VA - The Sound of Piazzolla (2017)

Some of the greatest names on today’s classical music scene pay Homage to Astor Piazzolla. Presented in two distinct programmes, the first part highlights the most varied of influences: this is not just about the tango; there are influences from jazz and the classical traditions of Bach and Vivaldi, all brought together here. The second part combines original classical compositions – the ‘tango operita’ María de Buenos Aires, the Tango Ballet and Concierto del Angel.

The recordings by Gidon Kremer and his KremerATA Baltica are a true piece of Piazzolla pioneer work.

In the 1950s, when Astor Piazzolla went to Paris to study classical composition, the tango of his native Argentina was not considered fit for the concert stages of Europe; these were the sultry sounds of the street; the music of the demimonde. Luckily, the formidable composition teacher Nadia Boulanger encouraged her Argentinian pupil to draw precisely on those roots. Piazzolla at last found his true voice as a composer and bandoneon virtuoso. Today, he is considered the father of tango as we know it today, blending rhythmic vitality with orchestral textures. Twenty-five years after Piazzolla’s death, The Sound of Piazzolla confirms that the founder of Tango Nuevo left as his legacy a unique style of music that sounds just as fresh and vibrant today.

TRACKLIST
01. Libertango - Alison Balsom
02. Tre Tanghi: II. Oblivion - Martha Argerich
03. María de Buenos Aires: Fuga y misterio - Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker
04. Cuatro estaciones porteñas: No. 3 Primavera porteña - Daniel Barenboim
05. Cuatro estaciones porteñas: No. 1 Verano Porteño (Tempo di Tango) - Jacques Ammon
06. Cuatro estaciones porteñas: No. 2 Otoño porteño - David Aaron Carpenter
07. Cuatro estaciones porteñas: No. 4 Invierno Porteño (Buenos Aires Winter) - Tine Thing Helseth
08. History of the Tango: I. Bordel 1900 - Emmanuel Pahud, Christian Rivet
09. Tango Sensations: No. 1 Asleep - Alban Berg Quartett
10. Le Grand Tango - Mstislav Rostropovich
11. Adiós Nonino (Arr. Julio Medaglio) - Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker
12. La muerte del ángel - Manuel Barrueco
13. Los pájaros perdidos - Philippe Jaroussky
14. Esqualo - Alison Balsom
15. Concierto del Ángel: I. Introducción al Ángel - Gidon Kremer
16. Concierto del Ángel: II. Milonga del Ángel - - Gidon Kremer
17. Concierto del Ángel: I. La muerte del Ángel - Gidon Kremer
18. Concierto del Ángel: IV. Resurrección del Angel - Gidon Kremer
19. Tango Ballet: I. Titulos - Gidon Kremer
20. Tango Ballet: II. La Calle - Gidon Kremer
21. Tango Balllet: III. Encuentro-Olvido - Gidon Kremer
22. Tango Ballet: IV. Cabaret - Gidon Kremer
23. Tango Ballet: V. Soledad - Gidon Kremer
24. Tango Ballet: VI. La Calle - Gidon Kremer
25. María de Buenos Aires: Alevare - Gidon Kremer
26. María de Buenos Aires: Yo soy María - Gidon Kremer
27. María de Buenos Aires: Fuga y Misterio - Gidon Kremer
28. María de Buenos Aires: Misere Canyengue de los Ladrones Antiguos en las Alcantarillas - Gidon Kremer
29. María de Buenos Aires: Tangata del Alba - Gidon Kremer
30. María de Buenos Aires: Milonga de la Anunciación - Gidon Kremer
31. María de Buenos Aires: Tangus Dei - Gidon Kremer