IDAGIO | Busoni: Mozart - Symphonies Nos. 30, 32 and 37 / Variations - Study After Mozart's Serenata From Don Giovanni / An Die Jugend (Excerpt) 8007144605216

Featuring

Marco Vincenzi
Ferruccio Busoni

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Compositional Technique

In his transcription of the Serenade from Don Giovanni, Busoni uses 'blind octaves' (real octaves alternating with single notes) to imitate the mandolin's staccato accompaniment.

Compositional Technique

In his transcription of the Andantino from Mozart's Concerto K 271, Busoni adds a highly dramatic Cadenza, developing the intrinsic chromaticism of the original.

Compositional Technique

Busoni's transcriptions of Mozart's symphonies, dating from 1888, are described as more like a sketch than a full fresco, unlike his more luxuriant organ transcriptions.

Composition History

Mozart's Symphony K 444, transcribed by Busoni, actually features only a brief slow introduction by Mozart, with the rest of the symphony composed by Michael Haydn in 1783.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ferruccio Busoni, the transcriber on this album, considered Mozart to be the greatest musician, a perpetual day of sunshine, and the most complete musical talent ever.

Performer Biography

Marco Vincenzi, the pianist on this recording, graduated summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Genoa and won the Prix de Virtuosité at the Geneva Conservatory.

Compositional Technique

Busoni's Giga, Bolero e Variazione (1909) combines a touched-up Mozart gigue, an instrumental passage from 'The Marriage of Figaro' (which Busoni calls Bolero), and a polyphonic variation of the gigue.