Andrea Padova - Works

WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA

Landscapes in motion (2006)
for string orchestra
Commissioned by “Milano Classica”
Milano, Palazzina Liberty, May 7, 2006
“Milano Classica” Orchestra
Nicholas Palmer, conductor

Lux-Nox (1993)
for orchestra
Special mention at the 6th “G. Contilli” International Composition Contest 1993, Messina

Logogrifi II ()
for orchestra
Veglie, Teatro “G.Verdi”, November 11, 1992
Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Lecce

Palindromi  (1990)
for orchestra
Work selected at the “Vienna Modern Masters Contest”
Bari, Auditorium Nino Rota, February 23, 1990
Orchestra Sinfonica di Bari, Enrico Breda
Edipan

Interludi (1986)
for chamber orchestra

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT AND ORCHESTRA

Concerto (in progress)
for piano and orchestra

Turning Point (2005)
for piano and orchestra
commissioned by the Altoona Symphony Orchestra
first performance: Altoona, October 22, 2005
Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Palmer, conductor

Notturno (1986)
for soprano and orchestra

ELECTRONIC MUSIC & THEATRE PIECES
 

Il Mistero dell’Apocalisse (2010)
for 2 narrators, 4 players and live eletronics
Melologue 
Text from the Apocalypse of John 
First Performance: Albinea (Reggio Emilia), May 16, 2010
Amanda Sandrelli e Lorenzo Gioielli , voci recitanti
Giovanni Mareggini, flauto 
Cesare Chiacchiaretta, fisarmonica 
Giampaolo Bandini, chitarra
Enrico Fagone, contrabbasso
Andrea Padova, live electronics

Bebung (2002)
acousmatic work
Commissioned by the “Festival di Musica Elettroacustica” - Cagliari

CHAMBER WORKS

Fabula (2004)
for flute

Commentarium (1998)
for violin, violoncello and 4 hands piano 
Commissioned by  the ”Alaria  Chamber Ensemble”
New York, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, October 13, 1998
”Alaria  Chamber Ensemble” 

Per imprigionar li venti (Machina Vigesimoseconda) ()
for marimba and bass clarinet
Galatina, Palazzo Colonna,  August 26, 1995
Camerata Musicale Salentina
Nicola Puntillo, clarinet
Gabriele Maggi, marimba

Esquisse pour un papier peint tridimensionnel (1992)
for 3 harps
Nürberg, July 30, 1995
The David Harp Trio: Dariu Piludu, Stefano Tomasini, Camillo Vespoli  

Quando esita la sfera (1992)
for flute, viola and glockenspiel
3rd Prize at the “Castello di Belveglio” Composition Contest 1993
Selected at “Miami Young Composers” Festival 1993
Castello di Belveglio, May16, 1993
Paola Frè, flute
Luciano Cavalli, viola
Tommaso Cotrufo, percussion
BMG – Ricordi  1992

Saucy Jacks ()
for flute (also piccolo) and harpsichord
Selected at the “June in Buffalo” Festival
First Performance: Catania, 1992, Manuel Zurria, flute – Salvatore Carchiolo, harpsichord 
BMG – Ricordi  

In memoriam A .W.  ()
3rd Prize at the “Nuove Musiche per Strumenti Antichi” Competition 1991, Roma
Urbino, Chiesa di S. Domenico, July 24, 1992
Edipan

Rien (1992) 
for piano and chamber ensemble
Roma, Accademia di Santa Cecilia
Auditorium di Via della Conciliazione, Dicember 16, 1992
Ensemble Nuove Sincronie, Giorgio Magnanensi

Mutazione  ()
for solo violin
2nd Prize at the “Ennio Porrino” Composition Contest 1990
Cagliari, Aula Magna Facoltà di Lettere, 12 November 1992
“Spazio Musica” Festival 1990
Cagliari, Auditorium Comunale, November 30, 1990
Alessandro Moccia, violin
Edipan

Réveil ()
for harpsichord or piano
2nd Prize at the “Ennio Porrino” Composition Competition 1990
First performance of the version for harpsichord:
Festival Spazio Musica 1990
Cagliari, Auditorium Comunale, 30 November 1990
Lucio Garau, harpsichord
First performance of the version for piano:
Festival Nuova Musica Italiana 8
Sala A del Centro RF, Roma, 25 November 1991
Andrea Padova, piano 
Edipan

