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GINASTERA, A.: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Kosower, Bamberg Symphony, Zagrosek)
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GINASTERA, A.: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Kosower, Bamberg Symphony, Zagrosek)
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Alberto Ginastera was one of the most admired and respected musical voices of the twentieth century, who successfully fused the strong traditional influences of his national heritage with experimental, contemporary, and classical techniques. The two Cello Concertos are among his most innovative, brilliant and technically formidable compositions. The First Concerto, the definitive version of which was premièred by Ginastera’s second wife Aurora Nátola in 1978, is notable for the provocative singing lines, Latin dance rhythms and virtuosity of its solo part, and the intense colours and abundant percussion of the orchestral accompaniment. The Second Concerto, composed as a 10th wedding anniversary tribute ‘To my dear Aurora’, makes more prominent use of Argentine folk elements. It includes a brilliant depiction of the rising sun, percussion instruments portraying sounds of the jungle, and a celebratory rustic finale.
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Ginastera, Alberto

Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 50
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I. Metamorfosi di un tema
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II. Scherzo sfuggevole
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III. Nottilucente
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IV. Cadenza e finale rustico
00:07:56
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Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 36 (1978 version)
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I. Adagio molto appassionato
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II. Presto sfumato
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III. Assai mosso ed esaltato - Largo amoroso
00:11:43
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Total Playing Time:
01:08:48
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