Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Nationality:
Argentine
Born: April 11, 1916, Buenos Aires Died: June 25, 1983, Geneva (age 67)
Cello Sonata, Op. 49
(for cello and piano)
| 6:44 | I. | Allegro deciso | |
| 7:32 | II. | Adagio passionato | |
| 3:16 | III. | Presto mormoroso | |
| 4:07 | IV. | Allegro con fuoco |
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1979 (age 62-63)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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7:23
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Edison Quintana
I.
Allegro deciso
6:47
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Edison Quintana
II.
Adagio passionato
3:16
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Edison Quintana
III.
Presto mormoroso
4:18
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Edison Quintana
IV.
Allegro con fuoco
6:16
Aurora Ginastera, Portugheis
I.
Allegro deciso
7:26
Aurora Ginastera, Portugheis
II.
Adagio passionato
3:15
Aurora Ginastera, Portugheis
III.
Presto mormoroso
3:58
Aurora Ginastera, Portugheis
IV.
Allegro con fuoco
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
- fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
- mormoroso [I]—murmuring, muttering, whispering, in a subdued tone
- opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.