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Alberto Ginastera, Isaac Albeniz, Manuel de Falla
Ginastera: Music for Piano
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: I. Allegro marcato
2. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: II. Presto misterioso
3. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: III. Adagio molto appassionato
4. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: IV. Ruvido ed ostinato
5. Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 53: I. Allegramente
6. Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 53: II. Adagio sereno-scorrevole-ripresa dell'adagio
7. Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 53: III. Ostinato ayamara
8. Rondo on Argentine Children's Songs, for piano, Op. 19
9. Danzas argentinas, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2: I. Danza del viejo boyero
10. Danzas argentinas, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2: II. Danza de la moza donosa
11. Danzas argentinas, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2: III. Danza del gaucho matrero
12. Milonga, for piano (arranged from 'Canci?n del arbol olvido' Op.3)
13. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: Triste
14. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: Tribute to Aaron Copland
15. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: Tribute to Juan Jose Castro
16. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: Danza Criolla
17. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: Tribute to Roberto Garcia Morillo - Pastorale
18. Mallorca, barcarola for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 202, B. 41
19. Serenata espa?ola, for piano in D flat major, Op. 181, B. 39
20. Popular Spanish Songs (7), for voice & piano, G. 40: Asturiana
21. Spanish Dances (12), in 4 volumes for piano, Op. 37, H. 142, DLR 1:2: No. 5
22. La Ni?a Duerme for keyboard ('For Biasha')

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CD Details

All Artists: Alberto Ginastera, Isaac Albeniz, Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Joachim Ruvo, Santiago Rodríguez
Title: Ginastera: Music for Piano
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Elan Records
Release Date: 2/4/1993
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop, Classical
Styles: Latin Music, Tango, Vocal Pop, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 034063220228, 789368631728, 744198220221

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This disc could have been planned a lot better. There was room for all of Ginastera's significant piano music (the Third Sonata, the remainder of the American Preludes, and several other pieces are missing), instead of the fillers by Spanish composers. But Santiago Rodriguez's performances are so persuasive, I have to recommend the disc anyway. He tears into the virtuosic Sonata No. 1--a real thriller--with such energy and fearlessness that it will make your hair stand up, and he plays the remaining works, including the ones by other composers, with wonderful color and rhythm. --Leslie Gerber

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J. Lambert | 09/22/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ginastera's first piano sonata is one of my favorite pieces. I have collected several recordings of it in my attempt at finding the one I most enjoyed. This one is second on my list, and at the top of those done by a pianist. I must specify this because my favorite recording of the sonata is Sergio & Odair Assad's arrangement for two guitars. Anyway, Rodriguez has great rhythm, which I think is essential to this piece. Though I know this sonata is very difficult, too many pianists allow themselves to have terrible rhythm in favor of just being able to get all the notes. I like to call this "technical rubato." There is no musical reason for it. Only one thing stands in the way of me LOVING this recording. It is very dry (no reverb, or close to it). Other than that, this is the best piano recording of Ginastera's first piano sonata that I have been able to find."