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Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) Turandot K 273

A Chinese Fable in 2 Acts after Carlo Gozzi duration: 75´ Text: Ferruccio Busoni

solos: 2S. 2Mez. 6T. Bar. 7B – choir: SSAATB – 2(picc).2(cor ang).2(B-clar).2(dble bsn) – 4.2.3.0. – timp.perc(3) – hp – cel – str – stage music: trp.2tbne.perc.

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Text by the composer based on a drama by Carlo Gozzi
Translation: engl. (L. Salter), ital. (O. Previtali)
Place: Im äußersten Orient. Vor dem Stadttor Pekings, Thronsaal im Kaiserpalast, das Frauengemach Turandots

Characters: Altoum, Kaiser (bass) - Turandot, seine Tochter (soprano) - Adelma, ihre Vertraute (mezzo-soprano) - Kalaf, Sohn des Timur, ein Prinz (tenor) - Barak, sein Getreuer (baritone) - Die Königinmutter von Samarkand, eine Mohrin (soprano) - Truffaldino, Haupt der Eunuchen (tenor) - Pantalone, Minister (bass) - Tartaglia, Minister (bass) - Acht Doktoren (4 tenors, 4 basses) - Eine Vorsängerin (mezzo-soprano) - Der Scharfrichter (stumme Rolle)

Busoni’s work, which antedates Puccini’s famous setting by a few years, seems rather cool in com-parison to the later piece. "Busoni tones down the colors of his orientalisms and totally eschews sentimental lyricism. His strengths lie especially in the scintillating, unfathomable characters and in a music that hovers in an ambivalent manner between brightness and darkness, sadness and humor, danger and harmlessness. This work of art makes its references clear: Gozzi’s play about the murderous princess is peopled with familiar commedia dell’arte figures, and one is not quite sure whether this mixture of fun and danger gives a more relaxed feeling to the activity on the stage or whether it does not do precisely the opposite, adding the irreconcilable perspective of a gondola trip on the edge of a bottomless gulf. Busoni is more faithful to Gozzi than Puccini and thus to the gracious levity that hovers over the excesses of the action. His mild chinoiseries repeatedly lead to a Neo-Classicism inspired by Venetian folklore.” (Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich, 1985) "Turandot" was premiered with "Arlecchino" in Zurich on 11 May 1917.

Act 1: Einleitung - O, verweilt! - Barak - Pantomima - Introduktion - Das find' ich doch sehr vernünftig - Einzug des Kaisers - Konfutse - Steh' auf, Jüngling! - Entweich' der Gefahr - Lieber möcht' ich gar - Was kriecht am Boden - Wes Stamms und Namens
Act 2: Lied mit Chor - Tanz - Genug! - Hören wir zunächst, was Truffaldino meldet - Ich schlich geschickt - Heimliche Kunde kam zu mir - Adelma, meine Freundin - Intermezzo - Hört mir nur das klägliche Getrommel! - Finale

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