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Flute & Harp - works by Jongen, Rota, Piazzolla. Bandi, Ermacora

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-12-11

Works: Joseph Jongen: Danse Lente, for flute & harp, Op. 56bis; Nino Rota: Sonata for flute & harp; Arthur Honegger: Romance, for flute & piano in G minor, H. 211; Ravi Shankar: L'Aube Enchantée (based...
Performers: Bandi, Isabelle; Ermacora, Laure

The two performers on this recording have chosen a varied program, concentrating on Swiss composers. Isabelle Bandi and Laure Ermacora founded their duo in 202...continue...
Recording information: Studio Stéréolith (CH-Prangins) (2010)....continue...

Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango / Cecile Daroux, flute; Pablo Marquez, guitar

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Études tanguistiques (6), for flute solo ("Tango-Études"); Tango Suite pour flûte et deux guitares; Pieces (5) for guitar; Enrico IV
Performers: Daroux, Cecile; Márquez, Pablo; Mosalini, Juan Jose; Sanchez, Leonardo

It was in December 1998 that Cécile Daroux recorded this disc, which has since become a benchmark both for flute aficionados and in the Piazzolla...continue...
Recording information: Studio 103 de la Maison de Radio France (12/1998)....continue...

Essential Tangos - Over 2 hours of Lively and passionate dances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita; Angel Villoldo: El choclo, for tango ensemble; Maximo Barbieri: De vuelta y media, tango; Edgardo Donato: A media luz; Vicente Greco: Ojos Negros; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Janssens, Denis Sung-Ho; Pahud, Emmanuel; Pane, Julio
Conductors: Basso, Jose; ; Varela, Hector; Calo, Miguel; Garello, Raul; Sassone, Florindo; Troilo, Anibal; Piazzolla, Astor; Federico, Leopoldo; Pugliese, Osvaldo; Carli, José
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Eroica Trio; Sexteto Mayor; Soledad

Piazzolla: Chamber Music / Interensemble Padova

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations, for bandoneón & string quartet (abridgement and arrangement of Sette sequenze; Tres Piezas, for guitar; Preludes (3) for piano; Le Grand Tango; Adi&oacu...
Performers: Antonello, Stefano; Beggio, Bernardino; Fagiuoli, Alessandro; Paccagnella, Luca; Pavin, Marco
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Ensemble: Interensemble Padova

Born in Argentina in 1921, Ástor Piazzolla grew up in New York before eventually returning to his homeland in 1955. One of the finest composers...continue...
Recording information: Cappella di Santa Maria dei Servi, Auditorium Maddalena (12/28/1995-02/11/1996)....continue...

Concert d'Aujourd'hui: Music for Flute & Harp / Alejandro Vazquez, flute; Ruth Bennett, harp

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2012-03-27

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Osvaldo Lacerda: Balada, for flute & harp; Marguerite Béclard d'Harcourt: Chants Peruviens, for flute & harp; Daniel Catán: Encantamiento, for flute &...
Performers: Bennett, Ruth; Vazquez, Alejandro [Flute]

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
Vazquez has a sound that sometimes is not well centered, but the energy in his playing compensates for this....continue...
Recording information: Star Track Studio....continue...

McGuire: Knotwork; Fitkin, Sayers, Uhl, Piazzolla, Simpson, Dubois / Fell Clarinet Quartet

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Graham Fitkin: Vent, for 4 clarinets; Edward McGuire: Celtic Knotwork, for 4 clarinets; Chinese Knotwork, for 4 clarinets; Pierre Max Dubois: Quatuor, for 4 clarinets; Lenny Sayers: For Four, for 4 c...
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Ensemble: Fell Clarinet Quartet

Piazzolla / Jason Vieaux, guitar; Julien Labro, bandoneon

1 CD / Azica / 2011-10-25

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Las estaciones porteñas (4); Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege"); History of the Tango
Performers: Labro, Julian; Vieux, Jason
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Ensemble: A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Jason Vieaux teams up with Bandoneon virtuoso Julian Labro and A Far Cry chamber orchestra in these new arrangements of Astor Piazzolla...continue...

