giovane classicità

Italian composer

Definition

Young Classicism (Italian form of Busoni's Junge Klassizität): the aesthetic of restraint, clarity, and formal mastery that Busoni advocated in his later years, visible in the sonatinas and the Toccata.

Interpretive Guidance

Resist adding dynamics or agogic stress that are not indicated. Trust the notes themselves. The power of the late Busoni comes from precision and inevitability, not from added expression.

Context

Scope Used by Ferruccio Busoni
Language Italian

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