List of compositions by Ferruccio Busoni
This article presents a complete catalog of original compositions by Ferruccio Busoni, including a large number of early works, most of which remain unpublished. The earliest preserved pieces were written when he was barely seven years old. Over 200 of the total of 303 original compositions were produced before the age of twenty.
For a more selective list of recorded works, see Ferruccio Busoni discography.
Busoni also produced a number of cadenzas, transcriptions, and editions. For a complete list see List of adaptations by Ferruccio Busoni.
Introductory notes
Opus numbers
Busoni's opus numbers are confusing. Initially he numbered each work as he wrote it. Upon reaching Op. 40 he began assigning opus numbers of unpublished youthful works to new compositions. Later he started again from Op. 30, adding an "a" to Op. 30 to 36. From Op. 41 the numbering is fairly regular although it bears little relationship to the actual date of composition, and many compositions were published without opus number. Among unpublished compositions, some have two opus numbers. Because of their confusing nature [|Roberge] recommended against using them and eliminated them from his List of Works. However, since opus numbers are written on manuscripts, included on published scores, used for identification of compositions by many recordings, and included in the standard reference works by [|Dent], [|Kindermann], [|Beaumont], and [|Sitsky], they are given here as an aid in identification. The user should be aware, however, that a particular opus number may refer to more than one item and says very little about the date of composition or publication.Catalog numbers
The letters BV followed by a number are used for identification of Busoni's original compositions. The BV numbers are based on the first comprehensive catalog of Busoni's unpublished as well as published works prepared by Jürgen Kindermann. The letters KiV are also sometimes used, as well as the abbreviations Kind- and K. Although Kindermann himself did not specify any letters to be used for referring to his catalog, he has agreed to the use of the abbreviation BV. The catalog is not strictly chronological, since it frequently incorporates published works by the date of publication rather than the date of composition. When the catalog number is preceded by the letters BV B, for example, Ten Chorale Preludes by Bach, BV B 27, it refers to a cadenza, transcription, or adaptation.Catalog of original compositions
- Note: This list is not yet complete. The "Details" column needs additional work.
Busoni Archive: Most of Busoni's unpublished early manuscripts, as well as those of later works, have been preserved in the Busoni-Nachlaß . The collection consists of 366 cataloged items, many of which were lost during the Second World War, and after the war were divided between Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung, in West Berlin and the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, Musikabteilung, in East Berlin. Kindermann lists the locations and manuscript numbers of each work, for those manuscripts which were available until the year he published his catalog. Some of the lost items reappeared later; most are now at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. After the fall of the Berlin wall, the two libraries were reunited as the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Sitsky has an appendix listing manuscripts, including those lost, which may yet reappear, as well as those not part of the Busoni-Archive, which are either not numbered or are numbered with a different system. The Busoni-Archive manuscript numbers provided by Sitsky are prefixed with the letters "SB", a procedure which has been adopted here as well.
Abbreviations: acc., according to; arr., arrangement; SB, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; B&H, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig ; cat., catalog; ded., dedicated to; dur., duration; frag, fragment; fp, first performance;, link to score at the International Music Score Library Project; instr., instrumentation; MS, manuscript; [|pub]., published; rev., revised; unpub., unpublished.
[|BV 1] to 100
- Go to: [|BV 101] | [|BV 201] | [|Appendix]
| Cat. no. | Title | Date of composition | Details |
| BV 1 | Canzone Op. 1, for piano | Jun 1873 | SB1; unpub. |
| BV 2 | Berceuse Op. 2, for piano | Jun 1873 | SB2; unpub. |
| BV 3 | Introduzione, Tempo di Walzer e Finale Op. 3, for piano | Aug 1873 | SB3; unpub. |
| BV 4 | Cadenza-Esercizio Op. 4, for piano | Sept 1873 | SB4; unpub. |
| BV 5 | Studio Op. 5, for piano | Oct 1873 | SB5; unpub. |
| BV 6 | Tema con Variazioni Op. 6, for piano | Oct 1873 | SB7; unpub. |
| BV 7 | Menuetto Op. 17, for piano | 5 October 1873; 15 October 1873 | SB16, SB28; unpub. |
| BV 8 | Preghiera alla Madonna "Vergin santa benedetta Madre" Op. 7, song for two women and piano | 15 October 1873 | SB7; unpub. |
| BV 9 | Marcia funebre Op. 8, for piano | 22 February 1874 | SB8; unpub. |
| BV 10 | Romanza senza parole Op. 9, for piano | 22 February 1874 | SB9; unpub.; ded. Ersilia Grusovin |
| BV 11 | Canzone popolare Op. 13, for piano | 17 September 1874 | SB18; unpub. |
| BV 12 | La Canzone del Cacciatore Op. 10, for piano | 20 September 1874 | SB10; unpub. |
| BV 13 | Preludio Op. 11, for piano | Oct 1874 | SB11; unpub.; see BV 15 |
| BV 14 | Scherzo Op. 14, for piano | Oct 1874 | SB13; unpub. |
| BV 15 | Preludio, for clarinet and piano | 12 July 1875 | SB17; unpub.; arr. of BV 13 |
| BV 16 | Inno-Variato Op. 12, for piano | Mar 1875 | SB12; unpub. |
| BV 17 | Polka Op. 16, for piano | Jan 1875 | SB14; unpub. |
| BV 18 | Scherzo in B-flat major Op. 15, for piano | Feb 1875 | SB15; unpub. |
