The composer Ferruccio Busoni produced a large number of adaptations, transcriptions, and editions of works by other composers. He also wrote a number of cadenzas for compositions by other composers. This article presents a complete catalog of these works.

For a complete list of original compositions see Catalog of original compositions by Ferruccio Busoni. For a more selective list of recorded works, see Ferruccio Busoni discography (as composer).

Cadenzas and transcriptions

The letters BV B (Busoni-Verzeichnis Bearbeitung [Busoni Catalog Adaptation]) followed by a number are used for the identification of Busoni's cadenzas and transcriptions.Busoni catalog in Roberge (1991), pp. 8–63. The BV B numbers are based on the first comprehensive catalog of Busoni's works prepared by Kindermann. The letters KiV B are also sometimes used.For examples of the use of the letters KiV see the Musical Heritage Society web site (accessed 17 Mar 2009); and this Amazon.com product page (accessed 17 Mar 2009). Although Kindermann himself did not specify any letter(s) to be used for referring to his catalog, he has agreed to the use of the abbreviation BV.Letter dated 20 Jan 1981 to Roberge (pp. xix, xxviii) The dates of composition are from KindermannKindermann, pp. 405–459. and Roberge.Roberge, pp. 47–62. For many transcriptions, the date of composition could not be ascertained, and a date "at the latest" was used. This date was determined by the date of publication or first performance, or by some other means. These dates are marked with an asterisk (＊).

Abbreviations: acc., according to; arr., arrangement; SB, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; B&H, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig (unless otherwise indicated); cat., catalog; ded., dedicated to; dur., duration; frag, fragment; fp, first performance; (score) or (♫), link to the score of Busoni's adaptation at the International Music Score Library Project; instr., instrumentation; MS, manuscript; pub., published; rev., revised; transcr., transcription or transcribed; unpub., unpublished.

Cadenzas (BV B 1 to 19) Note: This section is not yet complete. The "Details" column needs additional work. Cat. no. Composer Title Date(s) of composition Details BV B 1 Beethoven Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, (1st & 3rd movements) (score) 1890＊ pub, dedBV B 1: Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (1st & 3rd movements) Pub: D. Rahter, Hamburg, 1891, No. 3000         Muzgiz, Moscow, ca. 1960, plate 29666 Ded: Safonov Free score BV B 2 Beethoven Four cadenzas for Piano Concertos No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15; No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37; and No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 1900 pub BV B 3 Beethoven Three cadenzas for the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 1913 pub, ded BV B 4 Beethoven Cello cadenza for Busoni's transcription of Adelaide Op. 46, song for voice and piano (transcr. for cello and piano) 4 Jul 1915 unpub; see BV B 48 BV B 5 Brahms Cadenza for the Violin Concerto, Op. 77 16 Sep 1913 pub, ded BV B 6 Mozart Cadenza for Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Childhood unpub; lost BV B 7 Mozart Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 1907, 1920 pub, fp, ded BV B 8 Mozart Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 1915 pub, fp, ded BV B 9 Mozart Cadenza and coda for Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 (score) Nov 1918 pub, fp BV B 10 Mozart Three cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (score) 1918 pub, fp BV B 11 Mozart Cadenza for the Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 1 Aug 1919 ded BV B 12 Mozart Cadenza for the Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 2 Aug 1919 ded BV B 13 Mozart Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 Oct 1919 pub, fp, ded BV B 14 Mozart Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482 26, 29 Oct 1919 pub BV B 15 Mozart Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459 22, 25 Dec 1920 pub BV B 16 Mozart Two cadenzas for Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 29 Aug 1921 pub, fp, ded BV B 17 Mozart Cadenza for the Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448 16 Nov 1921 SB335, unpub, fp BV B 18 Mozart Cadenza for Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 9 Jun 1922 ms, pubBV B 18: Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 MS: SB339 (two sketch books of Mozart cadenzas)         SB340 Cadenza del Pianoforte per il Concerto in Do magg. Pub: B&H, 1923, Klav. Bibl. 25 289 Note: The most extensive and monumental of Busoni's Mozart candenzas, running to 10 pages, it incorporates the fugato from the fourth movement of the Jupiter symphony (also in C major) and continues into the orchestral tutti and to the end of the movement. Ref: Sitsky, pp. 252, 377; Roberge, p. 49; Beaumont (1987), p. 352. BV B 19 Weber Two Cadenzas for the Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 18 May 1920 ms, unpub, dedBV B 19: Two cadenzas for the first and third movements of Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 MS: SB318 (sketch), SB319, and SB320. SB318 is in Busoni's hand, but the final versions are copies in an unknown hand (Sitsky, p. 376). Ded: Edmondo Allegra

