BRUNO MADERNA (1920 - 1973) : Serenata per un satellite, Venetian Journal and other works. Serenata No. 2 (1957) for 11 instruments, Honeyrêves (1961) for flute and piano, Aulodia per Lothar (1965) for oboe d’amore, Serenata per un satellite (1969) for variable ensemble, Widmung (1967) for solo violin, Venetian Journal (1972), for tenor, orchestra and tape, on words by J. Boswell.

Description: Unlike many modern composers of his day, Bruno Maderna did not renounce the memory nor the traditions of the past, seeing contemporary music as having the same expressive and linguistic goals as old music but organised in a different way. The works in this recording represent the important role melody had in Maderna’s aesthetic, the lyrical significance of Widmung and Aulodia per Lothar seeing their recurrence in later pieces. Serenata No. 2 recalls the spirit of Webern, Serenata per un satellite is like a musical game, and the multi-stylistic Venetian Journal is a merciless social, human and musical satire.