Ginastera accepted the commission, but he was also writing an opera and a piano concerto at the same time, and that, combined with the political unrest in argentina, meant that 1958 came and went with no completed harp concerto in sight. I was also intrigued with ponss interpretation of the harp concerto, and how he draws the attention to the darker elements of the score. Until further notice we will only be able to ship orders on mondays and thursdays. The ginastera harp concerto brings the harp to life with dancelike rhythmic and percussive intensity in the alternating time signatures of 68 and 34 and the use of numerous sound effects such as knocking on the soundboard and nail glissandos. This page lists all recordings of harp concerto, op.
Please note that even expedited orders will be delayed. Pages in category for harp, orchestra the following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. It is dedicated to the memory of serge and natalie koussevitzky. The harp concerto by alberto ginastera was first performed in 1965. April 11, 1916 june 25, 1983 was an argentinian composer of classical music. I am delighted to be able to share with the harp community some history about the concerto along with a few stories that accompany performances dating back to february 1968. The musical characteristics of the harp can provide somewhat of a challenge for the composer if writing a concerto for the instrument, but this disc boasts two wonderful examples that show seemingly endless possibilities. Ginastera harp concerto concerto classical compositions. Philips had retired by the time the work was ready to be premiered, and the solo part was played by the spanish harpist nicanor zabaleta with the philadelphia orchestra, conducted by eugene ormandy. This disc explores that rarity of the classical repertoire, the harp concerto. Alberto ginasteras music may finally be gaining the attention it deserves if the recent spate of recordings devoted to his work is anything to go by. It was commissioned in the 1950s by edna phillips, the harpist of the philadelphia.
See also for piano, orchestra, scores featuring the harp. Both operas, international successes, nevertheless caused trouble for ginastera in argentina, where their dark and decadent plots got them banned in buenos aires. The ginastera harp concerto brings the harp to life with dancelike rhythmic and percussive intensity in the alternating time signatures of 68 and 34 and the use of numerous sound effects such as. I am delighted to be able to share with the harp community some history about the concerto along with a. He graduated with highest honors from the national conservatory of buenos aires in 1938. Solo harp part not proofed to the full score and original manuscript but should be. This includes works originally scored for solo harp with orchestra. Alberto ginastera harp concerto offenbach edition keck. Ginastera accepted the commission, but he was also writing an opera and a piano concerto at the same time, and that, combined with the political unrest in argentina, meant that 1958 came and went with no. Alberto ginastera, in full alberto evaristo ginastera, born april 11, 1916, buenos aires, arg. He is considered one of the most important 20thcentury classical composers of the americas. Yet the fact that he also produced a concerto for harp shouldnt seem uncharacteristic. Composer ginastera, alberto work concerto for harp, op.
Ginastera was musically talented as a child and studied in buenos aires at the conservatorio williams and the national conservatory. Yet the fact that he also produced a concerto for harp shouldnt seem. Ginastera uses a lot of dance rhythms from his native argentina for very athletic fast. Variaciones concertantes germinated for five years before ginastera formally composed it during the second of four creative periods in his life. The ginastera harp concerto has been an integral part of my life and career as a concert harpist. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It was commissioned in the 1950s by edna phillips, the harpist of the philadelphia orchestra. In spite of her having played ginasteras harp concerto over 200 times, she says every time she looks at the score, she uncovers deeper layers, details, nuances, and the always unexpected.
Alberto ginastera 19161983 was an argentinean composer who studied with aaron copland and among whose students is tangocomposer astor piazzolla. Ginastera turns 100 yolanda kondonassis and the harp. Again, the solo harp part is beautifully written and beautifully played. In 2016 sidsel performed the ginastera harp concerto with kork for their 75 years anniversary concert conducted by chief conductor miguel harthbedoya. Consequently, it stands apart from previous tonal harp concerti. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Ginasteras harp concerto of 1956 is the earliest of his solo concertos. The musical characteristics of the harp can provide somewhat of a challenge for the composer if writing a concerto for the. The concerto was ginastera s first composition for piano since his piano sonata no.
The list below includes all pages in the category for harp, orchestra. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer alberto ginastera 1916 83. Alberto ginastera first came to international attention in the1940s with two ballet scores, panambi and estancia, employing nationalist style from 1952 onwards combined folkloric elements with serial techniques and indeterminacy late 1950s and 60s saw series of major us premieres, including piano concerto no. Ginastera 19161983 harp concerto, opus 25 argentine composer alberto ginastera showed precocious musical gifts and began to take piano lessons at the age of seven. Ginastera was the finest composer argentina has produced. Apr 08, 2020 alberto ginastera, a leading 20thcentury latinamerican composer, known for his use of local and national musical idioms in his compositions. The ginastera concerto is another masterpiece, and again i wish the orchestra could muster more power and crisper articulation. Ginastera s music is tantalizing, making use of latin american rhythms and a wide range of percussion instruments. The harp concerto came out of collaboration with the great spanish. He squeezes more drama from this music than david robertson on naive, while magdalena barrera employs a far wider tonal palette than isabelle moretti, her counterpart. Harp concertino miramontes, jose hilario harp concerto in bflat major lorentz, johan henrik. Last year, american harpist yolanda kondonassis brought alberto ginasteras harp concerto, opus 25 to portland, when she performed it with the oregon symphony. Alberto ginastera composed this work, commissioned by the argentine friends of music, in 1953.
The harp concerto by alberto ginastera dates from 1964 and is a very modern, though accessible score. Pungently and vigorously rather than dutifully ethnic, it shows the uneven argentine master at. Among instrumental works of alberto ginasteras last period, the most remarkable was his piano concerto no. Harp, orchestra sheet music book by alberto ginastera 19161983. Im not sure just what the composer was after in the first movement, but the music can be downright spooky. Ginastera s choice of concerto instruments was mainly conventional.
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