Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango, by María Isabel Siewers and the Argentine violinist Rafael Gintoli, has now been released by Acqua records in Buenos Aires and internationally by Naxos. This recording had originally been produced by ASV in London in 1997.

1 Escualo 00:03:39 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
2 Chiquilín de bachín 00:03:48 Siewers, Maria Isabel
3 Histoire du tango: I. Bordel 1900 00:03:57 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
4 Histoire du tango: II. Cafe 1930 00:06:53 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
5 Histoire du Tango: III. Nightclub 1960 00:03:13 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
6 Histoire du tango: IV. Modern-Day Concert 00:03:13 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
7 Soledad 00:07:33 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
8 Chau Paris 00:04:31 Siewers, Maria Isabel
9 5 Pieces: No. 1, Campero 00:04:59 Siewers, Maria Isabel
10 5 Pieces: No. 2, Romantico 00:05:06 Siewers, Maria Isabel
11 5 Pieces: No. 3, Acentuado 00:03:48 Siewers, Maria Isabel
12 5 Pieces: No. 4, Triston 00:04:30 Siewers, Maria Isabel
13 5 Pieces: No. 5, Compadre 00:03:33 Siewers, Maria Isabel
14 Milonga en re 00:04:52 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael
15 Valsisimo "Walzer für Klavier" 00:04:40 Siewers, Maria Isabel Gintou, Rafael

Notes

 

Inspired by the birth of her grandchildren, Isabel plays here as a soloist and in duets with the singers Christoph Roesl and Silvia Cambiasso, with the actress Erica Pazur, with Amiram Ganz (violin) and Nicolás Pazur (viola).

The selection of theses Nanas, Lullabies, Wiegenlieder and Canciones de Cuna covers the life of the classical guitar, from the Romanticism to the XXI century, including first recordings of pieces dedicated to Isabel by the composers Sylvie Bodorová )Czech Republic) and Simone Fontanelli (Italy).

With:

* Christoph Röesl (voice)
** Amiram Ganz (violin)
*** Silvia Cambiasso (voice)
**** Erica Pazur (narration)
***** Nicolás Pazur (viola)

1 Robert Schumann (arr. Francisco Tárrega) Schlummerlied (Berceuse)
2 Franz Schubert (arr. J. Duarte) Wiegenlied op. 98 N. 2 *
3 Gabriel Faure (arr. I. Siewers) Berceuse **
4 Manuel de Falla (M. Llobet, E. Pujol) Nana (Berceuse) **
5 Miguel Llobet El Noi de la Mare
6 Federico Garcia Lorca Nana de Sevilla **
7 Emilio Pujol Cancion de Cuna
8 Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco La Arrulladora (de “Platero y yo”) ***
9 Manos Hatjidakis (arr. Y. Nousis) Nani a Garoyfalo moy
10 Johann F. A. Fleischmann (arr. I. Siewers) Schlafe mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein *
11 Felix Mendelsohn (arr. I. Siewers) Bei der Wiege *
12 Agustin Barrios Canción de Cuna
13 Carl Maria von Weber Wiegenlied op. 12 N. 2 *
Carlos Guastavino (arr. I. Siewers) Canciones de Cuna ***
14 Hallazgo
15 Apegado a mí
16 Corderito
17 Meciendo
18 Atahualpa Yupanqui (arr.Martínez, Bezzati) Duérmete changuito (Arrullo)
19 Leo Brouwer Berceuse (sobre un tema de Grenet)
20 Sebastian Piana (arr. I. Siewers) Calabú ****
21 Anónimo (arr. R. Charlton) The Mocking Bird
22 Johannes Brahms (arr. I. Siewers) Sandmännchen *
23 Sylvie Bodorova Uspavanka s pocitanim ovci (Berceuse) *
24 Johannes Brahms (arr. I. Siewers) Wiegenlied op. 49 N. 4 *
25 Simone Fontanelli “…che move il sole e l´altre stelle” (Berceuse)

Notes

Carlos Guastavino: Obras para guitarra y música de cámara, por María Isabel Siewers y el Cuarteto Stamic de Praga.

