About this book
Ferruccio Busoni's "Entwurf einer neuen Ästhetik der Tonkunst" presents a visionary manifesto that fundamentally challenges how we understand music's purpose and potential. This groundbreaking work in music philosophy explores the composer's conviction that serious artistic inquiry had been abandoned in contemporary music, calling for a radical reimagining of what composition and musical expression could achieve.
Originally published in the early twentieth century, Busoni's essay collection grapples with profound questions about the nature of sound, creativity, and the composer's role in society. Rather than offering definitive answers, he deliberately poses a series of interconnected problems—some small, others monumental—that demand the thoughtful engagement of musicians, theorists, and serious listeners. His meditations range across aesthetic principles, technical innovation, and the spiritual dimensions of musical art, all written with intellectual rigor and poetic sensibility.
Dedicated to poet Rainer Maria Rilke, this philosophical treatise reflects decades of artistic maturation and represents Busoni's deepest convictions about music's future. The work remains remarkably relevant for contemporary musicians and scholars seeking to understand twentieth-century musical thought and aesthetics.
This audiobook is essential for composers, music students, music historians, and anyone interested in the philosophical foundations of classical and modern music. Busoni's visionary insights continue to inspire and provoke meaningful dialogue about artistic integrity and creative possibility.
