Busoni: Clarinet Concertino (Flute Divertimento F-B) (Naxos: 8.572922) (Giammarco Casani/ Laura Minguzzi/ Gianluca Terranova/ Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma/ Francesco La Vecchia)
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All six of these orchestral works exemplify Busoni's personalised classicism. The
Lustspielouverture (Comedy Overture) is light, and almost Mozartian in clarity, whilst
Gesang vom Reigen der Geister (Song of the Spirit Dance) is a delicately scored chamber piece, forward-looking in both style and content. Both the
Concertino for Clarinet and the
Flute Divertimento reveal Busoni's affinity for solo instruments; the former is deftly organised and the latter more obviously capricious. The spirit of Johann Strauss II haunts the infectious
Tanzwalzer and the
Rondo arlecchinesco unleashes Busoni's broadsides of wit.