Busoni, Ferruccio. (1866-1924) Turandot. Eine Chinesische Fabel nach Gozzi in zwei Akten. Klavierauszug mit Text von Philip Jarnach.2ff., 149pp., 8vo, p. n. 28162. Original wrappers bound in crimson cloth boards. Boards stained, worn at extremities, otherwise a very good copy. The opera, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Gozzi's text, was first performed at the Stadtheater Zrich on May 11, 1917. Busoni had first composed incidental music to the fairy tale in 1905, but after performances in London and Berlin, he decided to develop it into an opera. It was then staged as a