Riccardo Muti, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala - Busoni: Turandot Suite; Casella: Paganiniana; Martucci: Three pieces (1993)

Posted By: ArlegZ

Date: Dec. 11, 2024

Riccardo Muti takes time out here to present some of the lesser known, rarely heard orchestral scores of his fellow countrymen, and a superbly played, enjoyable concert it is too. Proceedings commence with a fine and spirited performance of Alfredo Casella's divertimento Paganiniana—not a great piece by any means but a work possessing plenty of charm and humour nevertheless; the outer movements are a bit of a romp (very opera buffa) and must have been as much fun to write as they clearly are for the La Scala Philharmonic to play. The tone and temperature rise a few degrees in Martucci's gorgeously lyrical Nocturne, Op. 70 No. 1—a sort of Mahler-meets-Puccini-meets-Respighi love song—and this is nicely contrasted with the affable if somewhat lightweight musings of his Novelletta and Giga. The high point of the disc, though, must surely be Muti's account of Busoni's Turandot Suite, Op. 41, the work that, after several tinkerings, finally ended up forming the basis of his 1917 opera. Muti opts for the first version of the suite dating from 1905—that is, the omission of the movements Verzweiflung und Ergebund and Altoums Warnung which Busoni added as appendices to the suite in 1911 and 1917 respectively. A pity, since what we have here is a fine and sensitively conducted performance that would have been greatly enhanced by their inclusion. The recording, made in the Teatro Abanella, Milan, is exceptionally clear and well focused, if at times a little dry.
– Michael Stewart

Performer:
Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Muti, conductor

Tracklist:
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)
Paganiniana for orchestra, Op 65
01. I. Allegro agitato
02. II. Polacchetta. Allegretto moderato
03. III. Romanza. Larghetto cantabile, amoroso
04. IV. Tarantella. Presto molto
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)
05. Notturno, Op. 70, No. 1
06. Novelletta, Op. 82
07. Giga, Op. 61, No.3
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Turandot Suite, for orchestra, Op. 41, KiV 248
08. I. Die Hinrichtung, das Stadttor, der Abschied
09. II. Truffaldino
10. III. Altoum. Marsch
11. V. Das Frauengemach
12. VII. Nächtlicher Walzer
13. VIII. In modo di marcia funebre e Finale alla Turca

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