| BV 19 | Preludio Op. 18, for clarinet and piano | 26 February 1875; rev. 14 July 1875 | SB20; unpub. |
| BV 20 | Preludio Op. 19, for piano | Mar 1875 | SB19; unpub. |
| BV 21 | Preludio Op. 20, for piano | Mar 1875 | SB21; unpub. |
| BV 22 | Sonata in D major, for piano | 20 August 1875 | SB22; unpub. |
| BV 23 | Fuga a 2 voci in stile libero , for piano | 23 August 1875 | SB23; unpub. |
| BV 24 | Studio in C major, for piano | 28 August 1875 | SB24; unpub. |
| BV 25 | Fuga a 3 voci , for piano | 2 September 1875 | SB25; unpub. |
| BV 26 | Gavotta, for piano | 26 September 1875 | SB26; unpub. |
| BV 27 | Inno , for piano | 28 September 1875 | SB27; unpub. |
| BV 28 | Studio contrappuntato , for piano | 14 October 1875 | SB29; unpub.; ded. [|Anna] Weiß-Busoni |
| BV 29 | Capriccio, for piano | 1 November 1875; rev. 1 December 1875 | SB32, SB42; unpub. |
| BV 30 | Presto in C minor, for piano | 25 November 1875 | SB30; unpub.; ded. Ferdinando Busoni |
| BV 31 | Invenzione a due voci, for piano | 2 December 1875 | SB31, SB44, SB46; unpub.; ded. Anna Weiß-Busoni |
| BV 32 | Inno , for piano | 5 December 1875 | SB33, SB45; unpub.; ded. Anna Weiß-Busoni |
| BV 33 | Mandolinata, for piano | 25 December 1875 | SB34; unpub. |
| BV 34 | Waltzer da Concerto. Momento Musicale , for piano | 25–27 December 1875 | SB35, SB47; unpub.; ded. Luigi Cimoso |
| BV 35 | Fuga a tre voci , for harmonium or organ | 5 January 1876 | SB36; unpub., ded. Ferdinando Busoni |
| BV 36 | "Du bist wie eine Blume" , song for voice and piano | 24 January 1876 | SB48?; unpub.; ded. Anna Ephrussi |
| BV 37 | Scherzo in C minor, for piano | 11 February 1876 | SB37?; unpub.; ded. Anna Weiß-Busoni |
| BV 38 | String quartet no. 1 | 20–23 February 1876 | SB51; unpub. |
| BV 39 | "Die Abendglocke schallet" , song for voice and piano | 3 March 1876 | SB49?; unpub.; ded. Carolina Gomperz-Bettelheim |
| BV 40 | Marcia funebre , for piano | 15 March 1876 | SB38; unpub. |
| BV 41 | Sonata in C major for violin and piano | 19 March 1876 | SB52; unpub. |
| BV 42 | String quartet no. 2 | 28 April 1876 | v SB53; unpub; ded |
| BV 43 | Fantaisie-Impromptu, for piano | 6 June 1876 | SB39; unpub.; ded. [|Josephine von Wertheimstein] |
| BV 44 | Wiegenlied : "Schlafe süß in Gottes Schoß" , for voice and piano | 15 June 1876 | SB50; unpub.; ded. Mina Gomperz |
| BV 45 | Il Dolore: Romanza senza parole , for piano | 21 June 1876 | v SB40, unpub, ded |
| BV 46 | Menuetto, for piano | 3 July 1876 | SB41; unpub. |
| BV 47 | Fughetta, for piano | 9 September 1876 | SB54; unpub.; ded. Betty Preläuthner |
| BV 48 | Gavottina Op. 3 no. 3, for piano | 11 November 1876 | v SB55; unpub |
| BV 49 | Meditazione , for piano | 10 December 1876 | SB57; unpub. |
| BV 50 | Invention, for piano | 31 December 1876 | SB360; unpub |
| [|BV 51] | Ouverture, for orchestra | 1876 | v SB58; unpub; instr; arr |
| BV 52 | Studio , for piano | 1 January 1877 | SB59; unpub. |
| BV 53 | Untitled, for piano | 8 January 1877 | SB60; unpub. |
| BV 54 | Fuga in G major, for piano | 23 January 1877 | SB61; unpub. |
| BV 55 | Waise und Rose, "Wie bin ich armes Kind allein" , for mezzo-soprano and piano | 7 March 1877 | SB62; unpub. |
| BV 56 | "Deh, ci guarda benedetta" , for SATB | 11 May 1877 | SB63; unpub. |
| BV 57 | Sonata ? Op. 6, for piano | May 1877 | v SB78; unpub |
| BV 58 | Sonata no. 1 in C major Op. 7, for piano | 20 May 1877 | v SB64; unpub |
| BV 59 | Invenzione, for piano | 20 June 1877 | SB65; unpub |
| BV 60 | Menuetto, for string quartet | 24 June 1877 | SB66; unpub |
| BV 61 | Sonata No. 2 in D major Op. 8, for piano | 5 July 1877 | v SB67; unpub |
| BV 62 | Scherzo, for piano | Jul 1877 | v MS, pub, ded |
| BV 63 | Antiphon, "Salve decus patriarchum" , for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, and harmonium | 19 August 1877 | SB73; unpub |
| BV 64 | Preludio, for piano | 4 September 1877 | v SB68; unpub |
| BV 65 | Sonata No. 3 in E major Op. 9, for piano | 14 September 1877 | v SB69; unpub |
| BV 66 | Allegro fugato, for piano | 30 September 1877 | SB70; unpub. |
| [|BV 67] | "Ave Maria," Op. 1, for voice and piano | 1 October 1877 | v pub, ded |
| BV 67a | "Ave Maria," Op. 1, for voice and strings | 20 June 1878 | SB91; unpub.; arr. from BV 67; instr |
| BV 68 | "Salve Regina" Op. 2,, for mezzo-soprano and piano | 9 October 1877 | SB71; unpub.; see BV 68a |
| BV 68a | "Salve Regina" Op. 4,, for mezzo-soprano and strings | undated, probably Oct 1877 | SB72; unpub.; arr. of BV 68; instr |
| BV 69 | "Pater noster," for mezzo-soprano, three-part male-voice choir and piano or harmonium | 23 December 1877 | SB74; unpub. |
| BV 70 | L'Invalido Op. 31, "Ho quarant'anni per la patria" , Ballata , for tenor and piano | 31 December 1877 | SB75; unpub. |
| BV 71 | Cinq Pièces Op. 3, for piano | 1877 | v pub, fp |
| BV 72 | Andante con moto Op. 10, for clarinet and piano | 1877 | v SB79, pub |
| BV 73 | Menuetto Op. 4, for piano | 1 February 1878 | SB76; pub. |
| BV 74 | Toccata Op. 4, for piano | 17 February 1878 | SB77; unpub. |
| BV 75 | Studio in C minor Op. 12, for piano | Feb 1878 | SB80; unpub. |
| BV 76 | Adante ed Allegro vivace Op. 13, for string quartet | 23 February 1878 | SB81; unpub. |
| BV 77 | Menuetto Op. 14, for piano | 26 February 1878 | MS, pub., ded. |
| BV 78 | Preludio e Fuga in C major Op. 15, for piano left hand | 27 February 1878 | SB82; unpub. |
| BV 79 | Fuga in stile libero Op. 16, for piano | 5 March 1878 | SB83; unpub. |
| BV 80 | Concerto Op. 17, for piano and string quartet | 21 March 1878 | SB84, pub, instr, dur. |
| BV 81 | Suite campestre, 5 pezzi caratteristici Op. 18, for piano | 1–5 April 1878 | SB85; pub. |
| BV 82 | "Pater noster" a tre voci Op. 20, | 6 April 1878 | SB86; unpub. |
