Ebook: Letters to His Wife

Ferruccio Busoni wrote more than 800 letters to his wife, Gerda. The comprehensive selection from them translated here was published in Switzerland in 1935. The series begins at 1895, since the earlier letters were all of a private character.

The start and finish of the letters have usually been omitted and the method of dating has been standardized. Any other omissions (mostly of personal matters) are marked by three dots.

Occasional footnotes have been added, and in the index short descriptions are given of some of the less well-known people mentioned in the text. References to Busoni's own compositions and writings are collected in the index under his name.

The letters are addressed to Berlin unless otherwise specified. R. L.