Vibrant Rhythms
Works by Alberto Ginastera, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Marvin Sandi and Robert Schumann
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Tracklist
- Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)
Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15 (1946)
Adagietto pianissimo - Allegro rustico
- Allegretto cantabile
- Calmo e poetico
- Scherzando – Coda: Presto ed energico
- Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Ciclo brasileiro W 374 (1936/37)
No. 1 in G-Flat Major, W 374 ‘Plantio do caboclo’ - No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, W 374 ‘Impressões seresteiras’
- No. 3 in C Major, W 374 ‘Festa no sertão’
- No. 4 in A Minor, W 374 ‘Dança do índio branco’
- Marvin Sandi (1938–1968)
Ritmos panteísticos, Op. 1a (1958)
de la roca… - de la luz…
- de la luna…
- del sexo…
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (1837)
Lebhaft - Innig
- Mit Humor
- Ungeduldig
- Einfach
- Sehr rasch
- Nicht schnell
- Frisch
- Lebhaft
- Balladenmäßig – Sehr rasch
- Einfach
- Mit Humor
- Wild und lustig
- Zart und singend
- Frisch
- Mit guten Humor
- Wie aus der Ferne
- Nicht schnell
Rhythm is at the heart of the new CD of piano music released on the GENUIN label by José Navarro-Silberstein. The winner of numerous competitions (including the Anton Rubinstein Piano Competition in Germany, the Claudio Arrau Competition in Chile, and the Tbilisi International Piano Competition) combines Schumann's Davidsbündler dances with South American piano works by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, and Sandi. Dance has played an essential role in all civilizations and is an integral part of everyday life in a wide variety of cultures. Navarro-Silberstein offers a veritable palette of diverse musical dance forms, ranging from stylized folk music to sublimated art music, all in accomplished, beautifully sonorous interpretations.
Audiophile Audition
"In this recital of richly alternating pulses, rhythms, and polyrhythms, the music of Schumann confronts 20th century compositions from South America." Review by Gary Lemco, February 23, 2024
textura
"The performances captured on the release, many of them calling on his virtuosic command, suggest there's nothing the pianist isn't capable of taking on." Review pubished in January 2024
WWFM The Classical Network in New York
Jed Distler presented the year's top piano releases in his broadcast "Between the Keys" from December 28, 2023. Among of them the album by José Navarro-Silberstein can be found. Listen to it here.
The album is nominated for ICMA 2024 in the category Solo Instrument.
PIANIST
"Ginastera, Villa-Lobos and Sandi open up a foreign and fascinating world to us, the liveliness and rhythm of Latin American musical culture. The pianist masters all of this with extraordinary virtuosity, he captures the specific character of this music [...]." Review by Florestane Croche published in issue 4/2023
BBC Music Magazine
"Navarro-Silberstein is the master of all Latin America moods, playing with both feeling and real flair." Review published in November 2023 issue
Classics Today
"[...] an impressive solo debut from a pianist well worth watching." Review by Jed Distler, November 3, 2023
PianoNews
"[...] and the touch of this highly gifted pianist ennobles every bar of this sometimes somewhat dreamy but compositionally excellent music with its many pianistic challenges. [...]." Review by Helmut Peters, November/Dezember 2023 issue
klassik-festival.de
"Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze succeed impressively expressive and gripping, sometimes fresh, sometimes brooding, but always very natural. Great debut!" Review by Arnt Cobbers, October 23, 2023
The album receives the Supersonic Award from Pizzicato.
Pizzicato
"Vibrant Rhythms, that is 70 minutes of musical intensity and great pianistic quality." Review by Alain Steffen, 07.09.2023