| BV 83 | Piano piece in C major | 5 May 1878 | SB87 ; unpub. |
| BV 84 | Preludio in F minor Op. 19, for piano | 5 May 1878 | SB88; unpub. |
| BV 85 | Preludio e Fuga in C minor Op. 21, for piano | 13 May 1878 | MS, pub |
| BV 86 | Tristezza, "Dimmi perchè si pallido" Op. 22, for mezzo-soprano and piano | 18 May 1878 | SB89; unpub. |
| BV 87 | Antiphon, "Tota pulchra es Maria" Op. 23, for SATB | 13 June 1878 | SB90; unpub. |
| BV 88 | Suite Op. 10, for clarinet and piano | May–June 1878 | SB92; pub. |
| BV 89 | Gavotta Op. 25, for piano | 11 July 1878 | MS, pub. |
| BV 90 | Graduale delle Messe communi della Madonna, "Benedicta et venerabilis es" Op. 27, for mezzo-soprano, SATB, and organ or piano | 30 July 1878 | SB93; unpub. |
| BV 91 | "Ave Maria," Op. 2, for voice and piano | Aug 1878? | pub. C. A. Spina, Vienna, 1879? |
| BV 92 | Rhapsodie hongroise Op. 28, for piano | 4–22 September 1878 | SB94 ; unpub. |
| BV 93 | "Salve Regina" Op. 29, for contralto and piano | 30 September 1878 | SB95; unpub. |
| BV 94 | Lied der Klage Op. 38, "Die Luft ist trübe, der Wind weht kalt", for alto voice and piano | 14 October 1878 | SB96; pub. August Cranz, Hamburg, 1879? |
| BV 95 | "Ave Maria" in the style of Palestrina Op. 11, for SATB | 20 Act 1878 | SB97; unpub. |
| BV 96 | Piece for violin and piano Op. 70 | Nov 1878 | MS:, unpub. |
| BV 97 | Rondo brilliant, for piano | Nov 1878 | MS:, unpub. |
| BV 98 | Des Sängers Fluch, "Es stand in alten Zeiten ein Schloß so hoch und hehr" Op. 39, for alto voice and piano | Nov 1878 | pub. August Cranz, Hamburg, 1879?; ded. Doktor Albin von Vogel |
| BV 98a | Des Sängers Fluch, "Es stand in alten Zeiten ein Schloß so hoch und hehr" Op. 39, for alto voice and orchestra | 13 April 1879 | SB104; unpub.; instr |
| BV 99 | Preludio e Fuga Op. 32, for 2 pianos | 5 December 1878 | SB98; unpub. |
| BV 100 | Racconti Fantastici. 3 Pezzi caratteristici Op. 12, for piano | 1878 or 1882? | pub., fp, ded. |
BV 101 to 200
- Go to: BV 1 | BV 201 | Appendix
| Cat. no. | Title | Date of composition | Details |
| BV 101 | Solo dramatique Op. 13, for clarinet and piano | 2 February 1879 | SB99; pub; fp |
| BV 102 | Menuetto Op. 15, for string quartet | 12 February 1879 | SB100; unpub. |
| BV 103 | Missa I Op. 34, for SATB | 12 February 1879 | SB101; unpub. |
| BV 104 | Capriccio Op. 36, for 2 pianos | 21 February 1879 | SB102; unpub. |
| BV 105 | "Benedicta et venerabilis es" Op. 16, for SAB | 1 April 1879 | SB103; unpub. |
| BV 106 | Scherzo Op. 17, for piano | May 1879 | SB105JU; unpub. |
| BV 107 | Andantino Op. 41, for clarinet and piano | 4 May 1879 | SB106JU; pub |
| BV 108 | Serenade no. 2 Op. 42, for clarinet and piano | 4–31 May 1879 | SB107JU; pub |
| BV 109 | Piece for piano duet Op. 43 | May 1879? | SB108JU; unpub. |
| BV 110 | Concerto for piano and orchestra Op. 46 | May 1879 | SB109 JU; unpub.; one movement |
| BV 111 | Scherzo Op. 47, for string quartet | 31 May 1879 | SB110JU; unpub. |
| BV 112 | Variationen über ein Minnesängerlied aus dem XIII. Jahrhundert Op. 48, for piano and violin | 23 June 1879 | SB111JU; unpub. |
| BV 113 | Sternenlied, "Es glänzt am Himmel Stern an Stern" Op. 49, for alto voice and piano | 26 June 1879 | MS:SB112JU; unpub. |
| BV 114 | Albumvokale Op. 30, for voice and piano | 10 February 1884 | MS, pub.; dur. 15 min |
| BV 115 | Präludium und Fuge in D minor Op. 51 | 23 July 1879 | SB113JU; unpub.; ded. Anna Weiß-Busoni |
| BV 116 | Novelette Op. 52, for clarinet and piano | 2 August 1879 | SB114JU; pub |
| BV 117 | Scherzo Op. 53 | 14 August 1879 | SB115JU; unpub. |
| BV 118 | Scherzo in A minor Op. 54 | 20 August 1879 | SB116JU; unpub. |
| BV 119 | "Stabat Mater" Op. 55, for SSATBB and strings | Aug 1879 | SB117JU; unpub.; fp; instr |
| BV 120 | Tragische Geschichte, "Es war einer, dem's zu Herzen ging" Op. 56, for low voice and piano | 2 October 1879 | SB118JU; unpub.; arr. for TTBB, see BV 120a |
| BV 120a | Tragische Geschichte, "Es war einer, dem's zu Herzen ging" Op. 56, for TTBB | undated | SB202; unpub.; arr. of BV 120 |
| BV 121 | "Lieb Liebchen, leg's Händchen aufs Herze mein" Op. 57, for soprano and piano | 2? Oct 1879 | SB119JU; unpub. |
| BV 122 | "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht" Op. 59, for mezzo-soprano and piano | 13 October 1879 | SB120JU; unpub. |
| BV 123 | Märchen Op. 60, for cello and piano | Oct 1879 | SB121JU; unpub. |
| BV 124 | Menuetto capriccioso in C major Op. 61, for piano | Oct 1879 | pub., fp, ded. |
| BV 125 | Introduzione e Capriccio, for 2 pianos | 23 November 1879 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 126 | Danze antiche Op. 11, for piano | Dec 1879 | MS, pub., fp, ded. |
| BV 127 | "Kyrie" Op. 64, for SATB ; | 30 December 1879 | SB122JU; unpub. |
| BV 128 | Ouverture, for piano four hands | undated | SB125JU; unpub.; arr. of BV 51? |
| BV 129 | Andante | undated | SB126JU; unpub |
| BV 130 | Moderato | undated | SB127JU; unpub |
| BV 131 | Andante con moto B-flat major | undated | SB128JU; unpub. |
| BV 132 | Piano piece in B minor | undated | SB129JU; unpub |
| BV 133 | Piano piece in D minor | undated | SB130; unpub. |
| BV 134 | Andante e Tarantella, for piano | undated | SB131; unpub. |
| BV 135 | String Quartet no. 3 | undated | SB132; unpub. |
| BV 136 | Allegretto, for string quartet | undated | SB133; unpub. |
| BV 137 | Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Vivace, for string quartet | undated | SB134 ; unpub. |
| BV 138 | Sonata in D major, for piano and clarinet | undated | SB135; unpub. |
| BV 139 | Novellett, for clarinet and piano | undated | SB136; unpub. |
| BV 140 | Piece for clarinet and piano | undated | SB137 ; unpub. |
