Elegies (German: Elegien), BV 249, by the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni is a set of solo piano pieces which can be played as a cycle or separately. Initially published in 1908 with six pieces, it was subsequently expanded to seven by the addition of the Berceuse (BV 252). The set of seven takes just over 40 minutes to play.
| Original Name | Elegies (Seven Pieces) |
| Date of composition | 1907 (1907 (1909, "Berceuse")) |
| First published | 1908-1909 |
| Dedicated to | Gottfried Galston (1879–1950) Egon Petri (1881–1962) Gregor Beklemischeff (Grigory Beklemishev, 1881–1935) Michael Zadora (1882–1946) O'Neil Phillips Leo Kestenberg (1882–1962) Johan Wijsman (1872–1913) |
| Type | Elegy |
| Catalogue | KV 249 |
| Instruments | Piano |
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Ferruccio Busoni: Elegies (Seven Pieces), KV 249 "Sieben Neue Klavierstücke" Ferruccio Busoni: Elegies (Seven Pieces), KV 249 "Sieben Neue Klavierstücke" Ferruccio Busoni: Elegies (Seven Pieces), KV 249 "Sieben Neue Klavierstücke" |