| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1917-8 |
| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; |
Contents |
| Work Title | Lied des Mephistopheles (aus Faust) |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | "Es war ein mal ein König", Op. 49 No. 2 |
| Composer | Busoni, Ferruccio |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | BV 277-78 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IFB 78 |
| Key | D minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1917-8 |
| First Publication. | 1919 |
| Librettist | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) |
| Language | German |
| Dedication | Dr. Augustus Milner (apparently an operatic baritone [1884–1945] who sang in the 1917 premiere of Busoni's Arlecchino) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | baritone, orchestra |
| InstrDetail | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, trumpet, timpani, strings |
A confusing page: the 'complete [piano] score' has a single song, while BV 277 seems to be Altoums Gebet. "Konfutse, dir hab' ich geschworen" Op. 49 no. 1, for baritone and small orchestra, an aria from Turandot 1ii., a libretto apparently translated by Schiller from Gozzi's play. The page name might have to do with 2 Gedichte von Goethe (Busoni, Ferruccio), whose no. 1 is Unmut or Lied des Unmuts (Monatsbericht (1919), p.30.)