Berceuse élégiaque
Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42 is an orchestral work composed by Ferruccio Busoni in 1909. 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. This orchestral version was sub-titled "Des Mannes Wiegenlied am Sarge seiner Mutter". The first performance of Berceuse élégiaque was in New York City on February 21, 1911, and was conducted by Gustav Mahler.
Dedication
“In memoriam Anna Busoni, n. Weiss,
m. 3.Oct.MCMIX”
Recordings
Schoenberg Ensemble conducted Reinbert de Leeuw, 1993, Koch Schwann, Mahler arranged Schoenberg and Busoni.
Piano version Ferrucio Busoni, Michele Campanella, Elegien Indianisches Tagebuch, 1980, reissued by Warner 1991.
