The 3 Album Leaves K 289 (BV 289) is a set of three short piano pieces by Ferruccio Busoni composed between 1917 and 1921. These pieces are often associated with his major stage productions, Turandot and Doktor Faust.

Andantino sostenuto (Erstes Blatt): Composed in 1917, this piece is an arrangement of Busoni’s Albumblatt for flute and piano (BV 272a). The material was also later incorporated into the “Arioso” section of his opera Turandot.

Andante (Zweites Blatt): Composed in 1921, this piece features an extended octave passage in the left hand and a two-page fugato. It was utilized in his unfinished opera Doktor Faust.

Sostenuto religioso (Drittes Blatt): Also composed in 1921, this is the longest piece of the set.  “In the style of a chorale prelude”, it is a transcription and transposition of J.S. Bach’s harmonization of the chorale Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 278).