I. Allegro marcato II. Presto misterioso III. Adagio molto appassionato IV. Ruvido ed ostinato
Upheld as one of the most original creative voices of the Americas, Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera was one of the most important Latin American composers in the 20th century. Piano Sonata No.1 was written in 1952, commissioned by the Carnegie Institute and the Pennsylvania College for Women for the 1952 International Contemporary Music Festival. Ginastera described the elements of his four-movement work as “written in polytonal and twelve-tone procedure with thematic texture rhythmic and melodic motives whose expressive tension has a pronounced Argentine accent” and “was inspired by the music of the Argentinean Pampas.” Notes by YinJia Lin
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Alberto Ginastera
Piano Sonata No. 1 Op. 22 Play
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I. Allegro marcato
II. Presto misterioso
III. Adagio molto appassionato
IV. Ruvido ed ostinato
Upheld as one of the most original creative voices of the Americas, Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera was one of the most important Latin American composers in the 20th century. Piano Sonata No.1 was written in 1952, commissioned by the Carnegie Institute and the Pennsylvania College for Women for the 1952 International Contemporary Music Festival. Ginastera described the elements of his four-movement work as “written in polytonal and twelve-tone procedure with thematic texture rhythmic and melodic motives whose expressive tension has a pronounced Argentine accent” and “was inspired by the music of the Argentinean Pampas.” Notes by YinJia Lin
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Pampeana No. 1: Rhapsodie for Violin and Piano
Pampeana No. 2 for Cello and Piano, Op. 21
Danza Argentina n.3
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Triste (n. 2 of 12 Preludios Americanos)
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
Pampeana No. 2 for Cello and Piano, Op. 21
La tarde, from Las horas de una estancia
Homenaje a Aaron Copland (n. 9 of 12 Preludios Americanos)
Performances by same musician(s)
Sonata in D Major, K. 96
Sonata in B Minor, K. 87
Sonata in D Minor, K. 141
Ballade No. 1 G minor
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