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String Quartet No. 2 Op. 26 I. Allegro Rustico by Alberto Ginastera

Artist Biography For Alberto Ginastera

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera April 11 1916 – June 25 1983 Was An Argentinian Composer Of Classical Music. He Is Considered One Of The Most Important Latin American Classical Composers. Ginastera Was Born In Buenos Aires To A Catalan Father And An Italian Mother. He Preferred To Pronounce His Surname In Its Catalan Pronunciation With A Soft "G" I.E. JEE'-Nah-STEH-Rah Rather Than The Castilian Spanish KHEE'-Nah-STEH-Rah . He Studied At The Conservatory In Buenos Aires Graduating In 1938. After A Visit To The United States Of America In 1945–47 Where He Studied With Aaron Copland At Tanglewood He Returned To Buenos Aires And Co-Founded The League Of Composers. He Held A Number Of Teaching Posts. He Moved Back To The USA In 1968 And From 1970 Lived In Europe. He Died In Geneva.

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