Logogrifi  (1991)
for 15 players
2nd prize at the “Alfredo Casella” International Composition Competition, Siena 1991

Phephis (1991)
for violin and piano

Mutazione I (1990) 
for guitar 
Second Prize at the “Wiener Kompositionwettbewerb fur NeueMusik”  1991
Wien, August 28, 1991
Ewald Felber, guitar 
Edipan 

Anastrofi (1990)
for 13 players
Special Mention at the  “Camillo Togni” International Composition Competition 1990, Brescia 

Sonetto CXXIII (1990)
for female voice, flute and piano
7th “Nuova Musica Italiana” Festival 1990
Roma,  October 18, 1990
Barbara Lazotti, soprano
Lauren Weiss, flute
Andrea Padova, piano

Acrostici (1989)
for 13 players
Special mention at the  4th “G. Contilli” International Composition Competition 1989, Messina

Neumi (1986)
for piccolo, clarinet, vibraphone and piano
Work selected and performed at “Prima Settimana di Musica Contemporanea”
Desenzano sul Garda, August 30, 1987
Ensemble nuovi Spazi Sonori

Mal vu mal dit (1984)
for soprano e piano (after Samuel Beckett) 

WORKS FOR PIANO SOLO 

Waterscape in motion (2011)
for piano solo
commissioned by MusMa
first performance: Granada (Spain) Granada Festival, July 29, 2011
Alba Ventura, piano

Koto (2011)
for piano solo
first performance: Palermo, Teatro Golden, May 23, 2011-07-29 
Andrea Padova, piano

Interludi, first book (2009)
for piano solo 
First Performance: Ledro, August 17, 2009
(included in the cycle “Preludi & Interludi” by J.S.Bach and Andrea Padova)
Andrea Padova, piano

Notes posted on the refrigerator (2007)
12 works for piano
cd Stradivarius STR 57903
Nuova Stradivarius

Landscape in motion (2006)
13 works for piano
cd Stradivarius STR 57901
Nuova Stradivarius

Variazione (2005)
for piano
included in the cycle “Aria Variata alla Maniera Italiana” 
(10 Variations by Italian Composers commissioned by Andrea Padova on a Bach’s Aria)
First Performance: Europäisches Musikfest Stuttgart, Stiftkirche, August 8, 2005
Andrea Padova, piano

Mouvement dédoublé (2001)
for piano 
Special Mention at “G.Malipiero” International Composition 2001

Rap du Quai d’Orsay ()
for piano 
Casarano, Auditorium Comunale, 10 June 1994
Francesco Libetta, piano 

Arietta a ritroso (1991)
for piano solo
2nd prize at the “Pavia” International Composition Competition, Music for children, Pavia 1991

Réveil ()
for harpsichord or piano
2nd Prize at the “Ennio Porrino” Composition Competition 1990
First performance of the version for harpsichord:
Festival Spazio Musica 1990
Cagliari, Auditorium Comunale, 30 November 1990
Lucio Garau, harpsichord
First performance of the version for piano:
Festival Nuova Musica Italiana 8
Sala A del Centro RF, Roma, 25 November 1991
Andrea Padova, piano 
Edipan

Rifrazioni I  (1987)
(ad Aldo Clementi)
for piano solo
Edipan 

TRANSCRIPTIONS, CADENZAS, COMPLETIONS

Cadenza for the Concerto K 466 of  Mozart

Cadenza for the 2nd Concert for violino and orchestra of  Maddalena Lombardini Syrmen

Cadenza for the 5th Concert for violino and orchestra of  Maddalena Lombardini Syrmen

Cadenza for the 6th Concert for violino and orchestra of  Maddalena Lombardini Syrmen

Arpeggio for the Fantasy BWV 944 of J.S.Bach 

Arpeggio for the Cromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV of J.S.Bach

Qual augelletto (Monteverdi-Padova ) (1989)

for piano solo

Stockolm, October 7, 1989

Andrea Padova, piano solo