Suite Norteña (E. Falú) - performed by Pablo González Jazey, guitar

Suite Norteña (Suite for guitar, flute, French horn & strings) - Eduardo Falú

I. Chamamé
II. Chacarera
III. Zamba
IV. Vidala Chayera

Argentine guitarist Pablo González Jazey is featured in the premiere recording of Eduardo Falú's second suite for guitar and orchestra.  He worked personally with the composer before recording the work and has received Falú's endorsement along with the score and parts for the performance of the work.

The "Suite Norteña" for guitar, flute, horn and strings was written in 1994, together with the "Suite Argentina" (recorded in 1972 with the Camerata Bariloche), stands as one of the two monumental works by Eduardo Falú for guitar and orchestra.  In an original popular expression of masterful compositional inspiration, the guitar constantly plays and dialogues with the orchestra throughout its four movements – Chamamé, Chacarera, Zamba and Vidala chayera, which are all traditional Argentina folk music forms. 

In this piece, Falú created themes with melodic cells or songs that are then developed by other instruments; he suggests and delicately blends rhythmic patterns; and shines with a virtuosic "solo cadenza" in the Vidala chayera, creating variations on the previous themes.  Maestro José Bragato wrote the orchestration.

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This CD contains the first recording of Eduardo Falú's "Suite Norteña", performed by Pablo González Jazey for guitar, flute, horn and strings and an arrangement for voice, guitar and string orchestra of the song cycle "Flores Argentinas" by Carlos Guastavino, with texts by León Benarós.

Suite Norteña

Rosa Incaica - Orquesta de Camara UCASAL (Dir. Jorge Lhez)

This CD contains the first recording of Eduardo Falú's "Suite Norteña" for guitar, flute, horn and strings and an arrangement for voice, guitar and string orchestra of the song cycle "Flores Argentinas" by Carlos Guastavino, with texts by León Benarós.

Este CD contiene la primera grabación de "Suite Norteña" de Eduardo Falú para guitarra, flauta,

This CD contains the first recording of Eduardo Falú's "Suite Norteña" for guitar, flute, horn and strings and an arrangement for voice, guitar and string orchestra of the song cycle "Flores Argentinas" by Carlos Guastavino, with texts by León Benarós.

Este CD contiene la primera grabación de "Suite Norteña" de Eduardo Falú para guitarra, flauta, corno y cuerdas y un arreglo para voz, guitarra y orquesta de cuerdas del ciclo de canciones "Flores Argentinas" de Carlos Guastavino, con textos de León Benarós.

LINER NOTES/NOTAS DE LA GRABACION The "Suite Norteña" for guitar, flute, horn and strings was written in 1994, together with the "Suite Argentina" (recorded in 1972 with the Camerata Bariloche), stands as one of the two monumental works by Eduardo Falú for guitar and orchestra. In an original popular expression of masterful compositional inspiration, the guitar constantly plays and dialogues with the orchestra throughout its four movements – Chamamé, Chacarera, Zamba and Vidala chayera, which are all traditional Argentina folk music forms.

In this piece, Falú created themes with melodic cells or songs that are then developed by other instruments; he suggests and delicately blends rhythmic patterns; and shines with a virtuosic "solo cadenza" in the Vidala chayera, creating variations on the previous themes. Maestro José Bragato wrote the orchestration.

Flores Argentinas

The Latin American Art Song is very rich throughout the continent and the songs, influenced by the musical traditions of each region and country in particular, reach the heights of the great Lieder composers. Carlos Guastavino (1910-2000), from the Northeast province of Santa Fe, is known as the Schubert or Fauré of Argentina, having composed more than 200 songs for voice. Celebrated for the beauty of his melodies, spun with such simplicity, Guastavino’s music is influenced by the rhythms and musical forms of the Argentine rural folk music. Through his long life, he maintained his identity as a classical composer with his own particular harmonic sonority.

The texts that Guastavino selected for his songs reflect the beauty and simplicity of his melodies. The famous poet Leon Benarós (1915-) collaborated often with Guastavino and from their work together, emerged “Flores Argentinas”, a cycle of 12 songs about different native flowers from around the country. The poetry and music evokes the botanical beauty and characteristics of each flower, from the heights of the Andes Mountains to the plains of the Pampas. The songs, originally for voice and piano, lend themselves very naturally to the guitar, an instrument capable of bringing out the folk elements that the songs evoke.

Listening to "Flores Argentinas"…allows us to truly hear and to envision the infinite images that emerge from within ourselves – the words and sounds, the colors and timbres, the arrested sighs and suspended cadences, the fluttering air and rhythm…

At the centennial of Carlos Guastavino’s birth, this recording pays tribute to the flowers that dress and perfume the soil of his country, from the high mountains of the Andes to the Pampas plains.

