Riccardo Chailly, conductor of the Scala in Milan, now records symphonic discs with his orchestra, which was not considered a thunderbolt in the orchestral repertoire. After a fairly mixed Respighi CD, here is a better-selling project in terms of discography, especially since the orchestra has been installed in the room, which gives a flattering acoustic setting to a place deemed ungrateful for sound engineers. Musa italiana celebrates Italian inspiration among German composers. From Schubert we find the Openings in the Italian style D. 590 and 591inspired by the impetus of Rossini, and Mozart, the overtures Mitridate, Ascanio in Alba and Lucio Silla. The originality of the album is the choice of the 1834 version of the 4e Symphony by Mendelssohn, retouched, therefore, a year after the creation. This score, published in 1997, adds measures which, according to Chailly, “enhance the dramatic side of the work”. Is it the habit? We rather have the impression of a slight dilution of the subject. A pleasant curiosity.
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