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The Argentina-Catalonia Connection

Dean Georgiev | Berlin | 02/01/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD features some of Ginastera's very best
orchestral music in excellent performances. The solos
in the variations, highlighting a number of orchestral instruments, and the string solos in the chamber orchestra version of the Glosses on Casals Themes are wonderful. The chamber version of "Song of the Birds," with cello soloist Tim Hugh, is one for all time. Song of the Birds, based on a Catalan folk tune, was Pablo Casals's cello hymn to world peace, which he himself played at the UN in 1971 (when he was 95!).
Ginastera's Glosses were composed to honor the centennial of
Casals's birth. So this CD is a great introduction to the music of both artists."

Soloists listed below

Classicalchic | 05/12/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It is unclear who is soloing/orchestra on what piece because the labeling is incomplete in the description on Amazon. Tracks 1-5 Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals, op.48 for orchestra features the London Symphony Orchestra and Tim Hugh, cello. Tracks 6-17 Variaciones Concertantes is with the Isreal Chamber Orchestra. The soloist for Variaciones are the members of the Isreal Chamber Orchestra. Tracks 18-22 Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals, op.46 for string orchestra and string quartet features the London Symphony Orchestra and a string quartet made up of: Yuri Torchinsky & Janice Graham, violin; Paul Silverthorne, viola; Tim Hugh, cello; Thomas Martin, bass."