| BV 141 | Andante maestoso, for orchestra | undated | SB138 ; unpub. |
| BV 142 | "Non torna più", for voice and piano | undated | SB139 ; unpub. |
| BV 143 | "Mein Herz gleicht dem Meere", for voice and piano | undated | SB140; unpub. |
| BV 144 | "Espére enfant demain", for voice and piano | 1880? | SB141; unpub. |
| BV 145 | Preghiera alla Madonna, "Vergin santa benedetta," for SATB | undated | SB142 |
| BV 146 | "Gloria", for SATB | 1 January 1880 | SB144; unpub. |
| BV 147 | Das Erkennen Op. 65, for voice and piano | 20 January 1880 | SB145 ; unpub. |
| BV 148 | "Ave Maria" Op. 67, for voice and strings | undated | SB146 ; unpub. |
| BV 149 | Praeludium Fuge in D major a 3 voci, for piano | "30 February 1880" | SB148; unpub. |
| BV 150 | Marsch Op. 41, for piano | 5 March 1880 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 151 | Der Tanz: Walzer, for piano | undated | SB149; unpub. |
| BV 152 | Gavotte in F minor Op. 70, for piano | 11 April 1880 | SB149; pub., fp, ded. |
| BV 153 | Invention, for piano | 14 May 1880 | SB149; unpub. |
| BV 154 | Fugue in F major on a theme of W. A. Rémy, for piano | undated | SB149; unpub. |
| BV 155 | Preludio Fuge Op. 75, for piano | May 1880 | SB155; unpub. |
| BV 156 | Duo Op. 43, for 2 flutes and piano | Jun 1880 | SB151; pub. 1991 |
| BV 157 | Praeludium und Fuge Op. 7, for organ | 23 January 1880; 30 June 1880 | SB147; pub.; ded. Wilhelm Mayer |
| BV 158 | Rondo Op. 77, for piano | July 1880 | SB153; unpub. |
| BV 159 | Tre pezzi nello stile antico Op. 10, for piano | Jul 1880 | MS, pub.; fp, ded. |
| BV 160 | Scherzo Op. 47, for piano | Aug 1880 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 161 | Impromptu Op. 48, for clarinet and piano | Aug 1880 | SB154; unpub. |
| BV 162 | Piece, for clarinet and piano | undated | SB154; unpub. |
| BV 163 | Phantasiestück Op. 49, for piano | Aug 1880 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 164 | Sonate Op. 49, for piano | 1 September 1880 | SB155; unpub. |
| BV 165 | Praeludium & Fuge in D major Op. 73, for piano | Oct 1880 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 166 | Praeludium Fuge in G minor Op. 74, for piano | Oct 1880 | SB; unpub.; arr., see BV 220 |
| BV 167 | Zwei Lieder Op. 31, for voice and piano | 12 October 1880 | MS, pub., ded. |
| BV 168 | Sonata for piano | Nov 1880 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 169 | Missa in honorem Beate Mariae Virginis Op. 51, for double chorus | Nov 1880 | SB161; unpub.; ded. Johannes B. Zwerger |
| BV 170 | Scherzo Op. 52, for violin, cello, and piano | Nov 1880 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 171 | Frühlingslied, "Ich grüße euch liebe Vögelein" Op. 44, for TTBB | Jun 1880? | SB159; unpub. |
| BV 172 | Der Wirtin Töchterlein, "Es zogen drei Burschen" Op. 45, for TTBB | Nov 1880 | SB160; unpub. |
| BV 173 | "Guten Abend, gute Nacht", for TTBB | Nov 1880? | SB; unpub. |
| BV 174 | Motet, "Gott erbarme sich unser" Op. 55, for chorus and piano | 15 November 1880 | SB162; unpub.; arr. as BV174a |
| BV 174a | Motet, "Gott erbarme sich unser" Op. 55, for chorus and orchestra | 23 December 1880 | SB163; unpub.; instr; arr. of BV 174 |
| BV 175 | Studio in A minor, for piano | 1880? | SB166; unpub. |
| BV 176 | Suite, for clarinet and string quartet | 1880? | SB167; unpub. |
| BV 177 | String Quartet no. 2 in C major Op. 56 | Jan-Feb 1881 and Dec 1881 - Jan 1882 | SB164; unpub. |
| BV 178 | Praeludium Fuge, for piano | 1 April 1881 | SB ; unpub. |
| BV 179 | Praeludium Fuge, for piano | 1 April 1881 | SB; unpub. |
| BV 180 | Preludio e Fuga Op. 36, for piano | 10 April 1881 | MS, [|pub, fp, ded]. |
| BV 181 | 24 Préludes Op. 37, for piano | May 1881 | MS, pub., fp; ded. Luigi Cimoso |
| BV 182 | Fuge in C Op. 72, for piano | 1881 | MS: ; unpub. |
| BV 183 | Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra | 3 May - 10 July 1881 | SB171; unpub.; instr |
| BV 184 | Andante mit Variationen Op. 18, for violin, cello, and piano | 1881 | SB172; unpub. |
| BV 185 | Una Festa di Villaggio, 6 pezzi caratteristici Op. 9, for piano | Dec 1881 | MS, pub., fp, ded. |
| BV 186 | Introduzione e Fuga sopra un Corale di G. S. Bach , for orchestra | 1881? | SB ; unpub.; instr |
| BV 187 | Notturno, for clarinet and piano | undated | SB173 ; unpub. |
| BV 188 | Fuga Op. 57, per l'esame di Bologna, for piano | 27 March 1882 | SB174; unpub. |
| BV 189 | Danza Notturna Op. 13, for piano | 16 June 1882 | pub., fp |
| BV 190 | "Ave Maria" Op. 35, for baritone and orchestra | 22–23 June 1882 | MS, pub., instr., ded. |
| BV 191 | Primavera, Estate, Autunno, Inverno. 4 Poesie liriche Op. 40, for male voice soloists, male chorus, and orchestra | Jul 1882 | MS, pub, instr, ded; arr., see BV 191a |
| BV 191a | Primavera. Frühling, for male chorus a cappella | undated | MS; unpub.; arr. of BV 191 |
| BV 192 | Il sabato del villagio , for soloists, chorus, and orchestra | 5 August 1882 | MS, unpub., instr, fp, ded |
| BV 193 | Marcia di Paesani e Contadine Op. 32, for piano | 4 August 1883 | MS, pub, fp |
| BV 194 | Macchiette medioevali Op. 33, for piano | 1882–1883 | pub., fp |
| BV 195 | Macchiette medioevali No. 2/B. Cavaliere Reiter, for piano | 1882–1883 | MS, unpub. |
| BV 196 | Serenata Op. 34, for cello and piano | 1 January 1883 | MS, pub., fp, ded |
| BV 197 | Trois Morceaux Op. 4, 5, and 6, for piano | 1883? | pub, fp, ded |
| BV 198 | Etude 15, en forme d' "Adagio" d'une Sonate, for piano | 1883 | MS, unpub., ded. |
| BV 199 | Etude 16 , for piano | 1883 | MS: SB186; unpub. |
| BV 200 | Studio 18 in F minor, for piano | 14 February 1883 | MS: SB184; unpub. |
BV 201 to 303
- Go to: BV 1 | BV 101 | Appendix
- Note: This section is not yet complete. The "Details" column needs additional work.
