Busoni, Ferruccio. (1866-1924). Turandot. Eine Chinesische Fabel nach Gozzi in zwei Akten. Klavierauszug mit Text von Philip Jarnach.. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel. [1918]. First edition. 2ff., 149pp., 8vo, p.n.28162. Original wrappers bound in crimson cloth boards. Boards stained, worn at extremities, otherwise a very good copy.
The opera, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Gozzi's text, was first performed at the Stadtheater Zürich on May 11, 1917. Busoni had first composed incidental music to the fairy-tale in 1905, but after performances in London and Berlin, he decided to develop it into an opera. It was then staged as a companion piece with his one act opera "Arlecchino."
The opera, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Gozzi's text, was first performed at the Stadtheater Zürich on May 11, 1917. Busoni had first composed incidental music to the fairy-tale in 1905, but after performances in London and Berlin, he decided to develop it into an opera. It was then staged as a companion piece with his one act opera "Arlecchino."
Busoni, Ferruccio. (1866-1924). Turandot. Eine Chinesische Fabel nach Gozzi in zwei Akten. Klavierauszug mit Text von Philip Jarnach.. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel. [1918]. First edition. 2ff., 149pp., 8vo, p.n.28162. Original wrappers bound in crimson cloth boards. Boards stained, worn at extremities, otherwise a very good copy.
The opera, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Gozzi's text, was first performed at the Stadtheater Zürich on May 11, 1917. Busoni had first composed incidental music to the fairy-tale in 1905, but after performances in London and Berlin, he decided to develop it into an opera. It was then staged as a companion piece with his one act opera "Arlecchino."
The opera, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Gozzi's text, was first performed at the Stadtheater Zürich on May 11, 1917. Busoni had first composed incidental music to the fairy-tale in 1905, but after performances in London and Berlin, he decided to develop it into an opera. It was then staged as a companion piece with his one act opera "Arlecchino."