Piazzolla, Astor > Castagna, Gabriel

Fiesta Criolla: Latin American Orchestral Works

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-06-28

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milongón festivo, for bandoneon, guitar & orchestra; Manuel Gómez Carillo: Fiesta Criolla, for orchestra; Rapsodia Santiagueña, for orchestra; Juan José Castro: A...
Performers: Chastain, Nora
Conductors: Castagna, Gabriel
Ensemble: Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlinger

Enjoy a veritable feast of early to mid-twentieth century orchestral music by composers from Argentina, Peru, Brazil, and Columbia. The works are all premier recordings,...continue...
Recording information: Studio, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (03/19/2010-03/20/2010)....continue...

Piazzolla: Symphonic Works Vol 2 / Castagna, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires, for orchestra ("Tres Movimentos Sinfónicos"); Concerto for bandoneón & orchestra ("Aconcagua"); Mar del Plata 70, tango; Las estaciones porte&nt...
Performers: Mosalini, Juan Jose
Conductors: Castagna, Gabriel
Ensemble: Württemberg Philharmonie Reutlingen

The Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla is best remembered for his tangos, which in their orchestral form combine the raw energy of the dance with the...continue...

Escenas Argentinas - A Symphonic Anthology

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Carlos López-Buchardo: Escenas Argentinas, symphonic poem; Julián Aguirre: Danze Argentine (2), for orchestra (orch. by Ernest Ansermet); Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo, for orchestra; Luis Giann...
Performers: Orquesta Sinfonica de Entre Rios
Conductors: Castagna, Gabriel

The music on this CD is full of color and energy, full of striking rhythms and harmonies. "...if any recording can make you appreciate Ginastera's...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Municipal, Parana, Provincia de Entre Rios, Arge (06/19/1999-06/21/1999)....continue...

Piazzola: Symphonic Works Vol 1 / Castagna, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo, for orchestra; Tres movimientos tanguísticos porteños, for orchestra; Milonga del Angel; Sinfonietta, chamber orchestra
Conductors: Castagna, Gabriel
Ensemble: Württemberg Philharmonie Reutlingen

BBC Music Magazine
Gabriel Castagna has already proved himself something of a Piazzolla specialist... all the performances sound affectionate and thoroughly idiomatic, and overall it's an...continue...

Piazzola: Symphonic Works Vol 1 / Castagna, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo, for orchestra; Tres movimientos tanguísticos porteños, for orchestra; Milonga del Angel; Sinfonietta, chamber orchestra
Conductors: Castagna, Gabriel
Ensemble: Württemberg Philharmonie Reutlingen

BBC Music Magazine
Gabriel Castagna has already proved himself something of a Piazzolla specialist... all the performances sound affectionate and thoroughly idiomatic, and overall it's an...continue...