Composer(s): Maderna, Bruno
Conductor(s): Miotto, Carlo
Ensemble(s): Gruppo 40.6
Label: Naxos
Series: 19th/20th Century Italian Classics
Genre: Concerto; Instrumental; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.572642
Barcode: 747313264278
Release Date: 11/2011

MADERNA, B.: Piano Concerto (1942) / Concerto for 2 Pianos / Quadrivium (Orvieto, Bongelli, Gruppo 40.6, Arena of Verona Orchestra, Miotto)

Long considered lost, the two entirely distinctive versions of Bruno Maderna’s strikingly expressive 1942 Piano Concerto here receive their première recording. Maderna was still immersed in the world of Bartók as a brilliant young graduate, and this influence is again strong in the more complex and intricate Concerto for two pianos and instruments. A comparison between these intensely individual early works and the mature large-scale masterpiece Quadrivium delivers new perspectives on one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.

Tracklist

Maderna, Bruno
Orvieto, Aldo (piano)
Arena of Verona Orchestra (Orchestra)
Miotto, Carlo (Conductor)
1Piano Concerto (1942)11:40
Orvieto, Aldo (piano)
Arena of Verona Orchestra (Orchestra)
Miotto, Carlo (Conductor)
Orvieto, Aldo (piano)
Bongelli, Fausto (piano)
2Piano Concerto (1942) (version for 2 pianos)11:46
Orvieto, Aldo (piano)
Bongelli, Fausto (piano)
Orvieto, Aldo (piano)
Bongelli, Fausto (piano)
Gruppo 40.6 (Ensemble)
Miotto, Carlo (Conductor)
3Concerto for 2 Pianos11:25
Orvieto, Aldo (piano)
Bongelli, Fausto (piano)
Gruppo 40.6 (Ensemble)
Miotto, Carlo (Conductor)
Femia, Enrico (percussion)
Ubaldi, Gianluca (percussion)
Tasca, Saverio (percussion)
Carobbi, Alessandro (percussion)
Arena of Verona Orchestra (Orchestra)
Miotto, Carlo (Conductor)
4Quadrivium31:41
Femia, Enrico (percussion)
Ubaldi, Gianluca (percussion)
Tasca, Saverio (percussion)
Carobbi, Alessandro (percussion)
Arena of Verona Orchestra (Orchestra)
Miotto, Carlo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:06:32