The Sonata for guitar, Op. 47 is a composition by Alberto Ginastera. This sonata was written in 1976 for the guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima . The composer subsequently revised the work twice: first in 1977–78, then again in 1981 . It is the only original composition for guitar by Ginastera. Discography In chronological order of recording. Heitor Villa-Lobos: 5 Preludes; 12 Études; Alberto Ginastera: Sonata. Eduardo Fernández, guitar. CD recording, 1 sound disc: digital, stereo, 4¾ in. Decca 414616-2; issued also on cassette, Decca 414616-4. London: Decca Record Co., 1987. Sonatas para guitarra. Oscar Esplá: Tempo di sonata; Leo Brouwer: Sonata; William Bardwell: Sonata; Alberto Ginastera: Sonata, Op. 47. Ignacio Rodés, guitar. CD recording, 1 sound disc: digital, stereo, 4¾ in. Opera Tres CD1010-OPE; Opera Tres M-28552-1993. Madrid: Opera Tres, 1993. Piano and Guitar. Alberto Ginastera: Sonata No. 1 for Piano, Op. 22 (1952); Leo Brouwer: Tres danzas concertantes (1958/59); Manuel Maria Ponce: Sonata for Guitar and Piano (1931); Alberto Ginastera: Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47 (1976). Franz Halász, guitar; Debora Halász, piano. Recorded 1994, Musikhochschule Dortmund. CD recording 1 disc: digital, stereo, 4¾ in. BIS-CD-671. Djursholm: Grammofon AB BIS, 1994. Alberto Ginastera: Cantos del Tucmán; "Danza del trigo" and "Triste pampeano" (from Estancia); Guitar Sonata, Op. 47; Puneña No. 2 for solo cello, Op. 45; Duo for flute and oboe, Op. 13; Danza criolla, Op. 15, No. 1; Milonga; Impresiones de la puna. Olivia Blackburn, soprano; Anna Noakes, flute; David Emanuel and Rafael Gintoli, violins; Gillian Tingay, harp; Gary Kettel, percussion; John Anderson, oboe; Christopher van Kampen, cello; Mariá Isabel Siewers, guitar; Lyric String Quartet. Recorded 1995, Kentish Town, St. Silas Church, and 2000, Weston, Holy Trinity Church. Series: Ginastera Vol. 5. CD recording, 1 disc: digital, stereo, 4¾ in. ASV CD DCA 1103. London: ASV, 2001. Johannes Tonio Kreusch Plays Villa-Lobos and Ginastera. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Etudes pour la guitarra (Paris 1928–29, manuscript version); Alberto Ginastera: Sonata for Guitar, op. 47 (Geneva 1976, manuscript version). Johannes Tonio Kreusch, guitar. Recorded 2002. CD recording 1 disc: digital, stereo, 4¾ in. Oehms Classics OC 241. [Dittingheim]: Musikproduktion Dieter Oehms, 2003. Souvenirs. David Zipperle: Südtiroler Variationen, Nächster Halt: Basel, Sonata zingara, Lovesong; Johann Kaspar Mertz: Fantaisie hongroise, Op. 65; Peter Ratzenbeck: Odyssee; Ossy Pardeller: Rio molino; Alberto Ginastera: Sonata, Op. 47; Manuel M. Ponce: Preludio VI "Souvenir surprise". David Zipperle, guitar. Recorded 2005, Freiburg, Studio TeFau. CD recording 1 disc: digital, stereo, 4¾