Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Tres Piezas, Op. 6
Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15
Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000)
El Ceibo
Gato
Constantino Gaito (1878-1945)
Gato Correntino
Juan Jose Castro (1895-1968)
Tangos
Juan Jose Ramos (1930-1995)
Gato, La mayor
Milonga Sureña
Julian Aguirre (1868-1924)
Gato
Luis Gianneo (1867-1968)
Sonatina
Mario Broeders (b.1931)
Tangos a Los Maestros #23
Mirian Conti, piano
Albany TROY837 60min
This disc is a lovely collection of exciting and melodic short pieces, very easy on the ears. They are arranged in a good listening order and played with enchanting style. All are tonal, although Gianneo flirts a little with gentle polytonality. The two pieces by Ramos, the sprightly and catchy "Gato, La Major" and the slow and sensuous "Milonga Sureña" are especially seductive, and the pieces by Juan Jose Castro are edgy and pleasantly modern-sounding. The most famous composer on this disc, Alberto Ginastera, is represented with several selections: Three Pieces, Op. 6 composed in 1940, and the slightly more modern-sounding Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15 from 1946.
