BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, John Bradbury & Nelson Goerner - Busoni: Orchestral Works (...

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CD1
01. Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 34a, BV 242 "Geharnischte Suite": I. Prelude
02. Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 34a, BV 242 "Geharnischte Suite": II. War Dance
03. Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 34a, BV 242 "Geharnischte Suite": III. Funeral Monument
04. Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 34a, BV 242 "Geharnischte Suite": IV. Assault
05. Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42, BV 252a
06. Clarinet Concertino, Op. 48, BV 276: I. Allegretto sostenuto
07. Clarinet Concertino, Op. 48, BV 276: II. Andantino
08. Clarinet Concertino, Op. 48, BV 276: III. Allegro sostenuto
09. Clarinet Concertino, Op. 48, BV 276: IV. Allegro
10. Sarabande & Cortège, Op. 51, BV 282 "2 Studies for Doktor Faust": Sarabande
11. Sarabande & Cortège, Op. 51, BV 282 "2 Studies for Doktor Faust": Cortège
12. Tanzwalzer, Op. 53, BV 288: Introduction. Andante
13. Tanzwalzer, Op. 53, BV 288: I. -
14. Tanzwalzer, Op. 53, BV 288: II. Più vivo
15. Tanzwalzer, Op. 53, BV 288: III. Tempo I
16. Tanzwalzer, Op. 53, BV 288: IV. -
CD2
01. Lustspielouvertüre, Op. 38, BV 245
02. Indianische Fantasie, Op. 44, BV 264
03. Gesang vom Reigen der Geister, Op. 47, BV 269
04. Die Brautwahl, Op. 45, BV 261: I. Spukhaftes Stück
05. Die Brautwahl, Op. 45, BV 261: II. Lyrisches Stück
06. Die Brautwahl, Op. 45, BV 261: III. Mystisches Stück
07. Die Brautwahl, Op. 45, BV 261: IV. Hebräisches Stück
08. Die Brautwahl, Op. 45, BV 261: V. Heiteres Stück
This special re-issue gathers the two albums in Neeme Järvi's exploration, with the BBC Philharmonic, of the unjustly neglected works of the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni.
Those two volumes, sold here for the price of one, were released to critical acclaim in 2002 and 2005, respectively. The Gramophone reviewer stated:
'Järvi's performances on his two Busoni collections are the most consistently sympathetic I've heard in some years and they're sure - not least because of the series' comprehensiveness - to enhance Busoni's reputation as an orchestral composer.'
The set spans the varied musical life of an iconic twentieth-century composer, who around WWI shifted from a late romantic style (heard in the Orchestral Suite and Lustspiel-Ouvertüre) to a more personal, loosely tonal style which culminated in the final masterpiece, Doktor Faust, two movements from which, Sarabande and Cortège, are featured here.