Transcriptions (BV B 20 to 115) Note: This section is not yet complete. The "Details" column needs additional work. These works are transcribed for piano solo, unless otherwise indicated.

Cat. no. Composer Title Date(s) of adaptation Details BV B 20 Bach Prelude and Fugue in D major for organ, BWV 532 (♫) 1888 pub, fp, ded BV B 21 Bach Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir for organ, BWV 686 1880s unpub BV B 22 Bach Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major for organ, BWV 552 (♫) 1890? pub, fp, ded BV B 23 Bach Inventions and Sinfonias for harpsichord: 15 Inventions, BWV 772–786 (♫) 15 Sinfonias, BWV 787–801 (♫) 1891, 1914 pub, ded BV B 24 Bach Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 for violin, BWV 1004 (♫) 1893＊ pub, fp, ded, arr BV B 25 Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier for harpsichord: Book I, BWV 846–869 (♫) Book II, BWV 870–893 (♫) 1894, 1915 pub BV B 26 Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor for organ, BWV 533 (♫) 1894＊ pub BV B 27 Bach Ten Chorale Preludes for organ (♫): Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, BWV 667 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, BWV 734 Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 Herr Gott, nun schleuß' den Himmel auf, BWV 617 Durch Adam's Fall: a. BWV 637 b. Fuga, BWV 705 In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665 1898＊ pub, fp, ded BV B 28 Bach Concerto for harpsichord and strings No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, transcribed for piano and orchestra 1899＊ pub, fp, ded, arr, see BVB 30 BV B 29 Bach Two Toccatas and Fugues for organ: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 (♫) Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (♫) Jun 1899 pub, fp, ded BV B 30 Bach Concerto for harpsichord and strings No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, transcribed for two pianos (♫) 1900＊ pub, fp, ded, arr. of BV B 28 BV B 31 Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue for harpsichord, BWV 903 (♫) 1902＊ pub, fp BV B 32 Bach Twelve Little Preludes, published for keyboard in BGA Vol. 36, p. 119ff (No. 3 originally for lute; BWV 939–942 possibly not composed by Bach): BWV 924 (♫) BWV 939 (♫) BWV 999 (♫) BWV 925 (♫) BWV 926 (♫) BWV 940 (♫) BWV 941 (♫) BWV 927 (♫) BWV 928 (♫) BWV 929 (♫) BWV 930 (♫) BWV 942 (♫) Six Little Preludes, BWV 933–938 (♫) Fughetta, BWV 961 (♫) May 1914 pub BV B 33 Bach Four Duets for organ and/or keyboard from Clavier-Übung III, BWV 802-805 (♫) Jun 1914 pub BV B 34 Bach Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother in B-flat major for harpsichord, BWV 992 (♫) Jul 1914 pub, fp, ded BV B 35 Bach Goldberg Variations for harpsichord, BWV 988 (♫) Aug 1914 pub, fp, ded BV B 36 Bach Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major for solo lute, BWV 998 (♫) 1914＊ pub, fp, ded BV B 37 Bach Fantasia, Adagio e Fuga (♫), after: Fantasy for harpsichord BWV 906/1 Adagio for harpsichord BWV 968 Fugue for harpsichord BWV 906/2 (completed by Busoni) 1915＊ pub, fp BV B 38 Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue for harpsichord, BWV 903, transcribed for cello and piano 1915 pub, ded