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Alberto Ginastera
Argentinean composer
- From
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Active
- 1916–1983
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 93
- classical
About
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Catalan pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto eβaˈɾisto dʒinaˈsteɾa]; April 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas.
Discography
Albums
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Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes / Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
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Villa-Lobos: 5 Preludes / 12 Etudes / Ginastera: Sonata
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Harp Concerto, op. 25 / Estancia, Ballet Suite, op. 8a / Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 28
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Harp Concertos
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Ginastera: Sonata no. 1, op. 22
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Gliere: Harp Concerto / Concerto for Coloratura Soprano / Ginastera: Harp Concerto
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Villa-Lobos / Ginastera / Morera / García / Casals / Montsalvatge
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Malambo - The Complete Piano, Chamber Works And Piano Transcriptions, Volume 2
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps / Ginastera: Popol Vuh / Haydn: Representation of Chaos
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Ginastera / Gerswin / Villa-Lobos / Barber / Ives
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The Complete Piano Music & Chamber Music with Piano Volume 2
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Revueltas: Redes / Sensemayá / Orbón: Concerto Grosso for String Quartet / Ginastera: Pampeana no. 3
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The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1
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Alberto Ginastera: Violin Concerto / Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. posthum
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The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3: Quintet, op. 29 / Pampeana / 12 Songs
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The Two Cello Concertos
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Variaciones concertantes / Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals
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Music for a Sunday Morning
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Tangos Y Malambos (Piano Duet)
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Concerto For Strings Op. 33 / Suite For Strings; Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 / Airs D'Espagne
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The Three String Quartets
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Classic Masters: Recital de piano II
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Prokofiev: Sinfonía no. 5 en sí bemol mayor, op. 100 / Ginastera: Obertura para un Fausto criollo, op. 9 / Herra: Concierto para marimba y orquesta
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Barber / Copland / Ginastera
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Antill: Corroboree / Ginastera: Panambi
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Villa-Lobos / Ginastera
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Estancia / Concerto pour harpe / Panambi
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Ginastera, Volume 5: Chamber Music
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2
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Concerto pour harpe, op. 25 / Variations concertantes, op. 23 / Concerto pour cordes, op. 33
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Overture to the Creole "Faust" / Ollantay / Pampeana no. 3 / Dances from the Ballet "Estancia"
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Estancia / Variations concertantes / Concierto Para Arpa
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Panambí / Estancia
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Coleção Folha de música clássica, volume 20: Carlos Gomes, Moncayo, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera
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Pasión argentina
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Complete Piano and Organ Music: Danzas argentinas / Piano Sonatas nos. 1-3
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Complete Music for Cello and Piano: Cello Sonata / Puneña no. 2 / Pampeana no. 2 / Cinco canciones populares argentinas
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Tango nuevo
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Popul Vuh - Cantata Para América Mágica
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String Quartets
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Harp Concertos
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Popol vuh: The Mayan Creation / Estancia (extended suite) / Panambí (extended suite) / Suite de danzas criollas / Ollantay
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Cello Concertos
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Panambí
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Latin American Classics
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Pipe Dreams
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Ginastera / Dvořák / Shostakovich
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Harp Concertos
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The Argentinian Album
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Meeting Ginastera, Vol. 1
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Danzas argentinas / Piano Sonata 1 / Suite de danzas criollas / 3 Pieces
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Orchestral Works 1: Estancia / Ollantay / Pampeana no. 3
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Meeting Ginastera, Vol. 1‐a
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Modern Times
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Complete Piano Music
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Bomarzo
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Ginastera
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The Vocal Album
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La Furia: Passion, Fury And Melancholia
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Latin American Guitar Music
Live
Compilations
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Modern Times Edition
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Harp Concertos
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The Deutsche Grammophon Legacy
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Schumann: Piano Concerto, op. 54 / Fantasiestücke, op. 12 / Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Ginastera: Danzas argentinas, op. 2
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Fiesta in Hi-Fi: McBride Mexican Rhapsody / Nelson: Savannah River Holiday / Mitchell: Kentucky Mountain Portraits / Vardell: Joe Clark Steps Out / Still: Sahdji Ballet / Ginastera: Creole Faust
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Also known as
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera
Tags
- argentinian
- composer
- argentina
- argentine composer
- soundtrack
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8df82ee7-bb7d-46c2-804b-6fefef50c6c0
- ISNI
- 0000000108823472
- IPI
- 00011924611
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.