| Cat. no. | Title | Date of composition | Details | ||
| BV 201 | Symphonische Suite Op. 25, for orchestra | Aug 1883 | MS, pub., instr, fp, ded. | ||
| BV 202 | Zwei Lieder Op. 15, for voice and piano No. 1 "Ich sah die Thräne" No. 2 "An Babylons Wassern" | Mar 1884 | pub., ded., arr, see BV 202a | ||
| BV 202a | "An Babylons Wassern", for male voice and piano | Feb 1901 | SB229JU ; unpub.; arr. of BV 202 | ||
| BV 203 | Six études Op. 16, for piano | 1883 | ᵛ pub, ded | ||
| BV 204 | Sonata in F minor Op. 20, for piano | Christmas 1883 | SB187; pub, fp, ded | ||
| BV 205 | "So lang man jung" Op. 16, for male voice chorus and orchestra | Jan 1884 | unpub. | ||
| BV 206 | Étude en forme de variations Op. 17, for piano | 1883? | pub. | ||
| BV 207 | Zwei altdeutsche Lieder Op. 18, for voice and piano | 1884? | pub.; arr. of no. 2, see BV 207a | ||
| BV 207a | "Unter den Linden" for voice and small orchestra | 1893 | unpub., arr. of BV 207 | ||
| BV 208 | String Quartet in C , Op. 19 | 1880-82 | pub. | ||
| BV 209 | Zweite Balletszene Op. 20, for piano | 1884 | pub. | ||
| BV 210 | Introduction et Scherzo, for piano and orchestra | Oct 1882, rev. Aug 1884 | unpub. | ||
| BV 211 | Gesang aus Mirza Schaffy, "Auf dem Dache stand sie, als ich schied", for voice and piano | 1884 | unpub. | ||
| BV 212 | "Es blüht ein Blümlein", for TTBB | 17 January 1885 | MS: BSL ; unpub. | ||
| BV 213a | Variationen und Fuge in freier Form über Fr. Chopin's C-moll Präludium Op. 22, for piano | 1884 | pub. | ||
| BV 213 | Zehn Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin, for piano | 28 March 1922 | pub. | ||
| BV 214 | Invenzione, for piano | 28 July 1885 | unpub. | ||
| BV 215 | Kleine Suite Op. 23, for cello and piano | 1886 | pub. | ||
| BV 216 | Zwei Lieder Op. 24, for low voice and piano | 1885 | pub. | ||
| BV 217 | Tempo di menuetto, for orchestra | 1885? | unpub. | ||
| BV 218 | Eine alte Geschichte in neue Reime gebracht, melodrama for voice and piano | undated, 1884 or 1885? | unpub. | ||
| BV 219 | Chorlied der Deutschen in Amerika, for TTBB | 1892? | unpub. | ||
| BV 220 | Praeludium in A minor, for piano | 1885? | unpub.; rev. from BV 166 | ||
| BV 221 | Introduktion, Marsch, Walzer, for orchestra | 1894? | MS: ; unpub. | ||
| BV 222 | Anhang zu Siegfried Ochs "Kommt a Vogerl g'flogen", for piano | 1886? | pub. 1987 | ||
| BV 223 | Fughette, for violin and piano | 1886? | MS: ; unpub. | ||
| BV 224 | Kanon. Huldigung der Töne FBB, dargebracht den Tönen a Remi. | Mar 1887 | MS: lost; unpub. | ||
| BV 225 | String Quartet no. 2 in D minor Op. 26 | Jun 1887 | pub. 1889 | ||
| BV 226 | Fuge über das Volkslied "O, du mein lieber Augustin", for piano duet | Jun 1888 | pub. 1985 | ||
| BV 227 | Finnländische Volksweisen Op. 27, for piano 4-hands | 1888 | pub. 1889 | ||
| BV 228 | Piece, for piano | undated | MS: BSL; unpub. | ||
| BV 229 | Four Bagatelles Op. 28, for violin and piano | 1888 | pub. | ||
| BV 230 | Concert Fantasie Op. 29, for piano and orchestra | Dec 1888 - 1889 | MS: BSL; unpub.; rev. as BV 240 | ||
| BV 231 | Sigune, oder das stille Dorf. Opera in 2 acts and a prelude. | 1 February 1885 - Jun 1889 | MS: BSL; unpub. | ||
| BV 232 | Marche Funèbre, for orchestra | undated | MS: BSL ; unpub. | ||
| BV 233 | Sonata I, for piano | undated | MS: BSL ; unpub. | ||
| BV 234 | Sonata Op. 29, for violin and piano | 1889 | pub. 1891 | ||
| BV 235 | Zwei Klavierstücke Op. 30a | 1889 | pub. D. Rahter, Hamburg, 1891; rev. as BV 235a | ||
| BV 235a | Zwei Tanzstücke Op. 30a, for piano | 1914 | pub. B&H, 1914; rev. from BV 235 | ||
| BV 236 | Konzertstück Op. 31a, for piano and orchestra | 1889 - Jun 1890 | pub.; dur. 20 min; instr; fp; ded. Anton Rubinstein | ||
| BV 237 | Kultaselle. Zehn kurze Variationen über ein finnisches Volkslied , for piano and cello | May 1889? | pub. Rudolf Dietrich, Leipzig, and B&H, 1891, 1951? | ||
| BV 238 | Vierte Ballet-Scene in Form eines Concert-Walzers Op. 33a, for piano | Jun 1894 | pub. B&H, 1894; ded. Carl Stasny; rev., see BV 238a | ||
| BV 238a | Vierte Ballet Szene , for piano | 16 February 1913 | pub. B&H, 1913; fp; ded. Carl Stasny; rev. from BV 238 | ||
| BV 239 | 5e Scéne de Ballet , for piano | undated, after 1892? | SB Schwermut 2) Frohsinn 3) Scherzino 4) Fantasia in modo antico 5) Finnische Ballade 6) Exeunt omnes | 1895 | MS, pub, ded |
| BV 242 | Geharnischte Suite Op. 34a, for orchestra 1. Vorspiel 2. Kriegstanz 3. Grabdenkmal 4. Ansturm | 1894-5; rev. 1903 | pub. B&H, 1905 | ||
| BV 243 | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a | 1896 - Mar 1897 | pub. B&H, 1899; dur. 28 min; instr; fp; ded. Henri Petri | ||
| BV 244 | Sonata no.2 Op. 36a, for violin and piano | May 1898 and Aug 1900 | SB; pub. B&H, 1901 EB 5189; dur. 32 min; fp; ded. Ottokar Nováček | ||
| BV 245 | Eine Lustspielouvertüre Op. 38, for orchestra | July 1897; rev. 1904 | pub. B&H, 1904; dur. 8 min | ||
