United States or Laos ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
There are several portraits here of the composer-pianist in his youth one as a boy of twelve, a handsome lad bildschön, with his curls, his soulful eyes and his big white collar. Busoni soon joined us in the salon and the conversation was turned to his activities in the new field.
In this form the composer-pianist Moscheles heard it and was impressed by its beauty. The fascinating Scherzo and dreamy Nocturne followed. When all were elaborated and perfected, the complete work was performed by the garden house orchestra for a crowded audience, who abundantly expressed their delight.
Unquestionably he was a born pianist. If it had not been for his genius for composition, he would, without doubt, have been known as a brilliant and forceful interpreter of the greatest piano literature. But his compositional bent turned him completely away from mere piano playing. He was a composer-pianist, and as such he ever desired to be regarded."
Word Of The Day