April 11, 1916 Buenos Aires - June 25, 1983 Geneva

Alberto Ginastera left behind many splendid works for piano as well as two piano concertos. His 1st Piano Concerto (1961) gained fame not least through a rock adaptation by "Emerson, Lake and Palmer". Also noteworthy is Ginastera's intensive exchange with Aaron Copland, which is expressed artistically especially in the "Doce preludios americanos" (1944).

Ginastera stands for a pioneering musical synthesis of South American and European musical culture.

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Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28
João Carlos Martins, piano; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra. Written in 1961. Recorded in 1968 (First recording).

First Movement: youtube_Ginastera_concerto1-1
Second Movement: youtube_Ginastera_Concerto1_II
Third Movement: youtube_Ginastera_Concerto1_III
IV. Toccata concertata: youtube_Ginastera_Concerto1_IV

and here the pianist Martins in a historic live video:

Orquesta municipal de Sao Paolo
João Carlos Martins, Diogo Pacheco, Alberto Ginastera
youtube_Martins-live_Ginastera

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 39 [1973]
I. 32 variazioni sopra un accordo di Beethoven [0:03]
II. Scherzo per la mano sinistra [15:09]
III. Quasi una fantasia [20:53]
IV. Cadenza e finale prestissimo [30:28]
Dora de Marinis, piano; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Julyo Malaval, conductor
youtube_Ginastera_Concerto2

Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22 (1952)
David Bean, piano
youtube_Ginastera_pianosonata1_bean

Danzas Argentinas op.2 (1937)
Roberto Plano, piano
youtube_danzas_argentinas_Plano

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Alberto Ginastera: Composer of the Week No. 16 / April 2018