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[MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed - FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924) - Autograph letter signed, requesting a piano for last-minute practice before an evening performance. Sunday, n.d. Autograph letter signed (“Ferruccio Busoni”), in Italian, to Signor Finzi. Sunday, n.d. One page on a folded sheet, manuscript in ink. A charming letter closely connected with Busoni’s practical life as one of the great concert pianists of his generation. Busoni asks Finzi to arrange for a piano with a mute to be waiting for him at his hotel, explaining that he will have only a short time to prepare the programme for that evening’s performance. He adds that he will arrive at two o’clock and closes with cordial thanks. The letter provides a vivid glimpse of the practical arrangements surrounding Busoni’s concert appearances, documenting the pianist’s need to practise immediately upon arrival and the preparations required behind the scenes for an evening performance. Condition: Original folds and normal age wear; well preserved.