Historie Du Tango

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Small Suite, "O barbinha branca"; Anselmo Aieta: Palomita blanca, waltz; Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-Tico no Fubá, for voice & ensemble; ...
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Ensemble: Duo Musica

Astor Pizzolla: Histoire du Tango; Libertango; Etudes 1-5

1 Super Audio CD / Fidelis Records / 2011-02-15

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Libertango; Études tanguistiques (6), for flute solo ("Tango-Études")
Performers: Bankas, Atis; Wynberg, Simon

Recording information: The Pumphouse Art Gallery, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario (11/2001)....continue...

Assad, Piazzolla, Lucky, Gnattali / O. Assad, S. Assad, etc

1 CD / GHA / 2011-01-02

Works: Odair Assad: Fuga y misterio; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Escualo; María de Buenos Aires; Radamés Gnattali: Sonata for Guitar and Cello; Stepán Lucky: Duo Concertante
Performers: Assad, Odair; Assad, Sérgio; Carlier, Edmund; Paz, Fernando Suarez

Colors

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-11-23

Works: Béla Bartók: For Children, Sz 42; José Luis Merlin: Suite del Recuerdo; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no 5; Atanas Ourkouzounov: Four Legends, for flute & guitar; Maurice R...
Performers: Bas Duo

Recording information: American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY (2009-10-02&2009-10-05&2010-)....continue...

Clarinet Hive

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; John Harbison: Trio Sonata, for 2 clarinets & bass clarinet; Gunther Schuller: Duo Sonata, for clarinet & bass clarinet; Thomas E. Barker: Single Six, for bass ...
Performers: Ardan, Laura; Morales, Ricardo; Ognibene, Vincent James; Paradise, Timothy J.; Schoen, Theodore; Ziporyn, Evan

Taking its name from Evan Ziporyn's 'Hive', which grew out of the composer's experience as a beekeeper, this album brings together an engaging selection of...continue...

Quicksilver

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-05-11

Works: Robert Beaser: Mountain Songs, for guitar & flute; David Liptak: Songs for Persephone, for voice, flute & guitar; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango
Performers: Boyd, Bonita; Goluses, Nicholas; Lewek, Kathryn

A cycle based on folk material for flute and guitar by Robert Beaser, a commissioned song cycle by David Liptak based on the poetry of...continue...
Recording information: Red Creek Studio, Rochester, New York (2009)....continue...

Cafe

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-13

Works: Francis Poulenc: Mouvements Perpetuéls; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Hab...
Performers: Ivantchev, Vilian; Piercy, Thomas

Recording information: Macintyre Music, New York, NY (07/21/2007-07/22/2007)....continue...

Dances, Songs, Inventions

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-02-05

Works: Adolph Misek: Concert-Polonaise, for ensemble; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Libertango; Chick Corea: Children's Songs (20); Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 77...
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Ensemble: Dez Cordas

Dez Cordas is an unusual duo for double bass and classical guitar that performs an eclectic mix of musical styles from tango to jazz to...continue...
Recording information: University of South Carolina Recital Hall, Columbia, So (12/2007)....continue...

Ginastera, Gaito, Piazzolla: String Quartets / Quatuor Abysse

1 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2009-07-14

Works: Constantino Gaito: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 33; Alberto Ginastera: Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 20; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango

The Abysse String Quartet is a young, emerging ensemble based in Quebec. Since its founding five years ago, the ensemble has been featured in concert...continue...