La “Suite Norteña” para guitarra, flauta, corno y cuerdas fue escrita en 1994. Forma parte, junto a la “Suite Argentina” (grabada en 1972 junto a la Camerata Bariloche), de las dos obras monumentales de Eduardo Falú para guitarra y orquesta. En sus cuatro movimientos – chamamé, chacarera, zamba y vidala chayera – la guitarra juega y dialoga permanentemente con la orquesta en un original lenguaje popular de alto vuelo compositivo.

Inaugura temas con células de líneas melódicas o de canto que a continuación desarrollan los demás instrumentos, sugiere y esfuma delicadamente diseños rítmicos, y hasta luce un virtuosístico “solo cadenza” en la Vidala Chayera con variaciones sobre los temas ya expuestos.

La orquestación fue realizada por el Maestro José Bragato.

El arte de la canción de cámara es muy rico en toda Latinoamérica y las canciones, influenciadas por las tradiciones musicales de cada región y país en particular, alcanzan los estándares de los grandes compositores de Lieder. Carlos Guastavino (1910-2000), de la provincia de Santa Fé es conocido como el Schubert o Fauré de Argentina habiendo compuesto más de 200 canciones para canto, en la mayoría de los casos, acompañado por piano. Aclamado por la belleza y simplicidad de sus melodías, su música está influenciada por los ritmos y formas del folclore rural argentino. A través de su larga vida mantuvo su identidad como compositor clásico y su particular sonoridad armónica.

Los textos que Guastavino utiliza en sus canciones reflejan, como las melodías, simplicidad y belleza. El famoso poeta León Benarós (1915-) colaboró frecuentemente con Guastavino y de este trabajo en conjunto surgió Flores Argentinas, un ciclo de 12 canciones acerca de diferentes flores nativas del país. La poesía y la música se funden en un discurso que evoca las diferentes regiones de Argentina, desde las altas montañas de los Andes hasta las planicies de la Pampa. Si bien las canciones están escritas originalmente para canto y piano; la guitarra, como instrumento capaz de realzar lo folclórico que las canciones evocan, es perfectamente apta para realizar el acompañamiento.

Escuchar “Flores Argentinas”… escuchar y permitirnos surgir de nosotros mismos las imágenes infinitas que nos sugieren las palabras y los sonidos, los colores y los timbres, los suspiros detenidos y las cadencias suspensivas, el aire abanicado y el ritmo… A cien años del nacimiento de Carlos Guastavino, la presente edición discográfica le rinde un homenaje a las flores que visten y perfuman el suelo de su país desde las altas montañas de los Andes hasta las planicies pampeanas.

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About Eduardo Falú

Eduardo Falú (1923-2013) was a major pillar of Argentine folk music: a virtuoso guitarist, a consummate singer, and an exquisite composer. With the warmth of his baritone voice, admired worldwide, Falú crafted works in partnership with the most outstanding poets of his generation (Jaime Dávalos, Manuel Castilla, Jorge Luis Borges and León Benarós, among many others) – songs that would become a fundamental part of the Argentine popular songbook. In his music, one can hear the influence of the distinctive melodies of the musical forms of the Argentine North and others derived from the old melodies brought over from Spain. Because of harmonic studies with Carlos Guastavino, the influence of the great masters of the Art Song – Schubert and Schumann – take shape in the original harmonic progressions used by Falú, with a mastery that emphasizes the simplicity of the melodies and the profoundness of the texts. 

Eduardo Falú’s works for guitar are interpreted all over the world – not only performed by popular musicians, but as part of the programs of study of major conservatories and schools of music.

About Pablo González Jazey

Argentine concert guitarist, composer and arranger Pablo González Jazey has become one of the most recognized musicians and guitarists in the country. A versatile performer, he has performed in Argentina, France, Italy, Germany, Brazil and the United States of America in the major guitar repertoire, including: Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasía de un Gentilhombre, Concierto en Re Op. 99 by Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, Astor Piazzolla's Concierto para bandoneon, guitarra y orquesta, Eduardo Falú’s Suite Argentina and concertos for guitar and orchestra by Antonio Lauro and by Eduardo Alonso-Crespo. 

Pablo González Jazey attended the School of Musical Arts of the National University of Tucumán, where he graduated as a Guitar Professor and earned the Master of Music in Guitar Performance degree at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Massachusetts. The teachers with whom he has studied include: Dolores Costoyas, Irma Costanzo, Victor Villadangos, Sharon Isbin, Pepe Romero, Hopkinson Smith and Eduardo Isaac, among others 

As a teacher, he has taught numerous master classes in conservatories and universities in Argentina, the United States and France. He is currently a guitar professor at the "Manuel de Falla" Conservatory in the City of Buenos Aires.

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