watch or the display on the CD player, at how much time has elapsed. The first movement, after all, is no more than an expansive exposition of two themes: does it really play for nearly 16 minutes? This performance has in Mark Elder a conductor accustomed, after his work on the English National Opera's Doktor Faust, to thinking on a Busonian time-scale. It was also recorded in the grand acoustic of the Royal Albert Hall in London during a Prom concert in 1988, and there is a distinct sense that the players are aware of a space around them that is big enough for the music." ^ Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 (1904) BV 247 Peter Donohoe, piano BBC Symphony Orchestra; Mark Elder, conductor Busoni: Piano Concerto. Marc-André Hamelin. Hyperion CDA67143 Recorded Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 20 & 21 June 1999. Recommended in 2008 Gramophone Guide Recommended in 2008 Penguin Guide Reviewed by Adrian Corleonis in Fanfare, 23:4 (Mar/Apr 2000). Subscription required. Retrieved 27 October 2009. Considers Hamelin's recording to be of the same rank as John Ogdon's 1968 recording. Also mentions the Garrick Ohlsson recording and, especially the David Lively recording (with Michael Gielen conducting), as well worth hearing. ^ Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 (1904) BV 247 Marc-André Hamelin, piano Men's voices of The City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Mark Elder, conductor Busoni: Piano Concerto. Gunnar Johansen. Music & Arts CD-1163 (Music & Arts prod. page . Retrieved 9 September 2009.) Recorded live at the Hamburg Musikhalle on 15, 16 January 1956. (68:25) (mono) Reviewed by Adrian Corleonis in Fanfare, 29:2 (Nov/Dec 2005). Subscription required. Retrieved 9 September 2009. "Busoni's Piano Concerto is caught in a spontaneous sweep beginning to end, turning volatile in the inner flanking movements—Johansen's Tarantella may be the swiftest on discs. Despite the brisk pace, there is a profound resonance with the mystery of the central Pezzo serioso and the concluding Cantico.... Garlanded in tape hiss and captured in flat, boxy/tubby mono—not nearly as distracting to hear as to read about—this performance wings through a half-century with remarkable detail, balance, and clarity. The ear adjusts, caught by an irresistible élan. A prime document of Busoniana, then, but something more—a rare conjunction of genius under favoring stars." Mentioned favorably in Gramophone, November 2005, p. 99.. Retrieved 9 September 2009. "Busoni's Piano Concerto played by Gunnar Johansen