Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Editor: Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Instrumentation: Piano Work: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Binding: ISMN: 9790004162699 Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches Pages: 88 Look Inside! PDF Preview Description Busoni's "Bach Advanced School"In October 1909, Breitkopf & Härtel succeeded in winning Ferruccio Busoni for the edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's piano works. Busoni had studied the music of Bach more intensively than almost any other artist of his time had. As a pianist, arranger, theorist and pedagogue, Busoni was instrumental in bringing Bach out of the 19th century and into the 20th century. That same year, Busoni and two collaborators, Bruno Mugellini and Egon Petri, began work on the "instructive" edition, which was to comprise 25 volumes. The first volumes were published in the spring of 1916, and in May 1923, the "Bach Advanced School" project was finally completed. This also marked the end of Busoni's thirty