| BV 246 | Ballade, for piano | undated | SB224 ; unpub. | ||
| BV 247 | Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 | 1901 - 3 August 1904 | MS, pub, instr, fp | ||
| BV 247a | Coda supplementaria for Piano Concerto | 13 August 1908 | MS; unpub. | ||
| BV 248 | Turandot Suite Op. 41, for orchestra 1. The Execution, the City Gate and the Departure 2. Truffaldino's March 3. Altoum's March 4. Turandot's March 5. Turandot's Frauengemach 6. Tanz und Gesang 7. Nächtlicher Walzer 8. Marcia funebre e Finale alla Turca | Jun-Aug 1905 | pub. B&H, 1906 PB 1976; dur. 33 min; instr; fp; ded. Karl Muck | ||
| BV 248a | Verzweiflung und Ergebung : appendix to the Turandot Suite | 1911 | pub. B&H, 1911 PB 2309; dur. 4 min; instr; fp | ||
| Altoums Warnung : second appendix to the Turandot Suite. | 1917 | pub. B&H, 1918 PB 1976a; dur. 6 min ; instr; fp | |||
| BV 249 | Elegien. 6 neue Klavierstücke. 1. "Nach der Wendung" 2. "All'Italia!" 3. "Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir" 4. "Turandots Frauengemach" 5. "Die Nächtlichen" 6. "Erscheinung" | Sep-Dec 1907 | MS, pub, fp | ||
| BV 250 | Introduction music for "Das Wunder des Heiligen Antonius: Der Leichenschmaus" | 1908-1911 | MS: ; unpub. | ||
| BV 251 | Nuit de Noël. Esquisse , for piano | Dec 1908 | SB; pub. Durand et Fils, Paris, 1909; dur. 4 min; ded. Frida Kindler | ||
| BV 252 | Berceuse, for piano | 5 June 1909 | pub. | ||
| BV 252a | Berceuse élégiaque Op. 42, for orchestra | 27 October 1909 | pub. | ||
| BV 253 | Fantasia nach Johann Sebastian Bach, for piano | 8 June 1909 | pub. | ||
| BV 254 | An die Jugend. Eine folge von Klavierstücken 1. Preludietto, Fughetta ed Esercizio 2. Preludio, Fuga e Fuga figurata: Studie nach Bach 3. Giga, Bolero e Variazione: Studie nach Mozart 4. Introduzione, Capriccio & Epilogo | Jul-Aug 1909 | MS, pub, ded, fp | ||
| BV 255 | Große Fuge , for piano | January – 1 Mar 1910 | pub. | ||
| BV 256 | Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Edizione definitiva, for piano | Jun 1910 | pub. | ||
| BV 256a | Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Edizione minore, for piano | 20 July 1912 | pub. | ||
| BV 256b | Fantasia Contrappuntistica, for 2 pianos | 3 July 1921 | pub. | ||
| BV 257 | Sonatina, for piano | 4 August 1910 | |||
| BV 258 | Die Brautwahl | 2 February 1906 – 8 October 1911 | pub. | ||
| BV 259 | Sonatina seconda, for piano | 6 July 1912 | pub. | ||
| BV 260 | Operetten Musik, for Wedekind's Franziska | 1912 | SB260 ; unpub. | ||
| BV 261 | Die Brautwahl Suite Op. 45, for orchestra 1. Spukhaftes Stück 2. Lyrisches Stück 3. Mystisches Stück 4. Hebräisches Stück 5. Heiteres Stück | Aug 1912 | pub. | ||
| BV 262 | Nocturne symphonique Op. 43, for orchestra | Oct 1912 – 6 July 1913 | pub. | ||
| BV 263 | Su monte Mario, "Solenni in vetta a Monte Mario", for baritone and orchestra | 18 August 1914 | SB ; unpub. | ||
| BV 264 | Indian Fantasy|Indianische Fantasie Op. 44, for piano and orchestra | Apr 1913 – 22 February 1914 | pub. | ||
| BV 265 | Floh-Sprung. Canon for two voices with obbligato bass | 21 August 1914 | pub. 1932 | ||
| BV 266 | Rondò arlecchinesco Op. 46, for orchestra and tenor solo | April – 8 Jun 1915 | MS: Library of Congress, Washington, and SB; pub. B&H, 1917 | ||
| BV 267 | Indianisches Tagebuch. Erstes Buch. , for piano | June – 8 Aug 1915 | pub. | ||
| BV 268 | Sonatina "ad usum infantis," for piano | Jul 1915 | pub. | ||
| BV 269 | Gesang vom Reigen der Geister . Indianisches Tagebuch. Zweites Buch. Op. 47, for small orchestra | August – 30 Dec 1915 | pub. | ||
| BV 270 | Arlecchino Op. 50 | Nov -Dec 1914; Nov 1915 - Aug 1916 | pub. | ||
| BV 271 | Improvisation über das Bachsche Chorallied "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele" , for 2 pianos | - 26 June Aug 1916 | pub. | ||
| BV 272 | Albumblatt , for flute and piano | 1916 | SB; pub. B&H, 1917; ded. Albert Biolley; arr. for piano, see BV272a, | ||
| BV 272a | Albumblatt , for piano | 1917 | pub. B&H, 1918; ded. Albert Biolley; arr. from BV 272 | ||
| BV 273 | Turandot. Eine chinesische Fabel nach Gozzi in zwei Akten. | Dec 1916 - Mar 1917 | pub. B&H, 1918 ; ded. Arturo Toscanini | ||
| BV 274 | Sonatina "in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII" for piano | 22 December 1917 | ᵛ ms, pub, ded, fp | ||
| BV 275 | Sonatina quasi Sonata for piano | 1917 | MS: | ||
| BV 276 | Concertino Op. 48, for clarinet and small orchestra | Mar-Apr 1918 | pub. B&H, 1918; dur. 10 min; fp; instr; arr.; ded. Edmondo Allegra | ||
| BV 277 | Altoums Gebet. "Konfutse, dir hab' ich geschworen" Op. 49 no. 1, for baritone and small orchestra | 1917 | pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner | ||
| BV 278 | Lied des Mephistopheles. "Es war einmal ein König" , Op. 49 no. 2, for baritone and small orchestra | 30 March 1918 | SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. from BV278a | ||
