Ginastera: Danzes argentinas & Piano Sonata 1
François‐Xavier Poizat (piano)
[Poizat] could hardly have produced a more dazzling tribute to Ginastera…his pianism is as alive to seduction as to every virtuoso blaze…this is so much more than a collector's piece
Ginastera: Danzes argentinas & Piano Sonata 1
François‐Xavier Poizat (piano)
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[Poizat] could hardly have produced a more dazzling tribute to Ginastera…his pianism is as alive to seduction as to every virtuoso blaze…this is so much more than a collector's piece
About
This new recording contains a representative selection of piano works by Argentinan composer Alberto Ginastera (1916‐1983). His piano works brim with Latin‐American passion: brutal, sensual, evocative, sentimental, always filled with the vibrant rhythms and colours of the folk music and dances of his home country. Included are the popular Danzas Argentinas, the substantial and serious first Piano Sonata, the atmospheric 3 Pieces and Suite de danzas criollas.
Francois‐Xavier Poizat is a young Swiss pianist “gifted with a deep lyricism and a stunning virtuosity” (Martha Argerich). He won already several international competitions, among which a “Special Jury Prize” at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition 2011.
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Awards and reviews
September 2015
[Poizat] could hardly have produced a more dazzling tribute to Ginastera…his pianism is as alive to seduction as to every virtuoso blaze…this is so much more than a collector's piece
18th June 2015
If the strenuous piano writing often seems more like bluster and posturing than genuinely felt music, it’s in the early sets of smaller pieces around the sonata that Poizat’s stylish playing reveals more of Ginastera’s real musical character.