Catán: Encantamiento; Lynch: 3 Tangos, etc / Christiana Smith, Elisabeth Johnson

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2009-02-10

Works: Nino Rota: Sonata for flute & harp; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Graham Lynch: Tangos (3), for flute & harp; Robert X. Rodriguez: Son Risa, for harp; Jacques Ibert: Entr'a...
Performers: Johnson, Elizabeth Remy; Smith, Christina

Café 1930

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Lars Gullin: Silhouette; Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Joaquín Rodrigo: Serenata al alba del día, for flute (or...
Performers: Carron, Tobias; Per Skareng

Folias - Tangos, Metamorphoses / Carmen Maret, Andrew Bergeron

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2008-08-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Andrew Bergeron: Three Metamorphoses, for voice (or flute) & guitar; Tao, for voice (or flute) & guitar; Julián Plaza: Danzarín; Nocturna, milonga for...
Performers: Bergeron, Andrew [guitar]; Maret, Carmen
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Ensemble: Folias Duo

The flute and guitar duo, Folias, performs a program of tangos. Andrew Bergeron is a guitarist, composer and teacher. He is working on his Master's...continue...

Paganini, De Falla, Piazzolla: Works for violin and guitar

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Sonata concertata, for guitar & violin in A major, Op. 61, MS 2; Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Sonata for violin & guitar in A minor (Centone di sonate, Letter A/1), MS 112/1; ...
Performers: Dubeau, Angele; Pierri, Alvaro

Similia - Nota del Sol

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Maximo Pujol: Suite for Flute and Guitar "Buenos Aires"; Aires (2) Candomberos; Celso Machado: Pé de Moleque; Musique populaire brasilienne; Paçoca; Erik Marchelie: Tango; Traditional: ...
Performers: Labrie, Annie; Labrie, Nadia
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Ensemble: Duo Similia

Passionate, dynamic and gifted: these are the qualities that define Similia. Formed in 1998, the duo unites identical twins Nadia Labrie on flute and Annie...continue...

Tangos y Serenatas - Boone, Piazzola, Carlson, Albert, etc / Durst, Whitehead

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-04-04

Works: Benjamin Boone: Joropo Jam, for saxophone & guitar; Michael Bard: Mediterranean Beauty, for saxophone & guitar; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Mark Carlson: Two Ballads, for saxophone & guita...
Performers: Durst, Alan; Whitehead, Corey

Alan Durst has been an active performer and educator throughout North and Central America, Asia, and Europe. His performances explore a diverse range of styles,...continue...

Tangos y historias - Piazzolla, Ibert, Gismonti, etc / Friedmann Eichorn, Thomas Müller-Pering

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-02-14

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Milonga del Angel; Decarísimo, tango; Egberto Gismonti: Agua e vinho, for guitar; Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte; Isaac Albéniz: Barcarola for Piano, Op. 20...
Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Muller-Pering, Thomas

14 Maneras de Echarte de Menos

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-02-06

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Chiquilín de Bachin, tango song; La última grela, tango song; Cinco piezas para guitarra; Milonga del ángel, tango (from Angel series); Adi...
Performers: Cortabarria, Ezequiel; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Gallardo del Rey

Siesta - Ibert, Ravel, Piazzolla, etc / Petri, Hannibal

1 CD / DaCapo / 2007-01-30

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Joan Albert Amargós: Tango Català; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonatina for flute & guitar, Op. 205; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Haba&nti...
Performers: Hannibal, Lars; Petri, Michala

"On the review disc the highly complementary nature of the two musicians is immediately evident. The guitar playing, essentially accompaniment, is never dominant; neither is...continue...

Piazzola: Estanciones Portenas, etc / Ma'a Lot Quintet

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-08-22

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Las estaciones porteñas (4); Tango Ballet, for octet; History of the Tango; Four, for Tango
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Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintett

For the second release of MDG the Ma'a lot Quintet performs specially made arrangements of the music of Astor Piazzolla. Astor Piazzolla's classical/tango music has...continue...

Piazzolla: Guitar Music / Mela, Glorvingen, Micheli, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2006-07-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tango Suite for 2 guitars; History of the Tango; Pieces (5) for guitar; Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege")
Performers: Glorvigen, Per Arne; Mela, Matteo; Micheli, Lorenzo; Rabaglia, Ivan
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Ensemble: I Solisti di Parma

Among Astor Piazzolla's works, the group of guitar compositions is a very significant one, although he did not write for the instrument until the early...continue...

