Canon
Where to start with Ginastera
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralEstancia, op. 8a — Suite from the ballet
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VocalCantata for Magic America, for soprano and percussion orchestra, op. 27
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StagePanambí, ballet, op. 1
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ChamberVariaciones concertantes, for chamber orchestra, op. 23
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Keyboard12 Preludios americanos, op. 12
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OrchestralConcierto Argentino no. 1, for piano and orchestra
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OrchestralHarp Concerto, op. 25
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OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 1, op. 28
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Keyboard2 Canciones, op. 3
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 3
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Keyboard3 Danzas argentinas, op. 2
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Keyboard3 Piezas, op. 6
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Vocal5 canciones populares argentinas, op. 10
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VocalArrorró, for voice and piano
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OrchestralCello Concerto no. 1, op. 36
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Ginastera's catalogueMost Popular
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Piano Sonata No. 1
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Harp Concerto
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Estancia (ballet suite — Malambo)
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Variaciones concertantes
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Pampeana No. 3
Most Acclaimed
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Piano Concerto No. 1
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String Quartet No. 2
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Cantata para América Mágica
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Cello Sonata Op. 49
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Violin Concerto
Most Weird
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Cantata para América Mágicasoprano + percussion orchestra of 56 instruments — pre-Columbian Maya and Aztec texts; the instruments include ancient percussion
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Piano Concerto No. 2twelve-tone and brutal — his most aggressive work
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Bomarzo (opera)opera about a dwarf prince, impotence, necromancy, and hallucinogenic visions — banned in Argentina for being too sexual
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Beatrix Cenci (opera)father-daughter incest, murder, execution — based on Shelley
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String Quartet No. 3microtones throughout — quarter-tone writing
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 49
- Orchestral
- ● Estancia, op. 8a — Suite from the ballet
- Concierto Argentino no. 1, for piano and orchestra
- Harp Concerto, op. 25
- Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 28
- Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 36
- Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 50
- Concerto for Strings, op. 33
- Creole Faust Overture, op. 9
- Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals, for string quintet and string orchestra, op. 46
- Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals, op. 48
- Ollantay, 3 symphonic movements, op. 17
- Pampeana no. 3, op. 24
- Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 39
- Popol vuh, op. 44
- Violin Concerto, op. 30
- Vocal
- Cantata for Magic America, for soprano and percussion orchestra, op. 27
- 2 Songs, op. 3
- 5 canciones populares argentinas, op. 10
- Arrorró, for voice and piano
- Milena, for soprano and orchestra, op. 37
- Stage
- Panambí, ballet, op. 1
- Estancia, op. 8 — Ballet
- Chamber
- Variaciones concertantes, for chamber orchestra, op. 23
- Cello Sonata, op. 49
- Duo for Flute and Oboe, op. 13
- Guitar Sonata, op. 47
- Impresiones de la Puna, for flute and string quartet
- Pampeana no. 1, for violin and piano, op. 16
- Pampeana no. 2: Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, op. 21
- Piano Quintet, op. 29
- Puneña no. 2 for cello, op. 45, "Hommage à Paul Sacher"
- String Quartet no. 1, op. 20
- String Quartet no. 2, op. 26
- String Quartet no. 3, for soprano and string quartet, op. 40
- Keyboard
- 12 Preludios americanos, op. 12
- 2 Canciones, op. 3
- 3 Danzas argentinas, op. 2
- 3 Piezas, op. 6
- Creole Dance Suite, op. 15
- Danzas argentinas para los niños
- Malambo, op. 7
- Piano Sonata no. 1, op. 22
- Piano Sonata no. 2, op. 53
- Piano Sonata no. 3, op. 54
- Piezas infantiles
- Rondó sobre temas infantiles argentinos, op. 19
- Suite de danzas criollas, op. 15
- Toccata, villancico, and fugue, op. 18
- Variations and Toccata on 'Aurora lucis rutilat', op. 52