★★★★★
Naxos sandwiches the Variaciones concertantes between the two versions of the Glosses, but I shall take the former up first, because they are the reason these pieces first came to my attention - at a recent Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series concert conducted by Francesco Lecce-Chong at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ZelazoCenter. In twelve sections, this very appealing work has a duration is about twenty-four and a half minutes...
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2014-03-12
★★★★★
Summary for the Busy Executive: Recording milestones. Once again, Pierian has come up with an historically and artistically significant release. Alberto Ginastera, arguably the finest composer Latin America produced, is represented by, if you can believe it, two premieres of major works in powerful performances by Barbara Nissman, one of the great postwar pianists, whose knowledge of Ginastera's music runs deep and who championed the composer for decades. She became a Ginastera family friend...
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2013-09-17
★★★★★
This release is a ton of fun, and a must for anyone who wants something different in their piano collection. Barbara Nissman had a long and personal association with the composer Alberto Ginastera, and her commitment to his work radiates in every bar. The University of Michigan Symphony under Maestro Kiesler has also shown a unique dedication to rare and challenging repertoire, so this partnership is just as successful on disc as it seems on paper...
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2013-06-11
★★★★★
Classical Net on Facebook & TwitterAffiliates CD ReviewAlberto GinasteraEstancia, Op. 8 (extended suite)Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15 (orch. Cohen) *Panambi, Op. 1 (extended suite)Ollantay, Op. 17 **Popul Vuh: The Mayan Creation, Op. 44 **London Symphony Orchestra/Gisèle Ben-Dor * Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra/Gisèle Ben-Dor ** BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Gisèle Ben-Dor Naxos 8.570999 72:51 Summary for the Busy Executive: Gauchos, Indians, and gods...
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2012-06-18
★★★★★
Featured work: Popol Vuh, La creación del mundo maya - The Creation of the Mayan World for orchestra, Op. 44 (1975-1983); Cantata para América Mágica, for dramatic soprano and percussion orchestra on poems by Mercedes de Toro after ancient pre-Columbian manuscripts, Op. 27 (1960)...
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2010-08-27
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