parikian, violin; Jascha Horenstein, conductor (LP, limited availability) v Joseph Szigeti, violin; Thomas Scherman, conductor
Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39, with choral finale (1904) BV 247 v Volker Banfield, piano; Lutz Herbig, conductor (72:46) v Peter Donohoe, piano; Mark Elder, conductor (74:22) v Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Mark Elder, conductor (71:48) v Gunnar Johansen, piano; Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor (68:25) (1956, mono) v David Lively, piano; Michael Gielen, conductor (72:05) v Pietro Massa, piano; Stefan Malzew, conductor (78:28) v Noel Mewton-Wood, piano; Thomas Beecham, conductor (68:56) (1948, mono) v John Ogdon, piano; Daniell Revenaugh, conductor (68:30) v Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor (71:44) v Viktoria Postnikova, piano; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor (89:25) v François-Joël Thiollier, piano; Michael Schønwandt, conductor (68:56) vJohn Ogdon, piano; Daniell Revenaugh, conductor (68:30)
Indian Fantasy Op. 44, for piano and orchestra (1914) BV 264 v Nelson Goerner, piano; Neeme Järvi, conductor v Carlo Grante, piano; Il Pomeriggi Musicali; Marco Zuccarini, conductor
Concertino, Op. 48, for clarinet and small orchestra (1918) BV 276 v John Bradbury, clarinet; Neeme Järvi, conductor v Ulf Rodenhäuser, clarinet; Gerd Albrecht, conductor
Divertimento, Op. 52, for flute and orchestra (1920) BV 285 v Jean Claude Gérard, flute; Gerd Albrecht, conductor
Transcriptions and arrangements
Bach: Concerto for harpsichord and strings No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, tr. for piano and orchestra (1899) BV B 28 v Dinu Lipatti, piano; Eduard van Beinum, conductor
Orchestral
Symphonische Suite Op. 25 (1883) BV 201 v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Tamayo, conductor
Geharnischte Suite [Armored Suite] Op. 34a (Second Orchestral Suite) (1895, 1903) BV 242 v Timișoara Banatul Philharmonic; Jean-François Antonioli, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor
Eine Lustspielouvertüre [Comedy Overture] (1904) BV 245 v NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor v Philharmonia Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Tamayo, conductor
Turandot Suite Op. 41, for orchestra (1905, 1911, 1917) BV 248 v Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Michael Gielen, conductor (1911 version) v Hong Kong Philharmonic; Samuel Wong, conductor (1905 version) v Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor (1905 version; nos. 4 & 6 omitted) v Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor (1917 version; Nos. 4, 6, & 8 only) v Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
Verzweiflung und Ergebung [Despair and Resignation] (addition to Turandot Suite) (1911) BV 248a v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gerd Albrecht, conductor v Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Michael Gielen, conductor
Altoums Warnung [Altoum's Warning] (addition to Turandot Suite) (1917) BV 248b v Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Berceuse élégiaque for orchestra, Op. 42 (1909) BV 252a v NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor v BBC Symphony Orchestra; Michael Gielen, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Tamayo, conductor v Hong Kong Philharmonic; Samuel Wong, conductor v New Philharmonia Orchestra; Frederik Prausnitz, conductor
Die Brautwahl Suite, Op. 45 (1912) BV 261 v Timișoara Banatul Philharmonic; Jean-François Antonioli, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor
Nocturne Symphonique Op. 43 (1913) BV 262 v NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gerd Albrecht, conductor v Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Rondò Arlecchinesco Op. 46 (1915) BV 266 v NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gerd Albrecht, conductor v BBC Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor
Gesang vom Reigen der Geister [Song of the Dance of the Spirits], Op. 47 (1915) BV 269 v NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor v Haydn Orchestra; Harry Newstone, conductor v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Tamayo, conductor
Sarabande and Cortège: Two Studies for "Doctor Faust," Op. 51 (1919) BV 282 v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gerd Albrecht, conductor v Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Michael Gielen, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor v Hong Kong Philharmonic; Samuel Wong, conductor v Royal Philharmonic Orchestra;Daniell Revenaugh, conductor
Tanzwalzer [Dance Waltzes], Op. 53 (1920) BV 288 v NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor v Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gerd Albrecht, conductor v BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor
Chamber
Piano and strings
Concerto for piano and strings, Op. 17 (1878) BV 80 v Carlo Grante, piano; Il Pomeriggi Musicali; Marco Zuccarini, conductor
Violin
Violin Sonata in C major (1876) BV 41 v Lara Lev, violin; Matti Raekallio, piano
Four Bagatelles, Op. 28, for violin and piano (1888) BV 229 v Joseph Lin, violin; Benjamin Loeb, piano
Violin Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 29 (1889) BV 234 v Joseph Lin, violin; Benjamin Loeb, piano v Lara Lev, violin; Matti Raekallio, piano
Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 36a (1900) BV 244 v Joseph Lin, violin; Benjamin Loeb, piano v Lara Lev, violin; Matti Raekallio, piano v Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin; Enrico Pace, piano v Joseph Szigeti, violin; Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
String quartet
String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 19 (1882) BV 208 v Pellegrini Quartet
String Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 26 (1887) BV 225 v Pellegrini-Quartett
