Alberto Ginastera: Complete Music for Piano & Piano Chamber Ensembles

Alberto Ginastera: Complete Music for Piano & Piano Chamber Ensembles

Alberto Ginastera: Complete Music for Piano & Piano Chamber Ensembles
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Composer: Alberto Ginastera
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-07-31
Music Label: Pierian
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: No. 1, Allegro marcato
  2. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: No. 2, Presto misterioso
  3. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: No. 3, Adagio molto appassionato
  4. Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22: No. 4, Ruvido ed ostinato
  5. Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 53: No. 1, Allegramente
  6. Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 53: No. 2, Adagio sereno - Scorrevole - Ripresa dell'Adagio
  7. Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 53: No. 3, Ostinato aymara
  8. Piano Sonata No.3, Op. 54
  9. Danzas argentinas, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2: No. 1, Danza del viejo boyero - to Pedro Saenz' (Dance of the old cowherd)
  10. Danzas argentinas, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2: No. 2, Danza de la moza donosa - 'to Emilia A Stahlberg' (Dance of the sad maiden)
  11. Danzas argentinas, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2: No. 3, Danza del gaucho matrero - 'to Antonio De Raco' (Dance of the clever cowboy)
  12. Piezas (3), for piano, Op. 6: No. 1, Cuyana (Argentine) 'to Lia Cimaglia-Espinosa'
  13. Piezas (3), for piano, Op. 6: No. 2, 'Nortena (Northerner) - 'to Marisa Regules'
  14. Piezas (3), for piano, Op. 6: No. 3, Criolla (Creole) - 'to Mercedes de Toro'
  15. Malambo, for piano, Op. 7
  16. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 1, Para los acentos (Accents)
  17. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 2, Triste (Sadness)
  18. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 3, Danza Criolla (Creole Dance)
  19. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 4, Vidala
  20. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 5, En el primer modo pentafono menor (In the first Pentatonic Minor Mode)
  21. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 6, Homenaje a Roberto Garcia Morillo
  22. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 7, Para las octavas (Octaves)
  23. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 8, Homenaje a Juan Jose Castro
  24. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 9, Homenaje a Aaron Copland
  25. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 10, Pastoral
  26. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 11, Homenaje a Hector Villa-Lobos
  27. American Preludes (12) for piano, Op. 12: No. 12, En el primer modo pentafono mayor (In the first Pentatonic Major Mode)
  28. Creole Dance Suite, for piano, Op. 15: No. 1, Adagietto pianissimo
  29. Creole Dance Suite, for piano, Op. 15: No. 2, Allegro rustico
  30. Creole Dance Suite, for piano, Op. 15: No. 3, Allegretto cantabile
  31. Creole Dance Suite, for piano, Op. 15: No. 4, Calmo e poetico
  32. Creole Dance Suite, for piano, Op. 15: No. 5, Scherzando - Coda: Presto ed energico
  33. Rondo on Argentine Children's Songs, for piano, Op. 19
Music CD 2
  1. Pampeana No. 1, for violin & piano, Op. 16
  2. Milonga, for piano (arranged from 'Canción del arbol olvido' Op.3)
  3. Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a: Tres Danzas
  4. Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a: Tres Danzas
  5. Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a: Tres Danzas
  6. Arrangement: Domenico Zipoli's 'Toccata per organo', for piano
  7. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 1, Introduzione
  8. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 2, Cadenze I per viola & cello
  9. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 3, Scherzo fantastico
  10. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 4, Cadenze II per due violini
  11. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 5, Piccola musica notturna
  12. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 6, Cadenza III per piano
  13. Quintet, for piano & strings, Op. 29: No. 7, Finale
  14. Pampeana No. 2, rhapsody for cello & piano, Op. 21
  15. Cello Sonata, Op. 49: Allegro deciso
  16. Cello Sonata, Op. 49: Adagio passionato
  17. Cello Sonata, Op. 49: Presto mormoroso
  18. Cello Sonata, Op. 49: Allegro con fuoco

Music reviews of Alberto Ginastera: Complete Music for Piano & Piano Chamber Ensembles

Music Review: From awesome to awful . . .
Rating: 2 Stars

When I first heard Ms. Nissman's performance of the dances from Estancia over a typical, everyday radio many years ago, I was quite impressed with her aplomb in tossing off Ginastera's acute rhythms --- but it was, after all, an ordinary boombox, not your high-end FM-receiver in a split-hairs, blockbuster sound system. I'd heard many of her other Ginastera pieces over a mundane radio, in fact, and became very interested in finding out more regarding her pianism.

It's with great disappointment that I must revise the earlier imprint of her being quite awesome to being somewhat awful - in this recording, at least. I can't exactly say that I was thrilled when I finally had the chance to hear the whole program and the important First Sonata. No doubt about it, Ms. Nissman has a strong and sure rhythmic sense. Her colors in such fast-moving, hard-edged music could be almost enjoyed, were she not so lead-footed, pedaling so deeply. Her articulation, already so wanting in clarity and precision, is thus even more smeared in the brillante, rapido passages. That she is not better-recorded also serves her poorly.

But then, if Ginastera was well-pleased with Nissman's performance and the recording, then apparently the rhythmic demands take highest priority over other considerations. After all, with his sylistic hallmark, that would have to be a given - and indeed, in this set, that is Ms. Nissman's strong suit (perhaps the only one...). So, who am I to complain?? We can have the moon, maybe, but it's probably unreasonable to ask for the galaxies... .

However, when I weighed the aspects of the price of boxed sets, and especially, of having to listen to these CDs over and over again (because I like Ginastera), I realized that I wouldn't be able to stand such uneven, sloppy pianism on repeat for very long, which even her fine musicianship cannot over-ride. It's too bad that this is the case, as there are still so few, if any, recordings of complete Ginastera piano and piano-chamber works in the catalogue. That said, the Nissman set is at least serviceable, in view of this gap. (See comments on the cello performance in other reviews here.)

It was after repeat listening to a different recording, a quite stupendous Brazilian pianist doing the Ginastera First Sonata, that I came to this assessment on Nissman's performance of the Sonata No. 1 and of her entire program. This new pianist's razor-sharp articulation, transparent pedaling, wide dynamic range, rhythmic integrity, and arching lines are absolutely rewarding to listen to, over and over and over. To render sensitively nuanced phrasing as the music blazes headlong and forte is not least in this other recording's high marks. Following along with the score, I was most impressed indeed.

Her tempos, though fast, are just a tad slower, but her pianism is even more ferocious than Nissman's - who takes yet higher speeds - and this is because of her dazzlingly clean technique, crisp, judicious pedal, and incisive articulation. In the hands of this Brazilian pianist, this glittering, fast-paced music throws out its flashing shafts and sparks with the clarity of diamond brilliance (and this is so in the CD's Brouwer set as well). If Nissman had taken her tempos down a couple of notches, her technical command could have been impeccable, and her overall performance could then have not suffered so.

This Hungarian guitar-piano duo - he's American, and they both have the surname Halasz (Debora and Franz; maybe they're married to each other...?) - are remarkable musicians to keep an eye on, based on the merits of their probably first CD (Ginastera- Brouwer-Ponce, BIS-CD-671, ASIN-B0000016L6; the guitar performance is equally superlative, musically and technically.) With the many-hued palette of her sensitive touch, especially showcased in the Ginastera slow movement and the Ponce, she's just splendid throughout. I'll hold out for Ms. Halasz. Maybe if we're lucky, one day she'll put out a big Ginastera recording. I'd be among the first to buy.
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