This recording had originally been produced by ASV in London in 1991

Denon Classics Essentials has released Pujol, Koshkin, Duarte, works for guitar

These works were recorded originally by Isabel in her CD Amigos. It is available for downloading from iTunes

 'More than 3 hours of the world's most relaxing music'

Various artists, including:

Astor Piazzolla - Chinquilin de Bachin - Maria Isabel Siewers [disc 3 track 09]

 1. Aire norteño
 2. Bacarola
 3. Canción del Yucatán
 4. Adiós, Adiós...
 5. Preludio campero
 6. De mi Tierra
 7. Aire de Viadalita
 8. Gato
 9. Canción de cuna

Impresiones Argentinas
 10. Boceto indigena
 11. Preludio pampeano
 12. Variaciones camperas
 13. Triste
 14. Santiagueña
 15. Catamarqueña
 16. Preludio crillo
 17. Canto de la Ilanura
 18. El Misachico

Preludios nostálgicos
 19. Lejania
 20. Mar
 21. Gris

 1. Un domingo en la Boca (2000)¯

 2. Palermo (1993)¯

     Truco Suite (1993)
 3.  Primera¯
 4.  Falta envido
 5.  Truco¯
 6.  Vale cuatro

 7. Café para dos (2003)

     Cinco piezas (2005)
 8.  Pieza soleda
 9.  El coya francés
10. Polvareda
11. Canción de cuna
12. Hora pico

     Tango, milonga y final
13. Tango de Abril
14. Milonga de Junio
15. Final feliz

María Isabel Siewers
Máximo Pujol

1-Escualo (arr. Siewers)*¯

2-Chiquilín de Bachín (arr. Cacho Tirao)¯

Histoire du Tango *
3-Bordel 1900
4-Café 1930
5-Nightclub 1960¯
6-Concert dáujourd´hui

7-Soledad(arr. Siewers)*

8-Chao Paris (arr. Siewers)¯

Cinco Piezas
9-Campero
10-Romántico
11-Acentuado
12-Tristón

14-Milonga en Re (arr. Siewers)*

15- Valsísimo (arr. Siewers)*¯

© 1997 Arcodiva

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Terezin Ghetto Requiem for baritone and string quartet 

1-Lacrymosa

2-Dies irae   

3-Libera me                                                                             

 

Concierto de Estío for guitar and string quartet

dedicated to María Isabel Siewers

4-Zingarezca

5-Plegaria

6-Barbaro 

 

Ronald Stevenson

 

String Quartet “Voces vagabundae”

7-Maestoso Allegro ardiente 

8-Volante

9-Adagietto cantabilisimo (attacca)

10-Andante moderato

Nigel Cliffe-baritone (1-3)
María Isabel Siewers –guitar (4-6)
MARTINU QUARTET

BIS-CD-1178 STEREO

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"Attractive music, heavenly sonics, world-class performances: how can guitar aficionados go wrong with this release?"

Jed Distler - www.classicstoday.com

 

“Throughout this programme Siewers shows her immense artistry and virtuosity to the utmost”...

…“wonderful new release”

Classical Guitar

 

Three Airs of Court (1966)

Preludio

Aria      

Finale  ¯

 

from Sonata No. 4 (1977)

Reverie  

Alla Tarantella ¯

 

from Cinco preludios (1959)

Preludio No. 2 (a Luisa Walker)

 

from Cuatro piezas latino-americanas (1971) 

Valsa Chorosa 

Malambo ¯

 

Suíte Antiga (1945, revised 1975)

Preludio ¯

Minueto 

Musetta 

Sarabanda

Giga 

 

Choro No. 1 (1944, revised 1975)   

 

Valsa-Choro (1960, revised 1975)¯

 

Concertino (1978)  (arranged for two guitars by María Isabel Siewers)

Alegre ¯

Pastoral ¯

Allegretto

 

María Isabel Siewers, guitar

Daniela Canale, guitar 

 

María Isabel Siewers: guitar by Greg Smallman

Daniela Canale: guitar by Bernd Holzgruber

© 1997 ASV Limited

Catalogue no. CD DCA 970

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Suite Buenos Aires

Pompeya¯

Palermo¯

San Telmo¯

Microcentro

with Amiram Ganz (violin).

 

Sonatina for guitar

Allegro ritmico

Andante e molto legato

Allegro¯

 

Cinco Preludios for guitar

Preludio rockero

Preludio tristón¯

Tristango en vos

Curda tangueada

Candombe en mi¯

 

Tangata de Agosto

Allegro - Andante

Andante¯

Allegro ritmico¯

with the Stamic Quartet.

