List of compositions by Ferruccio Busoni
BV 201 to 303
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List of compositions by Ferruccio Busoni

Section Title: BV 201 to 303
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Cat. no.	Title	Date(s) of composition	Details

BV 201	Symphonische Suite Op. 25, for orchestra	Aug 1883	MS, pub., instr, fp, ded.

BV 202	Zwei Lieder Op. 15, for voice and piano (score) (Aus den hebräischen Melodien von Lord Byron) No.	Mar 1884	pub., ded., arr, see BV 202a

BV 202a	"An Babylons Wassern" (Byron), for male voice and piano	Feb 1901	SB229JU (frag); unpub.; arr. of BV 202 (no. 2)

BV 203	Six études Op. 16, for piano (score)	1883	ᵛ pub, ded

BV 204	Sonata in F minor Op. 20, for piano	Christmas 1883	SB187; pub, fp, ded

BV 205	"So lang man jung" (Alice Worms) Op. 16, for male voice chorus and orchestra	Jan 1884	unpub.

BV 206	Étude en forme de variations Op. 17, for piano (score)	1883?	pub.

BV 207	Zwei altdeutsche Lieder Op. 18, for voice and piano	1884?	pub.; arr. of no. 2, see BV 207a

BV 207a	"Unter den Linden", (song) for voice and small orchestra	1893	unpub., arr. of BV 207

BV 208	String Quartet in C (major) (No. 1), Op. 19 (score)	1880-82	pub.

BV 209	Zweite Balletszene Op. 20, for piano	1884	pub.

BV 210	Introduction et Scherzo, for piano and orchestra	Oct 1882, rev. Aug 1884	unpub.

BV 211	Gesang aus Mirza Schaffy, "Auf dem Dache stand sie, als ich schied" (Bodenstedt), for voice and piano	1884	unpub.

BV 212	"Es blüht ein Blümlein", for TTBB	17 January 1885	MS: BSL (frag?); unpub.

BV 213a	Variationen und Fuge in freier Form über Fr. Chopin's C-moll Präludium (Op. 28 no. 20) Op. 22, for piano (score)	1884	pub.

BV 213	Zehn Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin, for piano (score)	28 March 1922	pub.

BV 214	Invenzione (in D minor), for piano	28 July 1885	unpub.

BV 215	Kleine Suite Op. 23, for cello and piano	1886	pub.

BV 216	Zwei Lieder Op. 24, for low voice and piano	1885	pub.

BV 217	Tempo di menuetto (in C major), for orchestra	1885?	unpub.

BV 218	Eine alte Geschichte in neue Reime gebracht, melodrama for voice and piano	undated, 1884 or 1885?	unpub.

BV 219	Chorlied der Deutschen in Amerika, for TTBB	1892?	unpub.

BV 220	Praeludium [Prelude] in A minor, for piano	1885?	unpub.; rev. from BV 166

BV 221	Introduktion, Marsch, Walzer, for orchestra	1894?	MS: (frag, sketches); unpub.

BV 222	Anhang zu Siegfried Ochs "Kommt a Vogerl g'flogen" (five variations), for piano	1886?	pub. 1987

BV 223	Fughette, for violin and piano	1886?	MS: (lost); unpub.

BV 224	Kanon. Huldigung der Töne FBB, dargebracht den Tönen a Remi.	Mar 1887	MS: lost; unpub.

BV 225	String Quartet no. 2 in D minor Op. 26 (score)	Jun 1887	pub. 1889

BV 226	Fuge über das Volkslied "O, du mein lieber Augustin", for piano duet	Jun 1888	pub. 1985

BV 227	Finnländische Volksweisen Op. 27, for piano 4-hands (score)	1888	pub. 1889

BV 228	Piece (Étude in C major), for piano (untitled)	undated	MS: BSL; unpub.

BV 229	Four Bagatelles Op. 28, for violin and piano	1888	pub.

