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''Elegies'' ((ドイツ語:Elegien)) (BV 249) by the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni is a set of solo piano pieces which can be played as a cycle or separately. Initially published in 1908 with six pieces, it was subsequently expanded to seven by the addition of the ''Berceuse'' (BV 252).〔Kindermann, pp. 231-234.〕 The set of seven takes just over 40 minutes to play.〔Duration is based on the following recordings: Geoffrey Douglas Madge, 41:07 (Philips 420 740-2); Jeni Slotchiver, 44:05 (Centaur CRC 2438).〕 == Sections of the work == The seven pieces are titled as follows: :1. ''Nach der Wendung'' (''Recueillement'') (the Turning" (Contemplation) ) :2. ''All' Italia!'' (''In modo napolitano'') (Italy!" (In a Neapolitan Mode) ) :3. ''Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir'' (Choralvorspiel) (soul trembles and hopes of thee" (Chorale Prelude) ) :4. ''Turandots Frauengemach'' (Intermezzo) (Zenana" (Intermezzo) ) :5. ''Die Nächtlichen'' (Walzer) (Nocturnal" (Waltz) ) :6. ''Erscheinung'' (Notturno) ((Nocturne) ) :7. ''Berceuse'' (HREF="http://www.kotoba.ne.jp/word/11/Lullaby" TITLE="Lullaby">Lullaby" ) Although labelled as "Neue Klavierstücke" (Piano Pieces ) by the publisher Breitkopf & Härtel, that is not a totally accurate description, since three of the pieces are based on other, older compositions by the composer. No. 2 is based on the ''All' Italiana'' (4th movement) of the Piano Concerto (BV 247), although the music itself is not entirely from that movement. A particularly effective moment is based on a section of the second movement marked "in modo napolitano." Nos. 4 and 5 come from the Turandot Suite (BV 248), and were later used in the opera Turandot (BV 273). Interestingly, a further three pieces were also used again: No. 3 became the introductory "Preludio corale" of the ''Fantasia contrappuntistica'' (BV 256), No. 6 was used for Act I part 1 of the opera ''Die Brautwahl'' (BV 258), and No. 7 was extended into the orchestral masterpiece ''Berceuse élégiaque'' (BV 252a).〔Beaumont (1985), pp. 101-115.〕〔Sitsky, pp. 60-65.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elegies (Busoni)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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