KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Divertimento for Orchestra by Bruno Maderna & Luciano Berio
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
AM.1973.XX.XX.01Program Length
14 minDates
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Description
Charles Amirkhanian introduces the little known “Divertimento for Orchestra,” composed jointly by the two Italian avant-garde composers, Bruno Maderna & Luciano Berio. Amirkhanian came upon this rare recording when rummaging through the archives of the West German Radio in Cologne, while on an exchange program with the Dutch radio station VPRO, in late 1973. The work is in three movements, the first, “Dark Rapture Crawl” by Maderna, and the second and third, “Scat Bag “ and “Rhumba-Ramble” by Berio. This is a recording on a 1958 performance by the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Bruno Maderna.Genres
20th century classicalMusical Selections
Divertimento for Orchestra: Dark Rapture Crawl (1958) ; Scat Bag (1958) ; Rhumba-Ramble (1953) (10:35) / Bruno Maderna [1st mov.] & Luciano Berio [2nd & 3rd movs.]Performers
Cologne Radio Symphony OrchestraBruno Maderna, conductor
Subjects
20th century classicalSuites (Orchestra)
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.Related place
Hilversum (Netherlands) (was recorded at)Related Entities
Cologne Radio Symphony OrchestraKölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Amirkhanian, Charles
Maderna, Bruno
Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003