Comedy Overture
Concert overture by Ferruccio Busoni
| Eine Lustspielouvertüre | |
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| Concert overture by Ferruccio Busoni | |
 The composer around 1900 | |
| English | Comedy Overture |
| Catalogue | BV 245 |
| Opus | 38 |
| Composed | 1897 (1897)/1904 |
The Eine Lustspielouvertüre (Comedy Overture) Op. 38 (BV 245) for orchestra is a concert overture by Ferruccio Busoni; it was composed in 1897 and revised in 1904. The main theme appears at once, played by the strings. The second subject follows on clarinet. A new section introduces the development. In recapitulation the second theme is reworked for the cellos and contrabasses over a timpani pedal point. The work ends with a lively coda.
Selected recordings
- NDR Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert, conductor; CPO Records 999 161-2
- Philharmonia Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor; Classical Society CSCD 124
- BBC Philharmonic; Neeme Järvi, conductor; Chandos 10302
References
- David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.
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- Piano Concerto (1904)
- Indian Fantasy (1916)
- Comedy Overture (1897)
- Turandot Suite (1905)
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- Elegies (1908)
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- Fantasia contrappuntistica (1910)
- Klavierübung
and transcriptions
- Bach-Busoni Editions
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor (JS Bach)
- Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni
- Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition
- Ferruccio Busoni discography (as pianist)
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