BV 230	Concert Fantasie Op. 29, for piano and orchestra	Dec 1888 - 1889	MS: BSL; unpub.; rev. as BV 240

BV 231	Sigune, oder das stille Dorf. Opera in 2 acts and a prelude.	1 February 1885 - Jun 1889	MS: BSL; unpub.

BV 232	Marche Funèbre, for (piano and) orchestra	undated	MS: BSL (frag); unpub.

BV 233	Sonata I (in D-flat major), for piano	undated	MS: BSL (frag); unpub.

BV 234	Sonata (no. 1 in E minor) Op. 29, for violin and piano (score)	1889	pub. 1891

BV 235	Zwei Klavierstücke [Two Pieces for Piano] Op. 30a	1889	pub. D. Rahter, Hamburg, 1891; rev. as BV 235a

BV 235a	Zwei Tanzstücke [Two Dance Pieces] Op. 30a, for piano (score)	1914	pub. B&H, 1914; rev. from BV 235

BV 236	Konzertstück [Concert Piece] Op. 31a, for piano and orchestra (score)	1889 - Jun 1890	pub.; dur. 20 min; instr; fp; ded. Anton Rubinstein

BV 237	Kultaselle. Zehn kurze Variationen über ein finnisches Volkslied [Ten short variations on a Finnish Folk Song], for piano and cello	May 1889?	pub. Rudolf Dietrich, Leipzig, and B&H, 1891, 1951?

BV 238	Vierte Ballet Szene in Form eines Concert Walzers [Fourth Ballet Scene in the Form of a Concert Waltz] Op. 33a, for piano (score)	Jun 1894	pub. B&H, 1894; ded. Carl Stasny; rev., see BV 238a

BV 238a	Vierte Ballet Szene (Walzer und Galopp) [Fourth Ballet Scene (Waltz and Gallop)], for piano (score)	16 February 1913	pub. B&H, 1913; fp; ded. Carl Stasny; rev. from BV 238

BV 239	5e Scéne de Ballet [5th Ballet Scene], (in A minor) for piano	undated, after 1892?	SB (frag); unpub.

BV 240	Symphonisches Tongedicht [Symphonic Tone Poem], Op. 31a	1 March 1893	pub. B&H, 1894; instr; ded. Arthur Nikisch

BV 241	[6] Stücke [Pieces] Op. 33b, for piano (score) 1) Schwermut [Melancholy] 2) Frohsinn [Gaiety] 3) Scherzino [Little Scherzo] 4) Fantasia in modo antico [Fantasia in antique style] 5) Finnische Ballade 6) Exeunt omnes [Everyone exits]	1895	MS, pub, ded

BV 242	Geharnischte Suite [Armored Suite] Op. 34a, for orchestra (Second Orchestral Suite) (score) 1.	1894-5; rev. 1903	pub. B&H, 1905

BV 243	Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a (score)	1896 - Mar 1897	pub. B&H, 1899; dur. 28 min; instr; fp; ded. Henri Petri

BV 244	Sonata no.2 (in E minor) Op. 36a, for violin and piano (score)	May 1898 and Aug 1900	SB; pub. B&H, 1901 EB 5189; dur. 32 min; fp; ded. Ottokar Nováček

BV 245	Eine Lustspielouvertüre (Comedy Overture) Op. 38, for orchestra (score)	July 1897; rev. 1904	pub. B&H, 1904; dur. 8 min

BV 246	Ballade (in D-flat major), for piano	undated	SB224 (sketches); unpub.

BV 247	Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 (score)	1901 - 3 August 1904	MS, pub, instr, fp

BV 247a	Coda supplementaria for Piano Concerto	13 August 1908	MS; unpub.

