Credits:

Bruno Maderna, Hague Residentie Orchestra.

Description:

Hailed by Morihide Katayama: The Mad Conductor Maderna! A once-in-a-lifetime Ravel performance where precision and explosive energy coexist! Bruno Maderna (1920–1973) is renowned as a composer, but he also studied conducting under Scherchen and led world-class orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the LSO, the BBC Symphony, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, leaving behind a rich discography. "L'heure espagnole" is a farce woven around the clockmaker Torquemada, his wife Concepción, Concepción’s lover, and the clock shop’s customers, but the music Ravel composed is far more beautiful than a mere comic opera. Furthermore, sounds reminiscent of clock mechanisms are masterfully rendered by the orchestra, and Maderna’s conducting skillfully brings out every element. King International