{"id":12925,"date":"2013-08-07T18:06:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T01:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=12925"},"modified":"2013-08-07T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T01:10:15","slug":"ginasteras-variations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/07\/ginasteras-variations\/","title":{"rendered":"ginastera&#8217;s variations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1953 Alberto Ginastera wrote a wonderful piece for symphony orchestra called <em>Variaciones Concertantes<\/em>. It features prominent solo turns for the principal players of all the sections of the orchestra. On YouTube I was fortunate enough to find a rarity: the 1968 recording of the work played by the Boston Symphony under Erich Leinsdorf.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m doing some internet study of recordings in preparation for my turn at the solo with the Sunriver Music Festival orchestra next week. Yikes!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the players featured in this performance:<\/p>\n<p>Jules Eskin, cello<br \/>\nBernard Zighera, harp<br \/>\nDoriot Anthony Dwyer, flute<br \/>\nGino Cioffi, clarinet<br \/>\nBurton Fine, viola<br \/>\nRalph Gomberg, oboe<br \/>\nSherman Walt, bassoon<br \/>\nArmando Ghitalla, trumpet<br \/>\nWilliam Gibson, trombone<br \/>\nJoseph Silverstein, violin<br \/>\nJames Stagliano, horn<br \/>\nHenry Portnoi, double bass<\/p>\n<p>The Variation V &#8220;Variazione drammatica per viola&#8221;, as played by the legendary BSO principal violist Burton Fine, can be found beginning at 6:28 in the clip below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12926\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/07\/ginasteras-variations\/burton_fine\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Burton_Fine.jpg?fit=213%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"213,190\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Burton_Fine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Burton_Fine.jpg?fit=213%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12926 \" alt=\"Burton_Fine\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Burton_Fine.jpg?resize=213%2C190\" width=\"213\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Burton_Fine.jpg?w=213&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Burton_Fine.jpg?resize=200%2C178&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burton Fine &#8211; Photo: stokowski.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1niD58ApbaQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=389&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1953 Alberto Ginastera wrote a wonderful piece for symphony orchestra called Variaciones Concertantes. 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On YouTube I was fortunate enough to find a rarity: the 1968 recording of the work played by the Boston Symphony under Erich Leinsdorf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[3433,461,3434,3432],"class_list":["post-12925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-orchestra-world","tag-alberto-ginastera","tag-boston-symphony","tag-erich-leinsdorf","tag-variaciones-concertantes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-3mt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13134,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/01\/2013-playlist\/","url_meta":{"origin":12925,"position":0},"title":"2013 playlist","author":"Charles Noble","date":"January 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This is as exhaustive as I can make it, but I've certainly missed some things by accident, and omitted others on purpose. It's been that kind of year. Here's to more great music in 2014! * = first time performed by me Chamber Music Bart\u00f3k Quartet No. 1* Britten Quartet\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;chamber music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"chamber music","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/chamber-music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4255,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/23\/this-weeks-ipod-mix\/","url_meta":{"origin":12925,"position":1},"title":"this week&#8217;s ipod mix","author":"Charles Noble","date":"March 23, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are a the recordings that I'm planning on listening to this week (finally - time to do some listening!): Ian Bostridge - Songs of Faure, Debussy & Poulenc with Belcea Quartet, Julius Drake and Leon Bosch Richard Danielpour: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3 & 4 American String Quartet Bartok:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;recordings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"recordings","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/recordings-music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ir?t=dailyobservat-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0002XDOFI","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":284,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2007\/04\/23\/auditioning-for-middle-farts-part-deux\/","url_meta":{"origin":12925,"position":2},"title":"auditioning for middle-farts, part deux","author":"Charles Noble","date":"April 23, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"On the morning of Friday the 19th I've driven up to a home of two good friends in the Dash Point area. I take an hour to get I-5 out of my bloodstream, then go over the whole range of music that I need to be ready to play that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;the orchestra world&quot;","block_context":{"text":"the orchestra world","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/the-orchestra-world\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12914,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/05\/sunriver-festival-preview\/","url_meta":{"origin":12925,"position":3},"title":"sunriver festival preview","author":"Charles Noble","date":"August 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In a few days Heather and I are off to the Sunriver Music Festival for two weeks of music making in the idyllic landscapes of central Oregon. 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Bandoneon The most interesting work on the program, for me, is Last Round,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;appreciation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"appreciation","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/appreciations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/772px-bandoneon-199x155.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":724,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/31\/oso-cellist-wins-big-gig\/","url_meta":{"origin":12925,"position":5},"title":"oso cellist wins big gig","author":"Charles Noble","date":"January 31, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo credit: Charles Noble Oregon Symphony cellist Adam Esbensen, a native of Corvallis, and a member of the Oregon Symphony since 2004 (he's also the cellist with local new music ensemble fEARnoMUSIC), has won what is considered the Holy Grail of orchestral jobs, a position in a Big Five orchestra,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;cello&quot;","block_context":{"text":"cello","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/instruments\/cello\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"fnm08_CRW_9776","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/2191092936_face7c2344_m.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}