Lyric Soprano - Pasculli, Fauré, etc / Kenneth Tse, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2006-04-04

Works: Antonio Pasculli: Etude Caractéristique for oboe & piano ("Le Api"); Gabriel Fauré: Romances sans paroles (3) for piano, Op. 17; Jérôme Naulais: Sax de Voyage, for saxophone & pia...
Performers: Huckleberry, Alan; Tse, Kenneth

Evocacion - Merlin, Pujol, Radaelli / Duo AgiLeo

2 CD / Preiser / 2005-12-01

Works: José Luis Merlin: Suite del Recuerdo; Máximo Diego Pujol: Suite Buenos Aires, for flute & guitar; Dos Aires candomberos, for flute & guitar; Carlos Radaelli: Petite Milonga for flute & guit...
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Ensemble: Duo AgiLeo

Duo AgiLeo specializes in music from the Baroque to modern times, and this new CD is an exciting, sultry collection of Latin works for the...continue...

Music for Flute and Percussion / Grauwels, Simard

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Michel Lysight: Initiation, for flute & marimba; Alec Wilder: Flute (or Alto Flute) & Bongos no 1; Frédéric Devreese: Butterfly; Keiko Abe: Wind i...
Performers: Grauwels, Marc; Simard, Marie-Josee

Most of the works on this recording were composed for the Grauwels/Simard duo. A highlight of the disc is the substantial work 'the history of...continue...

Mélange de Tangos, Fantaisies / Duo Mélange

1 CD / Musicaphon / 2004-05-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Peter Tanner: Diversions for Flute and Marimba; Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonatas sans Basse (6) for 2 Flutes/Recorders, Op. 2; François Borne: Fantasie br...
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Ensemble: Duo Mélange

History of the Tango / Martha Aarons, Francis Renzi, et al

1 CD / / 2003-05-06

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Sonata for Violin/Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 50; Franz Xavier W. Mozart: Rondo for Flute and Piano in E minor; Paul Schoenfield: Achat Sha'alti; Ufaratsta; Astor Piazzolla...
Performers: Aarons, Martha; Renzi, Frances; Vieaux, Jason

Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango, etc / Catemario, Casares, etc

1 CD / Arts / 2000-03-14

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Pieces (5) for guitar; Tango Suite for 2 guitars; El gordo triste, tango song; María de Buenos Aires; Jacinto chiclana, vocal milonga
Performers: Catemario, Edoardo; Fabbriciani, Roberto

Piazzolla: Complete Music for Flute and Guitar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-02-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Pieces (5) for guitar; Études tanguistiques (6), for flute solo ("Tango-Études"); History of the Tango

The seductive sound and renewed interest in the Tango has brought the music of the Argentinian composer, Astor Piazzolla, into the world of the popular...continue...

Piazzolla for Two / Patrick Gallois, Göran Söllscher

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-04-15

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Études tanguistiques (6), for flute solo ("Tango-Études"); Tango Suite for 2 guitars
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Sollscher, Goran

Histoire du Tango / Susan Hoeppner, Rachel Gauk

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 1996-06-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Cuban Traditional: Punto Cubano; Brazilian Traditional: A casinha pequenina (The Tiny Little House); Celso Machado: Paçoca choro, for flute & guitar; Quebr...
Performers: Gauk, Rachel [Guitar]; Hoeppner, Susan

Enchanted Dreams...Exotic Dances / Giles, Collins

1 CD / Tall Poppies / 1995-11-01

Works: Ravi Shankar: The Enchanted Dawn; Colin Brumby: Exotic Pieces (4) for Flute and Harp; Toru Takemitsu: Toward the Sea; Joseph Jongen: Danse lente, Op. 56; George Rochberg: Slow Fires of Autumn "Ukiyo-...
Performers: Collins, Geoffrey; Giles, Alice

Histoire Du Tango / Duo Musica

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1993-03-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Small Suite; Francisco Garcia Gimenez: Palomita blanca; Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-tico no Fubá; Alberto Ginastera: Canciones (2), Op....
Performers: Larsen, Bent; Sommer, Jan