🇮🇹Ferruccio Busoni ： Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 659

This is Busoni’s piano transcription of a chorale prelude by Bach. The melody of “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland,” placed in the upper voice, unfolds like a quiet prayer as it intertwines with a flowing accompaniment. The music develops continuously, following the successive phrases of the chorale, and its appeal lies in the singing quality of the melody and the changing harmonies. In performance, it is important to bring the main melody clearly to the fore without allowing the inner voices or broken chords to become too heavy. Shaping the long phrases and using the pedal to support the resonance, while keeping the harmonic changes and movement of the voices clear, conveys the work’s profound stillness and spacious sonority.