Estancia / Variaciones concertantes / Harp Concerto
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ALBERTO GINASTERA
Estancia / Variaciones concertantes / Harp Concerto
Magdalena Barrera (harp) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons
[ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 12 June 2015
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Alberto Ginastera, 'the great hope of Argentine music' (Aaron Copland), wrote in every genre. Estancia uses the elements of his national folklore (melody, rhythms, tonality) to depict rural life in Argentina, work on the land and the life of gauchos. The more 'abstract' Variaciones concertantes offer a synthesis of art and folk music.
"What makes this spectacularly engineered Harmonia Mundi disc especially attractive is the inclusion of the Variaciones concertantes, arguably the masterpiece of Ginastera's nationalist period. Pons chooses some extreme speeds, often pushing his first-desk players to great feats of virtuosity, yet there is plenty of character, too." (Gramophone)
Tracks:
Estancia - dance suite, Op. 8a
Variaciones concertantes Op. 23
Harp Concerto, Op. 25