BV 248	Turandot Suite Op. 41, for orchestra (score) 1.	Jun-Aug 1905	pub. B&H, 1906 PB 1976; dur. 33 min; instr; fp; ded. Karl Muck

BV 248a	Verzweiflung und Ergebung [Despair and Resignation]: appendix to the Turandot Suite (score)	1911	pub. B&H, 1911 PB 2309; dur. 4 min; instr; fp

BV 248b	Altoums Warnung [Altoum's Warning]: second appendix to the Turandot Suite (replaces the Marcia funebre).	1917	pub. B&H, 1918 PB 1976a; dur. 6 min (inc. Finale alla Turca); instr; fp

BV 249	Elegien. 6 neue Klavierstücke.	Sep-Dec 1907	MS, pub, fp

BV 250	Introduction music for "Das Wunder des Heiligen Antonius: Der Leichenschmaus" ["The Miracle of Saint Anthony: The Funeral Feast"]	1908-1911	MS: (sketches); unpub.

BV 251	Nuit de Noël. Esquisse [Christmas. Sketch], for piano (score)	Dec 1908	SB; pub. Durand et Fils, Paris, 1909; dur. 4 min; ded. Frida Kindler

BV 252	Berceuse (Lullaby), for piano (score)	5 June 1909	pub.

BV 252a	Berceuse élégiaque Op. 42, for orchestra (score)	27 October 1909	pub.

BV 253	Fantasia nach Johann Sebastian Bach, for piano (score)	8 June 1909	pub.

BV 254	An die Jugend. Eine folge von Klavierstücken (score) [To Youth.	Jul-Aug 1909	MS, pub, ded, fp

BV 255	Große Fuge [Great Fugue], for piano	1 January Mar 1910	pub.

BV 256	Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Edizione definitiva, for piano (score)	Jun 1910	pub.

BV 256a	Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Edizione minore, for piano (score)	20 July 1912	pub.

BV 256b	Fantasia Contrappuntistica, for 2 pianos (score)	3 July 1921	pub.

BV 257	Sonatina (No. 1), for piano (score)	4 August 1910

BV 258	Die Brautwahl (opera)	2 February 1906 – 8 October 1911	pub.

BV 259	Sonatina seconda, for piano (score)	6 July 1912	pub.

BV 260	Operetten Musik (Incidental Music), for Wedekind's Franziska	1912	SB260 (sketches); unpub.

BV 261	Die Brautwahl Suite Op. 45, for orchestra (score) 1.	Aug 1912	pub.

BV 262	Nocturne symphonique Op. 43, for orchestra	Oct 1912 - 6 July 1913	pub.

BV 263	Su monte Mario, "Solenni in vetta a Monte Mario" (Giosuè Carducci), (song) for baritone and orchestra	18 August 1914	SB (frag); unpub.

BV 264	Indianische Fantasie [Indian Fantasy] Op. 44, for piano and orchestra (score)	Apr 1913 - 22 February 1914	pub.

BV 265	Floh-Sprung. Canon for two voices with obbligato bass	21 August 1914	pub. 1932

BV 266	Rondò arlecchinesco Op. 46, for orchestra and tenor solo (score)	8 April Jun 1915	MS: Library of Congress, Washington, and SB; pub. B&H, 1917

BV 267	Indianisches Tagebuch. Erstes Buch. [Indian Diary. First Book], for piano (score)	8 June Aug 1915	pub.

BV 268	Sonatina (no. 3) "ad usum infantis," for piano (score)	Jul 1915	pub.

BV 269	Gesang vom Reigen der Geister [Song of Dancing of the Spirits]. Indianisches Tagebuch.	30 August Dec 1915	pub.

BV 270	Arlecchino (opera) Op. 50 (score)	Nov -Dec 1914; Nov 1915 - Aug 1916	pub.

BV 271	Improvisation über das Bachsche Chorallied "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele" [Improvisation on the Bach chorale "How good I feel, O friend of the soul"], for 2 pianos (score)	26 June Aug 1916	pub.

