Wolf-Ferrari: Idillio, Serenata, Suite

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The New Busoni Chamber Orchestra’s approach under Massimo Belli thoughtfully treads a line between relaxation and over-inflection, and hits the right note (as it were) in terms of capturing the... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Release Date: 17th May 2019
Catalogue No: 95875
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 67 minutes

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Idillio-concertino in A Major, Op. 15

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Fabien Thouand (oboe), Valentino Zucchiatti (bassoon)
Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Massimo Belli

Idillio-concertino in A Major, Op. 15: I. Preambola

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Idillio-concertino in A Major, Op. 15: II. Scherzo

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Idillio-concertino in A Major, Op. 15: III. Adagio

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Idillio-concertino in A Major, Op. 15: IV. Rondo

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Serenata for Strings

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Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Massimo Belli

Serenata for Strings: I. Allegro

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Serenata for Strings: II. Andante

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Serenata for Strings: III. Scherzo - Presto

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Serenata for Strings: IV. Finale - Presto

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Suite-concertino in F Major, Op. 16

Work length23:29

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Valentino Zucchiatti (bassoon)
Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
Massimo Belli

Suite-concertino in F Major, Op. 16: I. Notturno: Andante un poco mosso

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Suite-concertino in F Major, Op. 16: II. Strimpellata: Presto

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Suite-concertino in F Major, Op. 16: III. Canzone. Andante cantabile

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Suite-concertino in F Major, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Andante con moto

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Little-known but delightful instrumental treasures from the composer of ‘The Jewels of the Madonna’.

Given its colour by a pastorally evocative scoring of oboe and small orchestra, the Idillio Concertino lives up to its name with calm and gentle cantabile writing throughout in Wolf-Ferrari’s most neoclassical vein. The composer’s declared idol was Mozart, and all three of these works seek to recover something of a timeless beauty which many locate in Viennese Classicism. ‘When a piece of music touches our heart,’ said Wolf-Ferrari, ‘we do not need to understand why it does so: indeed it is something that should not be understood, even were it possible to do so. We do not need to be botanists to perceive the beauty of a forest! In art, it is sentiment, not reason, which determines [our reaction]. Art does not desire an audience of initiates, a congregation of the faithful, but a pure and open heart.’ This newly recorded album is for every listener who feels likewise.

The solo instrument for the Suite-Concertino is the bassoon, but the dreamy mood prevails in the long-breathed opening Nocturne, which is followed by a quick, strumming scherzo, a lovely heartfelt Canzone and a gentle concluding Andante.

This pair of concertos from 1933 is complemented by one of Wolf-Ferrari’s best-known instrumental works, the four-movement Serenade for Strings which dates from a full 40 years earlier, before the composer embarked on an operatic career. In this precociously mature work – written at the age of 17 – Mozart is even more clearly a guiding light, as indeed he was for the composer’s contemporary Busoni, who lends his name to this chamber orchestra based in the north-east of Italy.

Founded in 1965 by Aldo Belli, the Nouva Orchestra da Camera ‘Ferruccio Busoni’ boasts a distinguished discography such as the ‘Idyll’ album on Brilliant Classics (BC95199): ‘The chamber orchestra "Ferruccio Busoni", based in Trieste, northern Italy, plays the three gems with a great sense of elegance, a loving eye for the poetic subtleties of the pieces and not without a zest for life.’ (JPC – Leidenschaft für Musik, 2017)

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January/February 2020

The New Busoni Chamber Orchestra’s approach under Massimo Belli thoughtfully treads a line between relaxation and over-inflection, and hits the right note (as it were) in terms of capturing the music’s rusticity. Both soloists produce lovely sonorities: Valentino Zucchiatti’s bassoon tone is beautifully warm.

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