Berceuse élégiaque

Berceuse élégiaque (BV252) is an orchestral work composed by Ferruccio Busoni in 1909.[1] Originally written for solo piano, to be added as the seventh piece in his 1907 collection Elegies, Busoni adapted it for orchestra later the same year.[1] This orchestral version was sub-titled "Des Mannes Wiegenlied am Sarge seiner Mutter" ("The man's lullaby at his mother's coffin").[1] The first performance of Berceuse élégiaque was in New York on February 21, 1911, and was conducted by Gustav Mahler.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Berceuse élégiaque." The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 2nd ed. rev. Ed. Michael Kennedy. Oxford Music Online. Accessed 29 August 2011.