by the 1930s when Alberto Ginastera—who would become the leading figure of Argentine nationalism during the early part of his career—was a student at the conservatory bearing Williams's name. Despite this strong influence, Ginastera remembered that Williams's often exaggeratedly literal and localistic titles, such as "Icebergs Rocked by the Waves" or "Penguins Swimming" (the first two movements of the Poema fueguino) provoked mirth amongst his fellow students. Discography Alberto Williams. Symphony No. 7; Poema del Iguazú. Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Adrian Leaper (cond.), Anatoli Romanov (leader). Arte Nova Classics 74321 43329 2. [Munich]: Arte Nova Musikproduktions GmbH, 1997. Reissued as Arte Nova 433290. [Munich]: Arte Nova Musikproduktions GmbH, 2006. References Sources Further reading Anon. 1956. "Alberto Williams". In Compositores de América: Datos biográficos y catálogos de sus obras, vol. 2 / Composers of the Americas: Biographical Data and Catalogs of Their Works, Vol. 2, 136–155. Washington, D.C.: Union Panamericana. Slonimsky, Nicolas. 10 January 1942. "Alberto Williams, the Father of Argentinian Music". Musical America. 1943 compositions Symphonic poems