What is here designated as the
Nuova Orchestra Ferruccio Busoni
is known elsewhere as the
Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni
; it is not a large group. In the sound and approach cultivated here by conductor
Massimo Belli
, however, it sounds like the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
. He is supported by the engineering of the
Dynamic
label, working at unspecified locations in Trieste and Sacile, Italy. It is a booming acoustic that some listeners will find thrilling, while for others, it will be undesirably in-your-face. The same may be true of the performances.
Belli
announces his intentions at the start with the orchestral version of the
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
, with maximum tumult in the opening Adagio. Violinist
Alessandro Milani
and violist
Luca Ranieri
rise to the interpretation in the
Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for violin, viola, and orchestra, K. 364
, cultivating a bright sound in an exciting proto-Romantic reading. It is sometimes too brilliant for the space; the sound in the finale of the
Sinfonia Concertante
tends toward shrill. The program closes with the
Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199
, of the 17-year-old
Mozart
, unaccountably one of the composer's least-performed symphonies. It gets a brisk, tuneful performance here, with vigorous realizations of the Haydneseque rhythmic play in the first movement from
and company. This release certainly runs counter to type for
in the mid-2020s, but many will find it compelling. ~ James Manheim