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Alberto Ginastera: Complete Music for Piano & Piano Chamber Ensembles
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1. No. 1, Allegro marcato
2. No. 2, Presto misterioso
3. No. 3, Adagio molto appassionato
4. No. 4, Ruvido ed ostinato
5. No. 1, Allegramente
6. No. 2, Adagio sereno - Scorrevole - Ripresa dell'Adagio
7. No. 3, Ostinato aymara
8. No. 1, Danza del viejo boyero - to Pedro Saenz" (Dance of the old cowherd)
9. No. 2, Danza de la moza donosa - "to Emilia A Stahlberg" (Dance of the sad maiden)
10. No. 3, Danza del gaucho matrero - "to Antonio De Raco" (Dance of the clever cowboy)
11. No. 1, Cuyana (Argentine) "to Lia Cimaglia-Espinosa"
12. No. 2, "Nortena (Northerner) - "to Marisa Regules"
13. No. 3, Criolla (Creole) - "to Mercedes de Toro"
14. No. 1, Para los acentos (Accents)
15. No. 2, Triste (Sadness)
16. No. 3, Danza Criolla (Creole Dance)
17. No. 4, Vidala
18. No. 5, En el primer modo pentafono menor (In the first Pentatonic Minor Mode)
19. No. 6, Homenaje a Roberto Garcia Morillo
20. No. 7, Para las octavas (Octaves)
21. No. 8, Homenaje a Juan Jose Castro
22. No. 9, Homenaje a Aaron Copland
23. No. 10, Pastoral
24. No. 11, Homenaje a Hector Villa-Lobos
25. No. 12, En el primer modo pentafono mayor (In the first Pentatonic Major Mode)
26. No. 1, Adagietto pianissimo
27. No. 2, Allegro rustico
28. No. 3, Allegretto cantabile
29. No. 4, Calmo e poetico
30. No. 5, Scherzando - Coda: Presto ed energico
31. Tres Danzas
32. Tres Danzas
33. Tres Danzas
34. No. 1, Introduzione
35. No. 2, Cadenze I per viola & cello
36. No. 3, Scherzo fantastico
37. No. 4, Cadenze II per due violini
38. No. 5, Piccola musica notturna
39. No. 6, Cadenza III per piano
40. No. 7, Finale
41. Allegro deciso
42. Adagio passionato
43. Presto mormoroso
44. Allegro con fuoco
Alberto Ginastera: Complete Music for Piano & Piano Chamber Ensembles
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2001-07-31)
- Publisher: Pierian
- Label: Pierian
- Studio: Pierian
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #216825
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: From awesome to awful . . . 2005-03-04
Comment: 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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: cello pieces disappointing 2004-06-13
Comment: In other reviews there are many glorious comments of Barbara Nissman's playing, and they are well deserved. However, this is not a good CD to buy if you are looking for good recordings of the two cello pieces on this CD. Slow tempos, sloppy articulation, missed notes, incorrect rhythms unfortunately abound in the playing of Aura Natola-Ginastera in both the recordings of the Pampeana No. 2 and Cello Sonata. Being the wife of Alberto Ginastera herself I'm sure she has great insight into his music, but it seems as though her technical playing ability is not on a level to play these pieces well.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Classic Ginastera 2002-01-15
Comment: Ginastera who was present during the original recordings, must have been overjoyed having Barbara Nissman. She is the ideal pianist to capture the elemental power of his ferocious gaucho-inspired folk rhythms. Her rhythmic exuberance and bravura have to be heard to be believed. It reveals Ginastera as the Bartok of Argentina as their respective treatment of gaucho and Magyar folklore is perfectly analogous. She clearly understands this point too as her stylistic insight is just as incisive in the chamber works on volume 2 as in the solo piano pieces comprising volume 1. Originally recorded on Newport records in 1992, they are now safely achived on Pierian label and protected from the deletions axe. Justly so. Nissman's spontaneity, exhilaration and stylistic insight make these performances classics that will never date.
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