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Ferruccio Busoni

Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and piano teacher (1866-1924).

Born April 1st, 1866 in Empoli. [ref]

Died July 27th, 1924 at 58 years old in Berlin (kidney disease). [ref]

Occupations
composer, conductor, music teacher, music theorist, musicologist, pianist, recording artist
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner