Avie is a label that serves as a clearinghouse for recording projects conducted on the "own dime" of prominent classical artists and ensembles. It is fortunate that Avie has connected with English organist Jane Parker-Smith, a very well-known personality in the U.K. owing to her television appearances, busy concert schedule, and radio broadcasts. ...
It is tempting to refer to German-American composer Wilhelm Middelschulte "the Busoni of the organ," except that the influence went the other way around -- it was the Chicago-based Middelschulte whose work affected Ferruccio Busoni through Middelschulte's theoretical concepts, incisive advocacy of Johann Sebastian Bach, and other attributes. ...
Talk about gilding the lily -- in 1914 Ferruccio Busoni made a transcription of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations as adapted for performance on the "modern piano" versus the harpsichord original. It wasn't played much then, and it has gained even less traction in future days, as since 1955 Glenn Gould has established for all time the ...
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