The essence of Busoni's music lies in synthesizing his Italian and German ancestry, blending emotion and intellect, and the imaginative with the systematic.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Busoni's concept of 'new classicism' involved mastering and utilizing all previous musical experiences, enclosing them in solid and beautiful forms.
Critical Reception
Despite acclaim from colleagues, Busoni's music long remained the preserve of an informed few, with its aesthetic significance acknowledged but rarely performed.
Composition History
Busoni's orchestral works, such as those on this album, tend to be short, single-movement pieces, which has made them difficult to program in orchestral concerts.
Composer Biography
Ferruccio Busoni, the composer, was the only child of an Italian clarinettist father and a pianist mother of German ancestry, born near Florence in 1866.
Historical Context
The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, featured on this recording, is a rare example in Europe of an orchestra that is completely privately funded.