BV 272	Albumblatt [Albumleaf] (in E minor), for flute (or muted violin) and piano	1916	SB; pub. B&H, 1917; ded. Albert Biolley; arr. for piano, see BV272a,

BV 272a	Albumblatt [Albumleaf] (in E minor), for piano	1917	pub. B&H, 1918; ded. Albert Biolley; arr. from BV 272

BV 273	Turandot (opera). Eine chinesische Fabel nach Gozzi in zwei Akten. [A Chinese fable after Gozzi in two acts.]	Dec 1916 - Mar 1917	pub. B&H, 1918 (vocal score only); ded. Arturo Toscanini

BV 274	Sonatina (no. 4) "in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII" for piano (score)	22 December 1917	ᵛ ms, pub, ded, fp

BV 275	Sonatina quasi Sonata for piano	1917	MS: (sketches)

BV 276	Concertino Op. 48, for clarinet and small orchestra (score)	Mar-Apr 1918	pub. B&H, 1918; dur. 10 min; fp; instr; arr.; ded. Edmondo Allegra

BV 277	Altoums Gebet. "Konfutse, dir hab' ich geschworen" (Ferruccio Busoni) [Altoum's Prayer.	1917	pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus MIlner

BV 278	Lied des Mephistopheles. "Es war einmal ein König" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from Faust) [Mephistopheles' Song.	30 March 1918	SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. from BV278a

BV 278a	Lied des Mephistopheles. "Es war einmal ein König" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from Faust) [Mephistopheles' Song.	Mar 1918 or later?	SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. baritone and small orchestra, see BV 278

BV 279	Notturni [Nocturnes] (in A minor). Prologo, for piano	20 May 1918	SB; unpub.; ded. Riccardo Hadl

BV 280	Sonatina brevis (no. 5), "In Signo Joannis Sebastiani Magni," for piano (score)	19 August 1918	SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Philipp Jarnach

BV 281	Lied des Unmuts. "Keinen Reimer wird man finden" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from West-östlicher Diwan) [Song of ill humor.	May 1918?	SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. for baritone and orchestra, see BV 281a

BV 281a	Lied des Unmuts. "Keinen Reimer wird man finden" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from West-östlicher Diwan) [Song of ill humor.	20 February 1924	SB; pub. B&H, Wiesbaden, 1964; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. from BV 281

BV 282	Sarabande und Cortège Op. 51. Two studies for Doktor Faust, [Fifth and Sixth Elegies for Orchestra] (score)	Dec 1918 - Jan 1919	pub. B&H, 1920

BV 283	Eldorado. "Gladly bedight a gallant knight" (Edgar Allan Poe), (song) for voice and piano	10 June 1919	SB (sketches); unpub.

BV 284	Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen [Chamber Fantasy after Carmen] (Sonatina no. 6), for piano (score)	20 March 1920	SB; pub. B&H, 1920; ded. Leonhard Tauber

BV 285	Divertimento Op. 52, for flute and small orchestra (score)	May 1920	SB; pub. B&H, 1922; ded. Philippe Gaubert

BV 286	Elegie (in E-flat major), for clarinet and piano (score)	Sep 1919 and Jan 1920	SB (sketch); pub. B&H, 1921; ded. Edmonda Allegra

BV 287	Toccata: Preludio, Fantasia, and Ciaconna, for piano (score)	21 July Sep 1920	MS; pub.; ded. Isidor Philipp

BV 288	Tanzwalzer Op. 53, for orchestra (score)	Sep - Oct 1920	pub. B&H, 1922; dur. 12 min; fp; instr; ded. the memory of Johann Strauss

BV 289	Drei Albumblätter [Three Albumleaves], for piano (score)	May 1921	pub. B&H, 1921; dur. 8 min; fp; ded.

