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Ginastera: Popol Vuh - The Mayan Creation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Estancia, Op. 8; Creole Dance Suite, for piano, Op. 15; Panambí, Op. 1; Ollantay, 3 symphonic movements, for orchestra, Op. 17; Popol Vuh, for orchestra, Op. 44
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

For the five works on this disc, Ginastera drew upon Argentine and other Meso- and South American subjects. Evocative of native influences, the life of...continue...

Silvestre Revueltas: La Coronela; Itinerarios; Colorines

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Silvestre Revueltas: La Coronela, ballet for orchestra; Itinerarios, for orchestra; Colorines, for chamber orchestra
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

Dubbed "The Mexican Falla", Silvestre Revueltas lived hard and died young in poverty. His music was revolutionary, embracing the 'vulgarity' of the people and rejecting...continue...

Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes; Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals, for orchestra, Op. 48; Variaciones concertantes, for chamber orchestra, Op. 23; Glosses on Themes of Pau Casals, for string quintet & string orch...
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

Alberto Ginastera's dazzling 'Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals', heard here in both its original version for string quintet and string orchestra and its later...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London, UK....continue...

Ginastera: Panambí, Estancia / Ben-Dor, London SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Panambí, ballet, Op. 1; Estancia, Op. 8
Performers: Edmund-Davies, Paul; Gaeta, Luis; Graham, Janice; Marriner, Andrew; Moore, Kieran
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

"Ginastera's two early ballets continue to sustain his reputation among music lovers, even though he wrote quite a bit of worthwhile music in a variety...continue...

The Soul of Tango - Bakalov, Piazzolla / Ben-Dor, et al

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Luis Enríque Bacalov: Triple Concerto for bandoneón, soprano, piano & orchestra; Il Postino; Astor Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires, for orchestra ("Tres Movimentos Sinfón...
Performers: Bacalov, Luis Enrique; Mosalini, Juan Jose; Tola, Virginia
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

This exceptional recording features two American recording premieres: Tres Movimientos Sinfonicos, Buenos Aire (the only work for large orchestra bandoneon composed by Astor Piazzola); and...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 10 "Amerindia" / Ben-Dor, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2000-09-26

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 10, for orchestra (Sinfonia ameríndia), for 3 soloists, chorus & orchestra, A. 511
Performers: Ford-Livene, Nimon; Wood, Carla
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

Here is a surprising winner from Santa Barbara! And apparently the key is Gisele Ben-Dor, a conductor with "ferocious" talent (Los Angeles Times). This work...continue...

Bartók: For Children, Divertimento, etc / Gisèle Ben-Dor

1 CD / Centaur / 1995-05-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz 113; For Children, Sz 42; Romanian Folkdances for String Orchestra, Sz 68
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisèle
Ensemble: Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra