Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Saturday, October 19, 2024 Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße, Berlin Two contemporaneous masterpieces – the Whistler-paintings-inspired Debussy first-performed in 1899, the Busoni in 1904 (by the Berlin Philharmonic, the composer as soloist). Debussy’s Clouds, Festivals and Sirens were especially fine, as three years ago in London, https://www.colinscolumn.com/bbc-proms-2022-prom-44-bbc-symphony-orchestra-chorus-sakari-oramo-debussys-trois-nocturnes-ethel-smyths-mass-in-d-live-bbc-radio-3-broadcast/, expressive, lonely (as a cloud), sad, yet … Continue reading Berliner Philharmoniker – Sakari Oramo conducts Debussy’s Trois Nocturnes and, with Kirill Gerstein, Busoni’s Piano Concerto. Live Digital Concert Hall webcast.