Clarinet
Suite Op. 10, for clarinet and piano (1878) BV 88 • Fredrik Fors, clarinet; Sveinung Bjelland, piano v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Werner Genuit, piano (nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
Solo dramatique, Op. 13, for clarinet and piano (1879) BV 101 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Werner Genuit, piano
Andantino Op. 41, for clarinet and piano (1879) BV 107 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Werner Genuit, piano
Serenade no.2 Op. 42, for clarinet and piano (1879) BV 108 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Werner Genuit, piano
Sonata in D major, for clarinet and piano (1879) BV 138 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Werner Genuit, piano
Suite in G minor for clarinet and string quartet (1880) BV 176 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Consortium Classicum
Abendlied by Schumann, transcribed for clarinet and string quartet (1881) BV B 107 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Consortium Classicum
Introduction by Spohr, Elegia by H. W. Ernst, transcribed for clarinet and string quartet (1887) BV B 110 v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Consortium Classicum
Elegie, for clarinet and piano (1920) BV 286 • Fredrik Fors, clarinet; Sveinung Bjelland, piano v Dieter Klöcker, clarinet; Werner Genuit, piano
Flute
Duo Op. 73, for 2 flutes and piano (1880) BV 156 v Wolfgang Dünschede, 1st flute; Alexander Duisberg, 2nd flute; Werner Genuit, piano
Solo piano
Tema con Variazioni (in C major) Op. 6 (1873) BV 6 v Wolf Harden, piano
Inno-Variato (Hymn with variations) Op. 12 (1875) BV 16 v Wolf Harden, piano
Suite Campestre (Pastoral Suite), Op. 18 (1878) BV 81 v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano
Racconti Fantastici (Fantastic Tales]), Op. 12 (1882) BV 100 v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano
24 Préludes Op. 37 (1881) BV 181 v Daniele Petralia, piano v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Trevor Barnard, piano v Wolf Harden, piano
Macchiette Medioevali (Medieval Figures), Op. 33 (1883) BV 194 v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Wolf Harden, piano
Trois Morceaux (Three Pieces), Op. 4, 5, and 6 (1883?) BV 197 v Wolf Harden, piano
Six études, Op. 16 (1883) BV 203 v Wolf Harden, piano
Sonata in F minor, Op. 20 (1883) BV 204 v Bruce Wolosoff, piano v Wolf Harden, piano
Étude en forme de variations, Op. 17 (1883?) BV 206 v Wolf Harden, piano
Zweite Balletszene, Op. 20 (1884) BV 209 v Wolf Harden, piano
Variations and Fugue on the Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, no. 20, by Frédéric Chopin (1884) BV 213 v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Wolf Harden, piano
Zehn Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin, for piano (1922): from Klavierübung in Ten Books (Second Edition): Book 8: Variations and Variants on Chopin: Neun Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin, an altered version of Variationen und Fuge in freier Form über Fr. Chopin's C-moll Präludium (Op. 28 No. 20) Op. 22 (1884) BV 213a v J. Y. Song, piano v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Marc-André Hamelin, piano v Wolf Harden, piano v John Ogdon, piano v Jonathan Plowright, piano
Anhang zu Siegfried Ochs "Kommt a Vogerl g'flogen" (five variations) (1886?) BV 222 v Wolf Harden, piano
Zwei Tanzstücke (Two Dance Pieces), Op. 30a (1914) BV 235a v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Wolf Harden, piano
Vierte Ballett-Szene (Fourth Ballet Scene), Op. 33a (1892) BV 238 v Martin Jones, piano (LP; limited availability) v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano
Vierte Ballet-Szene (Walzer und Galopp) (Fourth Ballet Scene (Waltz and Gallop)) (1914) BV 238a v Wolf Harden, piano
6 Stücke (6 Pieces), Op. 33b (1895) BV 241 1. Schwermut (Melancoly) 2. Frohsinn (Gaiety) 3. Scherzino 4. Fantasia in modo antico 5. Finnische Ballade 6. Exeunt omnes [Everyone exits] v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Geoffrey Tozer, piano (No. 6, "Exeunt omnes" only) v Wolf Harden, piano
Elegien (1907) BV 249 (includes Berceuse (1909) 252 as No. 7) 1. Nach der Wendung 2. All' Italia! In modo napolitano 3. "Meine Seele bangt hofft zu Dir" Choralvorspiel 4. Turandots Frauengemach, Intermezzo 5. Die Nächtlichen, Walzer 6. Erscheinung, Notturno 7. Berceuse (BV 252) Complete v Martin Jones, piano (LP; limited availability) v Roland Pöntinen, piano vGeoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Wolf Harden. piani v Jeni Slotchiver, piano v David Wilde, piano v Bruce Wolosoff, piano v Marc-André Hamelin, piano v Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano Selected v Geoffrey Tozer, piano (No. 2. "All'Italia!" and No. 4. "Turandots Frauengemach" only) v Alfred Brendel, piano (No. 3. "Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir" and No. 6. "Erscheinung") v Claudius Tanski, piano (No1. "Nach der Wendung" only) v Claudius Tanski, piano (No. 3 "Meine Seele bangt hofft zu Dir" Choralvorspiel, No. 4. Turandots Frauengemach, Intermezzo, No. 5. Die Nächtlichen, Walzer, No. 6. Erscheinung, Notturno, and No. 7. Berceuse (BV 252) only) v John Ogdon, piano (No. 4. Turandots Frauengemach, Intermezzo)
Nuit de Noël. Esquisse (Christmas. Sketch) (1908) BV 251 v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Berceuse (1909) BV 252 v Martin Jones, piano (LP; limited availability) v J. Y. Song, piano v Geoffrey Tozer, piano v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Jeni Slotchiver, piano v David Wilde, piano v Bruce Wolosoff, piano
Fantasy after J. S. Bach (1909) BV 253 v J. Y. Song, piano v John Ogdon, piano v Geoffrey Tozer, piano v Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano v Marc-André Hamelin, piano