| BV 278a | Lied des Mephistopheles. "Es war einmal ein König" , Op. 49 no. 2, for baritone and piano | Mar 1918 or later? | SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. baritone and small orchestra, see BV 278 | ||
| BV 279 | Notturni . Prologo, for piano | 20 May 1918 | SB; unpub.; ded. Riccardo Hadl | ||
| BV 280 | Sonatina brevis, "In Signo Joannis Sebastiani Magni," for piano | 19 August 1918 | SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Philipp Jarnach | ||
| BV 281 | Lied des Unmuts. "Keinen Reimer wird man finden" , for baritone and piano | May 1918? | SB; pub. B&H, 1919; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. for baritone and orchestra, see BV 281a | ||
| BV 281a | Lied des Unmuts. "Keinen Reimer wird man finden" , for baritone and orchestra | 20 February 1924 | SB; pub. B&H, Wiesbaden, 1964; ded. Augustus Milner; arr. from BV 281 | ||
| BV 282 | Sarabande und Cortège Op. 51. Two studies for Doktor Faust, | Dec 1918 - Jan 1919 | pub. B&H, 1920 | ||
| BV 283 | Eldorado. "Gaily bedight, A gallant knight", for voice and piano | 10 June 1919 | SB ; unpub. | ||
| BV 284 | Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen , for piano | 20 March 1920 | SB; pub. B&H, 1920; ded. Leonhard Tauber | ||
| BV 285 | Divertimento Op. 52, for flute and small orchestra | May 1920 | SB; pub. B&H, 1922; ded. Philippe Gaubert | ||
| BV 286 | Elegie, for clarinet and piano | Sep 1919 and Jan 1920 | SB ; pub. B&H, 1921; ded. Edmondo Allegra | ||
| BV 287 | Toccata: Preludio, Fantasia, and Ciaccona, for piano | 21 July – Sep 1920 | MS; pub.; ded. Isidor Philipp | ||
| BV 288 | Tanzwalzer Op. 53, for orchestra | Sep – Oct 1920 | pub. B&H, 1922; dur. 12 min; fp; instr; ded. the memory of Johann Strauss | ||
| BV 289 | Drei Albumblätter , for piano | May 1921 | pub. B&H, 1921; dur. 8 min; fp; ded. | ||
| BV 290 | Romanza e scherzoso Op. 54, for piano and orchestra | 21 June 1921 | SB; pub. B&H, 1922, PB 2639; dur. 8 min; fp; instr; ded. Alfredo Casella; see BV 292 | ||
| BV 291a | Die Bekehrte, "Bei dem Glanze der Abendröte" , for female voice and piano | 22 September 1921 | MS: Library of Congress, Washington; pub. B&H, 1937, DLV 4791; dur. 4 min; ded. Lola Artôt de Padilla | ||
| BV 291b | Die Spröde, "An dem reinsten Frühlingsmorgen" , for female voice and piano | Sep 1921 | MS: University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; unpub. | ||
| BV 292 | Concertino Op. 54, for piano and orchestra | 21 June 1921 | pub. B&H, 1937 ; fp | ||
| BV 293 | Perpetuum mobile, 'nach des Concertino II. Satz Op. 54' [Perpetuum mobile, after the second movement of the Concertino Op. 54], for piano | Feb 1922 | pub. B&H, 1922, EB 5231, plate number 28765; dur. 3 min; ded. Cella Delavrancea | ||
| BV 294 | Grausige Geschichte vom Münzjuden Lippold. Aus der Oper Die Brautwahl , for voice and orchestra | 16 February - Mar 1923 | SB; unpub.; dur. 6 min; instr; arr. baritone and piano, see BV 294a | ||
| BV 294a | Grausige Geschichte vom Münzjuden Lippold. Aus der Oper Die Brautwahl , for voice and piano | 30 March 1923 | SB; unpub.; dur. 6 min; arr. of BV 294 | ||
| BV 295 | Zigeunerlied Op. 55 no. 2, "Im Nebelgeriesel, im tiefen Schnee" , for baritone and orchestra | 27 March 1923 | SB; pub. B&H; dur. 8 min; fp; instr; arr. baritone and piano, see BV 295a | ||
| BV 295a | Zigeunerlied Op. 55 no. 2, "Im Nebelgeriesel, im tiefen Schnee" , for baritone and piano | Mar 1923 | pub.; arr. of BV 295 | ||
| BV 296 | Fünf kurze Stücke zur Pflege des polyphonen Spiels auf dem Pianoforte. | - 19 March May 1923 | MS; pub.; fp; dur. 16 min; ded. Edwin Fischer | ||
| BV 297 | Prélude et Étude en Arpèges , for piano | 29 January and 12 February 1923 | MS; pub.; dur. 7 min; fp | ||
| BV 298 | Schlechter Trost, "Mitternachts weint' und schluchzt' ich" , for baritone and orchestra | 24 February 1924 | SB; pub.; dur. 3 min; fp; instr; arr. baritone and piano, see BV 298a | ||
| BV 298a | Schlechter Trost, "Mitternachts weint' und schluchzt' ich" , for baritone and piano | Feb 1924 | pub.; arr. from BV 298a | ||
| BV 299 | Lied des Brander, "Es war eine Ratt' im Kellernest" , for baritone and piano | Mar 1918 | SB ; pub.; dur. 2 min; arr. | ||
| BV 300 | "Es war ein König in Thule" , for baritone and piano | 1918 | SB ; unpub. | ||
| BV 301 | "Wie an dem Tag, der dich der Welt verliehen" , for voice and piano | 1918 | SB ; unpub. | ||
| BV 302 | "Freudvoll und leidvoll" , for voice and piano | 1918 | SB ; unpub. | ||
| BV 303 | Doktor Faust | Sep 1916 - May 1923 | pub. B&H |
Appendix
- Go to: BV 1 | BV 101 | BV 201
| No. | Title | Date of composition | Details |
| 1 | Overtüre zu einem gedachten Singspiel nach der Tradition des "Lieben Augustin", for orchestra | undated; ca. 1888 | MS: SB207 ; unpub. |
| 2 | Music for Gozzi's "Turandot," for orchestra and female voices | Jun 1905 | MS ; unpub.; fp; arr. |
| 3 | Klavierübung in fünf Teilen | 1917–1922 | MS, pub, ded |