Bohuslav Matoušek (violin)

Josef Kekula (violin)

Jam Pêruška (viola)

Vladimir Leixner (cello)

 

Elegía por la Muerte de un Tanguero (Homage to Astor Piazzolla)

Confuseta

Melancolía

Epílogo¯

 

 

Gramophone Critics' Choice

Acoustic Guitar "Record of the Year"

"Very welcome...fresh sounding and original" (Classical Guitar)

© 1995 ASV Limited

Catalogue no. CD DCA 933

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Three Pieces

Santa Fé antiguo

Bailecito

Cantilena "Santa Fe para llorar"

 

Sonata No 1 for guitar

Allego deciso e molto ritmico¯

Andante - lento

Allegro spiritoso

 

3 Cantos Populares for guitar and violin.

1¯

2

3¯

with  Bohuslav Matoušek (violin).

 

Sonata No 2 for guitar

Allegretto intimo ed espressivo

Andante sostenuto

Presto¯

María Isabel Siewers (guitar).

 

"Jeromita Linares" for guitar & string quartet¯

with the Stamic Quartet.

Bohuslav Matoušek (violin)

Josef Kekula (violin)

Jam Pêruška (viola)

Vladimir Leixner (cello)

 

Sonata No 3 for guitar

Allegro preciso e ritmico¯

Adagio¯

Allegro¯

© Challenge Records 2001

Catalogue number CDC 0050

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Sonata I

Introduzzione¯

Rondoncino

 

Sonata II

Adagio

Rondoncino

 

Grande Sonata

Allegro

Romance

Andantino¯

 

Sonata III

Introduzione

Largo

 

Sonata IV

Adagio

Rondo¯

 

Sonata Concertata

Allegro¯

Adagio

Rondeau

 

Sonata V

Allegro¯

Adantino

 

Sonata VI

Largetto

Rondo

Cantabile¯

María Isabel Siewers (guitar), Amiram Ganz (violin).

 

Máximo Diego Pujol (1957 -): Elegía

Premiere Recording

Allegro non tanto¯

Vals¯

Presto

 

Nikita Koshkin (1956 -): The Prince's Toys

The Mischievous Prince

The Mechanical Monkey

The Doll with blinking eyes¯

Toy Soldiers¯

The Prince's Coach

The big Puppet Parade (Theme and Variations)

 

Máximo Diego Pujol (1957 -): Tres Piezas Rioplatenes

Premiere Recording

Don Julián

Septiembre¯

Royo y Negro¯

 

Sylvie Bodorová (1954 -): Gypsy Ballad ¯(Sostar Mange)

Premiere Recording

 

John W. Duarte (1919 -): Sonatina del Sur

Premiere Recording

Con Moto

Canción de cuna

Isabel

Danza Negra¯

 

"This is an album not to miss." (more)  (French Gilbert, American Record Guide, January 2001)

"...all the players here display clear empathy with the music." (International Record Review)

" ....altogether a distinguished offering from a foremost guitarist." (Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, October 2002)

© 2001 ASV Limited

Catalogue no. CD DCA 1103

 

Danza del Trigo ¯(from Estancia) (tr. Zárate)

(with Rafael Gíntoli violin)

 

Guitar Sonata Op. 47 (1976)

Escordio

Scherzo¯

Canto

Finale¯

 

Danza Criolla Op.15 No.1 (arr. Barbosa-Lima)

 

Milonga (arr. Mercado)

 

(M.I.Siewers plays in all of the above)

 

Cantos del Tucumán

for voice, flute, harp, and caja grande (1938)

 

Triste Pampeano (from Estancia)

 

Puneña No. 2

for solo cello

 

Duo for flute and oboe

 

Impresiones de la Puna

for flute and string quartet

© 1984 Guitar Master Records GMR 1003

Maria Luisa Anido: Aire Norteño

Alberto Ginastera: Sonata Op. 47

Carlos Gustavino: Bailecito

Jorge Cardoso: Gato

Carlos Gustavino: Sonata No. 2

Angel Lasala: Preludio Norteño

Jorge Labrouve: Canyengue