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Pasión Argentina
Alberto Ginastera, Carlos Guastavino

Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico

Pasión Argentina

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917217025
Catnr: CC 72170
Release date: 05 April 2007
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CC 72170
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05 April 2007
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About the album

Ginastera (Buenos Aires) was married to a cellist, his inspiration to write numerous works for cello. He is a true master in integrating the folk-music of his country into his works, that show a great variety: symphonic music, chamber-music, ballet, opera, songs, choirmusic. Pampeana no. 2 (1950), a rhapsody for cello, inspired by the Argentinean pampa is an exuberant piece, full of virtuosity. In this version for cello-octet two soloists engage in a lively discussion.

Ballet Estancia (1941, about Argentinean country life: "Estancia" is a type of ranch on the vast, grassy Argentinean pampas) was commissioned by the American Ballet "The Caravan", to be choreographed by Balanchine. The American Ballet, however, was suddenly disbanded and in 1943 Ginastera turned it into a concert-suite.

Guastavino (Santa Fé) studied chemistry and music in Buenos Aires and in Europe. He composed a.o. songs, piano-works, a violin-sonata, orchestral works, the ballet "Once Upon A Time" and the "Suite Argentina". His style is derived from the typically Argentinean rhythmic and melodies.

Piazzolla (Buenos Aires) studied music in the United States, Buenos Aires and Europe. His vivacious style ('nuevo tango') attracted a massive South American audience (and opposition from tango traditionalists). A controversy ran on whether his music was tango or not, and it got to such a stage that Astor Piazzolla had to define it as "contemporary Buenos Aires music".
Een album vol passie en warmte
Warmbloedigheid, dat hoort u in deze opname met muziek van beroemde Argentijnse componisten. Passievol uitgevoerd door de Spaanse dirigent en cellist Elias Arizcuren met zijn Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico en mezzosopraan Elena Gragera. Pasión Argentina bevat muziek van Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera en Carlos Guastavino. Een opname vol levendige warmte.

Het Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico opgericht door Elias Arizcuren, is een uniek ensemble in de wereld van de klassieke muziek. "Zij zijn een ontdekking, tonen de perfectie van een strijkkwartet en combineren het volume van een klein kamerorkest met mediterrane hartstocht", aldus de internationale pers.Wereldberoemd cellist Yo-Yo Ma noemde het ensemble: "een geweldig voorbeeld voor de muziekwereld en Elias Arizcuren een visionair die met zijn groep iets unieks heeft bereikt". Het Cello Octet programmeert originele, vaak aan het ensemble opgedragen werken van eigentijdse componisten. Hun veelzijdigheid blijkt uit concerten met bekende mezzosopranen, dansproducties met Conny Janssen en premières van vooraanstaande jonge componisten.
Arizcuren maakte een videomethode over de cellotechniek, heeft gepubliceerd over de geschiedenis van de cello en is verantwoordelijk voor de uitgave van een verzameling cellorepertoire. Elias Arizcuren geeft masterclasses en was jarenlang hoofdleraar cello en kamermuziek aan de Hogescholen van Amsterdam en Utrecht.

De Spaanse mezzosopraan Elena Gragera is bezig een zeer solide carrière op te bouwen. De internationale pers prijst haar hoge artistieke kwaliteit en haar diepe interpretatiestijl, zonder de originaliteit van haar programma’s te vergeten. Ze houdt van de traditionele Duitse liedkunst, dankzij groten als de Nederlandse Aafje Heynis. Ze behaalde cum laude haar einddiploma aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag en studeerde het Franse lied bij Gérard Souzay. Een van de grootste vertolkers van het Franse lied. Elena Gragera treedt op tijdens grote festivals in Spanje, Engeland, Nederland en Rusland.

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (1921-1992) Argentijn van geboorte woonde in zijn jonge jaren in New York. Nog maar acht jaar was hij, toen zijn vader hem een bandoneon gaf, de start van een leven vol hartstochtelijke tangomuziek. Hij studeerde muziek in de Verenigde Staten, Buenos Aires en Europa. Zijn controversiële benadering van de tango en zijn meeslepende stijl trok een groot publiek in Zuid-Amerika, maar stuitte tegen de borst van de liefhebbers van de traditionele tango. Dat leidde tot discussie: was de muziek van Piazzolla nu tango of niet? Uiteindelijk haalde Piazzolla bakzeil, hij definieerde zijn werk als 'eigentijdse Buenos Aires muziek'. Een van zijn bekendste werken is Adiós Nonino (Vaarwel opaatje), gemaakt toen zijn vader overleed. Weet u het nog? De traan van Máxima op haar bruiloft, op het moment dat Carel Kraayenhof dit lied, Adiós Nonino speelde?

