Riccardo Zadra: Stravinsky • Debussy • Ravel (Aura AUR 414‑2)

UPC: 8014394524143

Overview

Virtuoso pianist Riccardo Zadra presents a masterful recital of early 20th‑century French and Russian piano repertoire. Recorded digitally at Condulmer Studio, this 1999 Aura release showcases the rhythmic vitality of Stravinsky’s Three Scenes from Petrouchka, the exotic colors of Debussy’s Estampes, and the refined elegance of Ravel’s Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and Pavane pour une infante défunte. Across 56 minutes, Zadra captures each composer’s distinctive palette with clarity and expressive nuance.

Product Features

• Format: CD, Album (Digital Recording, DDD)
• Label & Catalogue: Aura Music – AUR 414‑2
• Country of Release: Italy
• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Classical / Solo Piano
• Total Playing Time: 55:50
• Recording Venue: Condulmer Studio, Zerman (TV)
• Sound Engineer: Michael Seberich
• Digital Mastering: Gianni Bettin
• Artistic Director: Alberto Spano
• Product Manager: Stefania Moruzzi
• Editorial Coordinator: Paola Soffia
• Art Direction: Clara Cassanelli, Sabrina Piu

Track Listing

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) – Three Scenes from Petrouchka (17:46)

1. Danse russe – 2:27
2. Chez Petrouchka – 4:24
3. La semaine grasse – 8:42

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) – Estampes (15:23)

1. Pagodes – 5:34
2. La soirée dans Grenade – 5:50
3. Jardin sous la pluie – 3:59

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) – Valses Nobles et Sentimentales (15:33)

1. Modéré – très franc – 1:24

2. Assez lent – 2:45

3. Modéré – 1:35

4. Assez animé – 1:13

5. Presque lent – 1:54

6. Vif – 0:43

7. Moins vif – 2:38

8. Épilogue – lent – 4:59

9. Pavane pour une infante défunte – 7:08

Publishers and Artists

• Pianist: Riccardo Zadra
• Label: Aura Music (Edimedia SRL, Italy)
• Repertoire: Stravinsky, Debussy, Ravel
• Recording: Condulmer Studio; engineered by Michael Seberich; mastered by Gianni Bettin
• Art Direction: Clara Cassanelli, Sabrina Piu

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