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Ginastera: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3

6/1/2018, 19 Tracks, 1:06:08

Featuring

  • Juanjo Mena
  • Xiayin Wang
  • BBC Philharmonic
  • Alberto Ginastera

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Composer Biography

Alberto Ginastera, considered the leading South American composer of his generation, showed his creative genius from an early age.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Variaciones concertantes are structured as a concerto for orchestra, with each instrumental family represented by a soloist, showcasing great virtuosity.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This Chandos recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

A recurring 'personal signature' in Ginastera's music is a rising arpeggio based on the open strings of a six-string guitar.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Ginastera's Concierto argentino, written when he was 19, was withdrawn after its first performance but later rediscovered and given its first modern performance in 2011 by pianist Barbara Nissman.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Ginastera's study with Aaron Copland at the Tanglewood Festival in 1945 profoundly influenced the development of his music, leading to what are arguably his best works, including the Variaciones concertantes.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ginastera identified three periods in his compositional development: 'objective nationalism' (direct folk music use), 'subjective nationalism' (personal and abstract folk material), and 'neoexpressionism' (aligning with Viennese expressionism and twelve-note principles).

Source: Booklet

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