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  • Busoni: Die Brautwahl Op. 45 Busoni-Verz. 258

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Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) Die Brautwahl Op. 45 K 258

Musical-phantastic Comedy in 3 Acts with a Postlude [solos,mix ch,orch] Text: Ferruccio Busoni

solos: MezTTTBarBarB – choir: SATTBB – 3(3picc)3(cor ang).3(B-clar).3(dble bsn) – 4.3.3.1. – timp.perc – hp – cel.org – str – stage music:1.2.2.2. – 2.2.corn.0.0. - timp.perc(2) - pno – db – low bell

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Duration: full evening
Text by the composer basesd on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale of the same name from "Serapionsbrüdern"
Translation: ital. (G. Trampus), "La sposa sorteggiata"
Place and time: Berlin, um 1820

Characters: Der Kommissionsrat Voswinkel (baritone) - Albertine, his daughter (mezzo-soprano) - Thusman, Freier (tenor) - Edmund Lehsen, paintor, Freier (tenor) - Baron Bensch, Freier (tenor) - the goldsmith Leonhard (baritone) - the jew Manasse (bass) - the valet Voswinkels - crowd, a Chancre (silent parts)

In Busoni’s musical evolution, this work marks an important phase of radical change after works inspired by Brahms and Verdi. The composer’s compositional style became increasingly revolutionary between the sketch of the shport score (1908) and the completion of the orchestral score (1911).Busoni took the greatest care in preparing the definitive form of the work. He asserted that there was "invention in every bar”, and assigned an important role to the use of music from "other sources”: the Hebrew march from Rossini’s "Mosè”, for example, or a German dance by Mozart, military music, American-Indian pentatonic music, Gregorian plainchant, melodies from the synagogue and even quotes from his own works. With these stylistic means, Busoni followed Hoffmann’s "serapiontic” principle and came closer to his idea of a timeless "world music” without borders.

Act 1: Overture - So, die letze! - Natur - Fluestern - Da geht er! - Verwandlungsmusik - Ich mich verspaeten? - Ach! Ach! - Die Braut erscheinet - Orchestral Interlude - Seh' ich Euch - Wovon das Herz - Des Thomasii - Großen Betruges - Sagen Sie - Maedel
Act 2: Spuk- und Wirbelwalzer - Fluestern - Aber, aber - Geheimer! Schulgenosse! - Halt, Edmund! - Was bringt Ihr Neues mir, Manasse? - Hae, hae, hae - Das ist einer deiner Streiche - Nun hoere, Melchior Voswinkel
Act 3: Overture - O, du ungluecklicher - Thusman, was habt Ihr vor! - O Gerechter, was erblick' ich - Postlude
Postlude 4: Verehrliche Bewerber - Was musst' ich hoeren? - Und wenn du Edmund wirklich liebst - Postlude (Sequel) - Welch' schoen verschlung'ne Schrift! - Mein Herr Baron von Bensch! - Herr Edmund Lehsen - Ja, du trafst es - Finale

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