Gisèle Ben-Dor - Ginastera: The Vocal Album (2016)

It was not in an opera by Verdi or Puccini that Plácido Domingo made his major and decisive breakthrough in New York, in 1966 at the age of 25. It was in fact in a work by the Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), whose centenary is celebrated with this album of operatic excerpts and concert music for voice. The performers on Ginastera – The Vocal Album are Domingo, the sopranos Ana-Maria Martínez and Virginia Tola and California’s Santa Barbara Symphony under its conductor laureate, Gisèle Ben-Dor.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR PLACIDO DOMINGO, ANA MARIA MARTINEZ, VIRGINIA TOLA / SANTA BARBARA ORCHESTRA, GISELE BEN-DOR - GINASTERA PORTRAIT

"Assembling this disc has clearly been a labour of love" The Guardian ****

Tracklist:

01. Cinco canciones populares, Op. 10: No. 1, Chacarera
02. Cinco canciones populares, Op. 10: No. 2, Triste
03. Cinco canciones populares, Op. 10: No. 3, Zamba
04. Cinco canciones populares, Op. 10: No. 4, Arroró
05. Cinco canciones populares, Op. 10: No. 5, Gato
06. Don Rodrigo, Op. 31, Act 2: "Fortuna!…Fortuna!…El rey en mi aposento?" [Duo d'amore]
07. Don Rodrigo, Op .31, Act 3: "Señor del Perdón" [Aria da chiesa - Romance - Finale]
08. Milena, Op. 37: Praeludium - De los fantasmas (Ghosts)
09. Milena, Op. 37: Cantus I - Del Amor (Love)
10. Milena, Op. 37: Prosa I - De los sueños (Dreams)
11. Milena, Op. 37: Cantus II - De las cartas (Letters)
12. Milena, Op. 37: Prosa II - De celos y desesperanzas ( Jealousies and disappointments)
13. Milena, Op. 37: Cantus Finalis - Del infinito (Infinity)