ALC 0041 Busoni

The Réverie Pastorale (1878) written by Ferdinand in a single movement, is composed of two idyllic moments interspersed with a central pastoral dancing melody and a brilliant cadence of the solo clarinet. Between 1877 and 1879, the unfinished Sonata K 138 dates back to the years between 1877 and 1879, of which only the first three movements have survived. Rich in original thematic cues, this composition highlights the young Ferruccio's firm formal knowledge of the classical form of the sonata. Performed for the first time in Bolzano (1879) by his father at the clarinet and by the composer himself at the piano, the Suite K 88 (1878), in the six movements of which it is composed, offers us a varied sample of sonorities and virtuosities, which reach peaks of high lyricism in the extraordinary Elegia centrale. With the exception of the Andante con moto K 72 (1878), the Andantino K 107, the Serenade K 108, the Novellette K 116 and the Solo Dramatique K 138 date back to 1879, all pages rich in melodic inventiveness and pervaded by Brahmsian ancestry.The CD is completed by the unpublished Due Preludi K 15 and 19 (1875), two short pages characterized by simple and singable melodies entrusted to the clarinet and accompanied by piano arpeggios.