| 4 | Nachtrag zu Turandot - "Diese Zeichen von Trauer" | 22 June 1921 | SB; unpub. |
| 5 | Reminiscenza Rossiniana, "Caro Dent due paroline in confidenza" , for voice and piano | 3 March 1923 | pub. Dent, pp. 278–9. |
| 6 | Lied der Schieber am Kurfürstendamm, "Wir schieben, wir schieben" , for unison choir and piano | 20 April 1923 | SB, unpub. |
| 7 | Klavierübung in zehn Büchern, zweite umgestaltete und bereicherte Ausgabe. | Dec 1923 - Jan 1924 | MS, pub |
| 8 | "Ich hab' gesucht und nichts gefunden" , for SSA | 14 January 1924 | MS, pub., ded. |
| 9 | undated | SB165; unpub. |
Catalog details
This section contains detailed information for selected catalog items.
^ BV 42: String quartet no. 2
^ BV 45: Il Dolore: Romanza senza parole , for piano
^ BV 48: Gavottina Op. 3 no. 3, for piano
^ BV 51 Ouverture, for orchestra
^ BV 57: Sonata ?
^ BV 58: Sonata No. 1 in C major Op. 7, for piano
^ BV 61: Sonata No. 2 in D major Op. 8, for piano
^ BV 62: Scherzo, for piano
^ BV 64: Preludio, for piano
^ BV 65: Sonata No. 3 in E major Op. 9, for piano
^ BV 67: "Ave Maria," Op. 1, for voice and piano
^ BV 71: Cinq Pièces Op. 3, for piano
^ BV 72: Andante con moto Op. 10, for clarinet and piano
^ BV 203: Six études Op. 16, for piano
BV 204: Sonate f-moll Op. 20 für Klavier
BV 241: Stücke Op. 33b, for piano
^ BV 274: Sonatina in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII für Klavier zu zwei Händen'''
Clarinet and piano compilation
- Ferruccio Busoni: Early Character Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Biographical notes
- [|Caroline Bettelheim], wife of [|Julius Gomperz]. Born in Hungary in humble circumstances, she became a pianist, sang at the Carltheater in Vienna, and from 1872 as a contralto at the Vienna Hofoper. After her marriage she gave up singing in public except at charity events.
- Anna Weiß-Busoni, Ferruccio Busoni's mother, was a well-known professional pianist. She and his father Ferdinando, a clarinet player, toured together frequently while Ferruccio was still a young boy. She also initiated piano, violin, and toy flute lessons with her young son not long before to his fourth birthday, when the family was living in Paris.
- Benvenuto Busoni, the first of Ferruccio Busoni's two sons, was born in Boston while his father held a post at the New England Conservatory of Music. He became a painter as an adult and on 28 January 1922 married Henriette Rinderknecht, a seamstress from Zurich. It has been said that he chose to marry her because she had never heard of his father. He died in Berlin.
- Ferdinando Busoni was Ferruccio Busoni's father and an accomplished clarinet player. Early in 1873, upon returning from a tour and rejoining his family in Trieste, Ferdinando took charge of Ferruccio's piano instruction shortly before the boy's seventh birthday. He also added lessons in composition. Ferruccio wrote his first preserved piece, Canzone, Op. 1, in June of that year. He made his first appearance in public as a pianist in a concert with his parents on 23 November 1873.
- Luigi Cimoso, a pianist and teacher, was a close friend of Ferruccio Busoni and Busoni's mother Anna.
- Gomperz Family: In 1875 Ferrucio Busoni enrolled in the Vienna Conservatory. During his time in Vienna he was taken under the wing of the [|Gomperz family], who were at the center of artistic and intellectual life there. See: Julius Gomperz, Caroline Bettelheim, [|Theodor Gomperz], [|Sophie Baroness Todesco], Josephine von Wertheimstein.
- Julius Gomperz, a well-known man of letters, married Caroline Bettelheim. He was a member of the Gomperz family: brother to Theodor Gomperz, Sophie Baroness Todesco, and Josephine von Wertheimstein. Julius and Caroline, who were childless, at one point proposed adopting Ferruccio Busoni, but his parents were unwilling to give him up.
- Theodor Gomperz was a historian of philosophy. A member of the Gomperz family: brother to Julius Gomperz, Sophie Baroness Todesco, and Josephine von Wertheimstein.
- Ersilia Grusovin was Ferruccio Busoni's cousin and the daughter of Mina Weiß Grusovin, his mother Anna's sister.
- Angelo Masini was an Italian tenor, admired for his portrayal of the title role in Donzetti's Don Sebastiano.
- Gino Tagliapietra was an Italian pianist and composer. He became a professor at the Liceo Benedetto Marcello, Venice.
- [|Hermann de Todesco] was the husband of Sophie Baroness Todesco.
- Sophie Baroness Todesco , wife of Baron Hermann de Todesco; member of the Gomperz family: sister of Theodor Gomperz, Julius Gomperz, and Josephine von Wertheimstein. She provided a tutor for the young Ferruccio Busoni, and she and her sister Josephine generously contributed money toward his expenses over a period of many years.
- Josephine von Wertheimstein , a member of the Gomperz family: sister of Theodor Gomperz, Julius Gomperz, and Sophie Baroness Todesco. She and her sister Sophie contributed money toward Ferruccio Busoni's expenses.