Maderna: Concerto for two pianos and instruments

Long considered lost, the two entirely distinctive versions of Bruno Maderna’s strikingly expressive 1942 Piano Concerto here receive their premiere recording. Maderna was still immersed in the world of Bartok 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.

In 2011, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Támmittam Percussion Ensemble, founded by Guido Facchin in Vicenza in 1986, he came up with the idea of a celebratory double-CD set. Now, after a year of work, the project has come to completion and Dynamic can publish this unique programme.

Includes première recordings of Mario Pagotto’s Le Ombre Delle Idee I for two pianos and percussion, Claudio Scannavini’s 3 Miniatures for two pianos and percussion, Francesco Schweizer’s Sailing to Byzantium for two pianos and percussion, Guido Facchin’s Wu Shih, suite for harp and percussion and Riccardo Riccardi’s L’ago Della Bilancia for harp and percussion.