# Ferruccio Busoni discography (as pianist)

This article lists acoustic recordings made for Columbia by Ferruccio Busoni. The published recordings were issued on 78-rpm records. It is believed that the original matrices were destroyed in a fire at the Columbia factory in England in the 1920s. Copies of the original 78s still exist, and the recordings have been transferred to LP and CD. Some of the digital copies have been computer enhanced.

## List of acoustic recordings

Table 1. Recordings from 18–19 November 1919 at Columbia Studios, London. The recordings from these earlier sessions were deemed unsatisfactory, were not issued, and are probably lost.
| Composer | Work | Matrix/Take |
| Bach | Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major, BWV 846 (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I) | 76699-1, -2 |
| Mozart | Andantino from Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat major, KV 271 (BV B 84, excerpt) | 76700-1, -2 |
| Gounod-Liszt | Waltz from the opera Faust, S.407 | 76701-1, -2 |
| Bach | Organ Chorale Prelude "Rejoice, Beloved Christians" BWV 734 (BV B 27) | 76702-1, -2 |
| Beethoven | Ecossaises (not identified further; probably BV B 47) | 76702-1, -2 |
| Chopin | Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op.15, No.2 | 76703-1, -2 |
| Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor S.244, Part 1 (abbreviated) | 76704-1, -2 |
| Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor S.244, Part 2 (abbreviated) | 76705-1, -2 |
| Liszt | Années de Pèlerinage; Deuxième Année - Italie, S.161 No.6: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca | 76706-1, -2 |
| Liszt | Valse oubliée [No.1?, S.215] | 76707-1, -2 |
| Liszt | Etudes d'Exécution Transcendente d'après Paganini, S.140 No.5, "La Chasse" | 76708-1, -2 |
| Chopin | Etude in E minor, Op.25 No.5 | 76709-1, -2 |
| Weber | Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, Op.24: Finale, Presto (Rondo, Perpetuum mobile) | 76710-1, -2, -3 |
Table 2. Recordings from 27 February 1922 at Columbia Studios, London.
| Composer | Work | Issue | Matrix/Take |
| Bach | Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major, BWV 846 (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I) | L 1445 | 76699-3 76699-4 |
| Bach | Organ Chorale Prelude "Rejoice, Beloved Christians" BWV 734 (BV B 27) | L 1470 | 76702-3 |
| Beethoven | Ecossaises, WoO 83 (BV B 47) | L 1470 | 76702-3 |
| Chopin | Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op.15, No.2 | L 1432 | 76703-3 76703-4 |
| Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor S.244, Part 1 (abbreviated) | L 1456 | 76704-3 76704-4 |
| Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor S.244, Part 2 (abbreviated) | L 1456 | 76705-3 76705-4 |
| Liszt | Années de Pèlerinage; Deuxième Année - Italie, S.161 No.6: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca | | 76706-3 76706-4 |
| Chopin | Etude in E minor, Op.25 No.5 | L 1445 | 76709-3 76709-4 |
| Weber | Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, Op.24: Finale, Presto (Rondo, Perpetuum mobile) | | 76709-4 76709-5 |
| Beethoven | Ecossaises (not identified further; probably BV B 47) | | 75058-1 |
| Bach | Prelude to Chorale (not identified further; probably BV B 27) | | 75058-1 |
| Chopin | Etude in G-flat major, Op.10 No.5 | L 1432 | 75059-1 75059-2 |
| Chopin | Prelude in A major, Op.28 No.7; Etude in G-flat major, Op.10 No.5 | L 1470 | 75060-1 75060-2 |

## Selected CD reissue

* Busoni and his Legacy: Piano recordings by Busoni • Ley • Petri
    Arbiter 134 (CD; 72 min; ADD using "sonic depth technology"; issued 2002).
    • Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): the complete 1922 recordings (L 1445, L 1470, L 1432, L 1456)
    • Rosamond Ley (1882-1969):
       • Liszt: Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (rec. 1942)
       • Liszt: Sonata après une lecture du Dante (rec. 1942)
    • Egon Petri (1881-1962):
       • Liszt: Totentanz (incomplete; first 78 missing; rec. 1936)
       • Busoni: Piano Concerto, Movement 4 (recorded from a live broadcast 2 June 1932 with Hans Rosbaud, conductor)