Alberto Ginastera

La musique de piano sélectionnée de ce maître argentin s'étend sur l'arche de sa carrière de composition. / Piano

Le grand compositeur argentin Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) est considéré l'un des plus forts talents du XXe siècle. Les Danzas argentinas , qui furent composées lorsque leur auteur était encore étudiant au Conservatorio Nacional de Buenos Aires en 1937, sont parmi ses oeuvres pour piano les plus appréciées par les étudiants et les professionnels du monde entier. Cette célèbre partition reprend les structures mélodiques et rythmiques de la musique populaire argentine, modelées sur les chants et les danses populaires de l'Amérique du Sud. / Piano

A newly researched and engraved edition with extensive performance notes and a composer biography. The price of the publication includes access to companion recorded performances online for download or streaming by the editor. / Piano

The main influence on Alberto Ginastera for this 1981 composition was the folk music dances of the northern part of Argentina and the lonely and desolate regions of the Andes and the nations of South America. This is an interesting and mysterious piece full of passion and ambiguity with a distinct fantastical quality despite being earthed in folk music. This is the 1995 Revised Edition and is an attempt to end the controversy concerning the authenticity of the original edition. It reflects the composer’s final thoughts on the work as found in Ginastera’s last personal manuscript copy.

This expressive piano sonata Written in Mallorca and Geneva during the summer of 1982 the year before Ginastera???s death. It was commissioned by the University of Michigan and dedicated to Pianist Barbara Nissman who premiered the work later that year. It features his characteristic angularity and imaginative rhythms the quick initial tempo sets the pace for the entire work and the rhythmic textures that follow are based on American Indian dances and the ceremonial dances of Latin America. A wonderful work for Piano Solo by a composer at the height of his skill and a tune that will become one of your favourite pieces.