BV B 39 Bach Three Toccatas for keyboard or organ: in E minor, BWV 914 in G minor, BWV 915 in G major, BWV 916 Aug 1916 pub, ded BV B 40 Bach Canonic Variations and Fugue, selected from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 Sep 1916 pub, ded BV B 41 Bach Fantasy and Fugue in A minor for harpsichord, BWV 904 1917 pub, ded BV B 42 Bach Fantasie, Fuge, Andante und Scherzo (♫), after following doubtful works for keyboard (all of them in Anh. II in BWV2a): Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 905 Andante in G minor, BWV 969 Scherzo in D minor, BWV 844 1917 pub BV B 43 Bach Sarabande con Partite in C major (doubtful) for harpsichord, BWV 990 (♫) 1921 pub BV B 44 Bach Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor for harpsichord, BWV 989 (♫) 1921 pub BV B 45 Bach Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 for violin, BWV 1004, transcribed for orchestra not known SB212 (sketches), unpub, instrBV B 45: Chaconne in D minor for violin, BWV 1004 Instr: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (bass clarinet), 3 bassoons; 2 horns, [?] tuba; strings BV B 46 Bach Two Chorale Preludes for organ not known ms (sketches, frag), unpub BV B 47 Beethoven Écossaises for piano, WoO 83 (score) 1888 pub, fp, ded BV B 48 Beethoven Adelaide, Op. 47. Song for voice and piano (transcr. for cello and piano) 1915 ms (lost), unpub, ded, arr, see BV B 4 BV B 49 Beethoven "Benedictus" from the Missa Solemnis (transcr. for violin and orchestra), Op. 123 1916 pub, arr BV B 50 Brahms Six Chorale Preludes for organ, Op. 122 1902 pub, fp BV B 51 Chopin Polonaise in A-flat major for piano, Op. 53 1909 pub, ded BV B 52 Cornelius Fantasie über Motive aus "Der Barbier von Bagdad" (opera) Dec 1886 MS, pubBV B 52: Fantasie über Motive aus (der Oper) "Der Barbier von Bagdad" for piano Comp: Dec 1886 (Beaumont) MS: G. Ricordi, Milan (acc. Beaumont; Sitsky does not include it in his list of autographs at G. Ricordi on p. 381). Pub: C. F. Kahnt, Leipzig, Nr. 2880 Note: Beaumont includes this work in his list of original compositions and does not regard it as an adaptation. Ref: Dent, pp. 66–67; Sitsky, pp. 283–84, 369; Beaumont (1987), p. 24; Beaumont (1985), p. 366; Roberge, p. 54. BV B 53 Cramer Eight Etudes for piano 1897＊ pub, ded BV B 54 Gade Novelette for piano, violin, and cello, Op. 29 (transcr. for 2 pianos) 1889＊ BV B 55 Goldmark Concert Fantasy on Motives from "Merlin" for piano (score) May 1887 pub BV B 56 Goldmark Merlin: Opera in Three Acts 1888＊ pub BV B 57 Liszt Coeli enarrant: Psalm 18 (S.14) for male chorus and orchestra (transcr. for two pianos four hands) 1880s SB203 (frag), unpub. BV B 58 Liszt Rhapsodie espagnole (Folies d'Espagne et Jota aragonese) (S.254) for piano (transcr. for piano and orchestra) 1894＊ pub, instr, fp, ded, arr BV B 59 Liszt Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam" (S.259) for organ (score) 1897＊ pub, fp, ded BV B 60 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 20 (S.242, no. 20) for piano ca. 1900 MS, unpub.BV B 60: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 20 for piano MS: SB228 (N. Mus. Nachl. 4, 87) MS Title: 20. Ungedruckte Ungar. Rhapsodie von Franz Liszt