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) geboren in Buenos Aires, gaf daar les aan het conservatorium. Zijn vrouw, een celliste, inspireerde hem tot het componeren van werk voor cello. Hij was een meester in het integreren van volksmuziek in zijn composities, die een grote verscheidenheid kennen aan symfonische muziek, kamermuziek, ballet, opera, liederen en koorzang. buitengewoon succesvol.

De Argentijnse componist Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) werd geboren in Santa Fé. Hij studeerde chemie. Maar na het behalen van een regeringsbeurs (in 1938), kon hij muziek studeren aan het Nationaal Conservatorium in Buenos Aires. Na de oorlog studeerde hij verder in Europa. Hij componeerde o.a. liederen, pianowerken, een vioolsonate, orkestwerken, het ballet Once Upon A Time (1942) en de Suite Argentina. Zijn stijl is ontleend aan de typische Argentijnse ritmiek en melodieën.

Das Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico ist eine einzigartige Formation in der Welt der Klassischen Musik. Es vereint die Perfektion eines Streichquartettes mit der Fülle eines Kammerorchesters und vermittelt überbordende mediterrane Leidenschaft.Seit 1989 begeistert das Ensemble in Konzerten und auf bisher 13 CDs seine Zuhörer mit den unterschiedlichsten Programmen, die neben zahlreichen zeitgenössischen Kompositionen (u.a. von Philip Glass, Xenakis, Kagel) auch über 100 spanische Lieder beinhalten. Pasión Argentina enthält neben Milongas von Astor Piazolla, einen Liederzyklus von Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) und Carlos Guastvino (1912-2000), außerdem Ginasteras Ballet Estancia. Eine CD voller Wärme und tänzerischer Lebendigkeit.

Artist(s)

Elena Gragera

During the last few seasons, the mezzo-so- prano Elena Gragera has won the acclaim of the Spanish music scene not only be- cause of her artistic quality, but also due to the depth and genuineness with which she imbues her interpretations. Ms. Gragera’s discography includes: a CD  of songs by various composers (Mompou, Montsalvatge, Poulenc, Nin-Culmell, Oha- na), all on poems by Garcia Lorca; a record- ing on the Columna Música label of the Songs 1920-1930 by Joaquín Nin; Roberto Gerhard songs on the Harmonia Mundi label; the complete songs of Joaquín Nin- Culmell and Ernesto Halffter, both CDs released by Columna Música; and most recently, her interpretation of the title role in Felip Pedrell’s opera La Celestina with the Orchestra...
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During the last few seasons, the mezzo-so- prano Elena Gragera has won the acclaim of the Spanish music scene not only be- cause of her artistic quality, but also due to the depth and genuineness with which she imbues her interpretations.
Ms. Gragera’s discography includes: a CD of songs by various composers (Mompou, Montsalvatge, Poulenc, Nin-Culmell, Oha- na), all on poems by Garcia Lorca; a record- ing on the Columna Música label of the Songs 1920-1930 by Joaquín Nin; Roberto Gerhard songs on the Harmonia Mundi label; the complete songs of Joaquín Nin- Culmell and Ernesto Halffter, both CDs released by Columna Música; and most recently, her interpretation of the title role in Felip Pedrell’s opera La Celestina with the Orchestra Ciudad de Barcelona under the direction of Antoni Ros Marbá for the Autor label.
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Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico

Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico is a full time ensemble, a unique formation in the world of classical music. Writing about Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico, the press has said: “...they are a true discovery, demonstrate the perfection of a string quartet and com- bine the volume of a small chamber orches- tra with Mediterranean passion.” The same press described the concerts with Teresa Berganza in Amsterdam, Brussels and at French festivals as  “...highlights of the season.” The world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma said in an interview: “This ensemble is a treasure indeed, a fine example to the world of music... Wherever I play: Brazil, Japan, USA, people talk to me about Conjunto Ibérico... Elias Arizcuren is a visionary, who has achieved something absolutely unique...
more
Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico is a full time ensemble, a unique formation in the world of classical music. Writing about Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico, the press has said: “...they are a true discovery, demonstrate the perfection of a string quartet and com- bine the volume of a small chamber orches- tra with Mediterranean passion.” The same press described the concerts with Teresa Berganza in Amsterdam, Brussels and at French festivals as “...highlights of the season.” The world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma said in an interview: “This ensemble is a treasure indeed, a fine example to the world of music... Wherever I play: Brazil, Japan, USA, people talk to me about Conjunto Ibérico... Elias Arizcuren is a visionary, who has achieved something absolutely unique with his group.” The career of Conjunto Ibérico, founded in 1989 by Elias Arizcuren and supported by Mstislav Rostropovich and Yo-Yo Ma, could be summarised as 13 CDs (2 in preparation) and over 65 first performances of works by today’s most notable composers. Thanks to Elias Arizcuren’s tenacity, the Cello Octet is able to offer original works, most of them dedicated to Conjunto Ibérico, by com- posers including Xenakis, Nobre, Halffter, Pärt, Boulez, Donatoni, De Pablo, Bus- sotti, Denisov, Loevendie, Riley, Kagel and Glass. Conjunto Ibérico also plays some 100 beautiful Spanish songs (Turina, De Falla, Nin, Montsalvatge, Granados, Guridi, Albéniz) and South-Americans (Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, Guastavino, Piazzolla) that have been a pleasant surprise to many an audi- ence for several years.
Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico has shown enormous diversity over the years: concerts with Teresa Berganza or Bernarda Fink, dance productions with Conny Janssen’s Rotterdam dance company, concerts with flamenco singer Carmen Linares and pre- mières of works by reputed composers. In addition to the concerts in many European countries and at prominent festivals, Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico has also performed in Asia, Israel, South-America, the United States and Canada.

