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xv, 368 p., XXIII p. of plates: ill., music, ports.; 22 cm.; Childhood -- The ford of wailing -- The awkward age -- Escape -- Marriage -- The virtuoso -- New paths -- 'All'italiana' -- The city of disappointment -- 'Die Brautwahl' -- The skeleton with the torch -- 'Bononia docet' -- The city of refuge -- The city of light -- The city of darkness -- 'Doctor Faust' -- Appenidix I, Busoni's last illness -- Appendix II, Ferruccio Busoni's pianoforte repertory -- Appendix III, Programmes of Ferruccio Busoni's twelve orchestral concerts in Berlin, 1902-09 -- Appendix IV, Catalogue of the works of Ferruccio Busoni.