Comedy Overture
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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 | /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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.