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Elias Arizcuren (conductor)

Elias Arizcuren, conductor and cel- list, was born in Spain. He received his first lessons from his father and subsequently studied with Gaspar Cassadó, André Na- varra and Sandor Végh. In 1969 he founded the Mendelssohn Trio, which now has an extensive discography. He established a video method of ‘cello technique’, and wrote several books on ‘cello history’ and has published a collection of works of the repertoire. Elias Arizcuren is often invited to be a member of the jury in international competitions and gives master-classes in many countries, in addition to his activities as a conductor. For years he was a profes- sor of cello and chamber-music at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and Utrecht. Many of his former students...
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Elias Arizcuren, conductor and cel- list, was born in Spain. He received his first lessons from his father and subsequently studied with Gaspar Cassadó, André Na- varra and Sandor Végh. In 1969 he founded the Mendelssohn Trio, which now has an extensive discography. He established a video method of ‘cello technique’, and wrote several books on ‘cello history’ and has published a collection of works of the repertoire. Elias Arizcuren is often invited to be a member of the jury in international competitions and gives master-classes in many countries, in addition to his activities as a conductor. For years he was a profes- sor of cello and chamber-music at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and Utrecht. Many of his former students now have an international projection.

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Composer(s)

Alberto Ginastera

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Spanish pronunciation  April 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Ginastera was born in Buenos Aires to a Catalan father and an Italian mother. During the last few years of his life, he preferred to pronounce his surname in its Catalan pronunciation, with a soft 'G' as in 'George' rather than a Spanish 'J' sound. In fact this would be the local Argentine pronunciation of his name if it were spelled Yinastera or Llinastera. Ginastera studied at the conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in 1938. As a young professor, he taught at the Liceo Militar General San Martín. After a visit to the United States in 1945–47, where he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood, he returned to Buenos Aires and co-founded the League of Composers. He held...
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Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Spanish pronunciation April 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Ginastera was born in Buenos Aires to a Catalan father and an Italian mother. During the last few years of his life, he preferred to pronounce his surname in its Catalan pronunciation, with a soft 'G' as in 'George' rather than a Spanish 'J' sound. In fact this would be the local Argentine pronunciation of his name if it were spelled Yinastera or Llinastera.
Ginastera studied at the conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in 1938. As a young professor, he taught at the Liceo Militar General San Martín. After a visit to the United States in 1945–47, where he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood, he returned to Buenos Aires and co-founded the League of Composers. He held a number of teaching posts. Among his notable students were Ástor Piazzolla (who studied with him in 1941), Alcides Lanza, Waldo de los Ríos, Jacqueline Nova and Rafael Aponte-Ledée. See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Alberto Ginastera.
Ginastera moved back to the United States in 1968 and then in 1970 to Europe. He died in Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 67 and was buried in the Cimetière des Rois there.

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Press

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01.
Milongaas: El Títere
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(Astor Piazzolla) Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico, Elena Gragera
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Milongaas: A Don Nicanor Paredes
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Milongaas: Alguien le dice al Tango
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Pampeana No. 2
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(Alberto Ginastera) Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico, Robert Putowski, Jeroen den Herder
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Canciones argentinas: Chacarera
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Canciones argentinas: Triste
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Canciones argentinas: Zamba
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Canciones argentinas: Arrorró
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Canciones argentinas: Gato
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Canciones argentinas: Canción al arbol del olvido
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Ballet Estancia: Los trabajadores agrícolas
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Ballet Estancia: Danza del trigo
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Ballet Estancia: Los peones de la hacienda
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Ballet Estancia: El amanecer
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Ballet Estancia: Malambo
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Canciones Populares: Hermano
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Canciones Populares: Abismo de sed
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Canciones Populares: El Sampedrino
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Canciones Populares: Mi viña de Chapanay
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Canciones Populares: Se equivocó la paloma
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Canciones Populares: Milonga de dos hermanos
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