A portrait by Ronald Stevenson
A centenary celebration and assessment of the great composer with contributions from
GUIDO AGOSTI , SIR ADRIAN BOULT HARRIET COHEN , ALDO COSOMATI LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA
PROFESSOR GRIGORI KOGAN HUGH MACDIARMID
SIR COMPTON MACKENZIE and JOSEPH SZIGETI
The musical illustrations Include
Recordings of Busoni's playing
The Toccata and the Second Sonatina played by JOHN OGDON (piano) Excerpts from
Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 36a played by SZIGETIand HORSZOWSKI gramophone record
II sosno, by Ferdinando Busoni and the Clarinet Elegy played by THEA KING (clarinet) and RONALD STEVENSON (piano) Quartet from Artecchino gramophone record of a Glyndebourne production Alleluia from Doktor Faust BBC CHORUS
Conducted by ALAN G. MELVILLE with HUBERT DAWKES (organ) and STEVE WHITTAKER (tubular bells)
Excerpts from
Fantasia contrappuntistica played by EGON PETRI (piano) gramophone record
Incidental piano illustrations by Ronald Stevenson
Produced by CHRISTOPHER SYKES