BV 290	Romanza e scherzoso Op. 54, for piano and orchestra	21 June 1921	SB; pub. B&H, 1922, PB 2639; dur. 8 min; fp; instr; ded. Alfredo Casella; see BV 292

BV 291a	Die Bekehrte, "Bei dem Glanze der Abendröte" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) [The Convert, "By the radiance of the afterglow"], (song) for female voice and piano	22 September 1921	MS: Library of Congress, Washington; pub. B&H, 1937, DLV 4791; dur. 4 min; ded. Lola Artôt de Padilla

BV 291b	Die Spröde, "An dem reinsten Frühlingsmorgen" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) [The Prude, "On the clearest spring morning"], (song) for female voice and piano	Sep 1921	MS: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (frag, sketches); unpub.

BV 292	Concertino Op. 54, for piano and orchestra	21 June 1921	pub. B&H, 1937 (BV 236 followed by BV 290); fp

BV 293	Perpetuum mobile, 'nach des Concertino II. Satz Op.	Feb 1922	pub. B&H, 1922, EB 5231, plate number 28765; dur. 3 min; ded. Cella Delavrancea

BV 294	Grausige Geschichte vom Münzjuden Lippold. Aus der Oper Die Brautwahl [Gruesome Tale of Lippold, the Jew-coiner.	16 February - Mar 1923	SB; unpub.; dur. 6 min; instr; arr. baritone and piano, see BV 294a

BV 294a	Grausige Geschichte vom Münzjuden Lippold. Aus der Oper Die Brautwahl [Gruesome Tale of Lippold, the Jew-coiner.	30 March 1923	SB; unpub.; dur. 6 min; arr. of BV 294

BV 295	Zigeunerlied [Gypsy Song] Op. 55 no.	27 March 1923	SB; pub. B&H; dur. 8 min; fp; instr; arr. baritone and piano, see BV 295a

BV 295a	Zigeunerlied [Gypsy Song] Op. 55 no.	Mar 1923	pub.; arr. of BV 295

BV 296	Fünf kurze Stücke zur Pflege des polyphonen Spiels auf dem Pianoforte. [Five short pieces for the cultivation of polyphonic playing on the piano.]	19 March May 1923	MS; pub.; fp; dur. 16 min; ded. Edwin Fischer

BV 297	Prélude et Étude en Arpèges [Prelude and Etude in Arpeggios], for piano (score)	29 January and 12 February 1923	MS; pub.; dur. 7 min; fp

BV 298	Schlechter Trost, "Mitternachts weint' und schluchzt' ich" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) [Poor Comfort, "At midnight I cried and sobbed"], (song) for baritone and orchestra	24 February 1924	SB; pub.; dur. 3 min; fp; instr; arr. baritone and piano, see BV 298a

BV 298a	Schlechter Trost, "Mitternachts weint' und schluchzt' ich" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) [Poor Comfort, "At midnight I cried and sobbed"], (song) for baritone and piano	Feb 1924	pub.; arr. from BV 298a

BV 299	Lied des Brander, "Es war eine Ratt' im Kellernest" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from Faust) [Brander's Song, "There was a rat in the basement nest"], for baritone and piano	Mar 1918	SB (incomplete); pub.; dur. 2 min; arr.

BV 300	"Es war ein König in Thule" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) ["There was a king in Thule"], (song) for baritone and piano	1918	SB (sketches); unpub.

BV 301	"Wie an dem Tag, der dich der Welt verliehen" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) ["How on the day, which bestowed thee upon the world"], (song) for voice and piano	1918	SB (sketches); unpub.

BV 302	"Freudvoll und leidvoll" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) [Joyful and sorrowful], (song) for voice and piano	1918	SB (sketches); unpub.

BV 303	Doktor Faust (opera)	Sep 1916 - May 1923 (unfinished)	pub. B&H

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In 1911, Busoni composed Verzweiflung und Ergebung "Despair and Resignation" with number BV 248a.

final_sentence: In 1911, Busoni composed Verzweiflung und Ergebung "Despair and Resignation" with number BV 248a.