Piazzolla, Astor

Tribute to Piazzollo / Ernesto Acher & CO

1 CD / Acqua Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Prepárense, tango; Lo que vendra; Marrón y azul, tango; Bandó, tango; Mufa 72, tango; Enrico IV; Retrato de Alfredo Gobbi, tango; Adiós Nonino, tango; Fracanapa, ...
Performers: Alfija, Gubaidullina; Barraquero, Cecilia; Bru, Marcelo [Cello]; Falasca, Daniel; Falasca, Tomas [Double Bass]; Falconi, Gabriel; Lulja, Demir; Masci, Sebastian; Medina, Claudio; Medina, Grace; Muran...
Conductors: Acher, Ernesto
Ensemble: ; Ernesto Acher Chamber Orchestra

Argentinean composer, arranger, and musician, Acher, directed and arranged this tribute to Piazzolla performed by a twenty one piece chamber orchestra. The compositional challenge, in...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Astral, Buenos Aires (11/2011)....continue...

Latino Gold

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Enrico IV; Jorge Ben: Más que nada; Consuelo Velázquez: Besame mucho; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Garota de Ipanema, song (a.k.a. "The Girl from Ipanema"); Armand...
Performers: Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Prohaska, Anna; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]
Conductors: Israel, Christoph

Souvenirs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for violin, oboe, strings & continuo (reconstructed from H...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alice; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark;
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Australis

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall at the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2002-07-17_2002-07-20&2002-)....continue...

Pasión - works by Astor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Farres, Carlos Gardel, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Augustin Barrios / Milos, guitar

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-17

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Enrico IV; Jorge Morel: Danza brasilera, for guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Suite populaire brasileira; Roland Dyens: Tango en Skai, for guitar;...
Performers: Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]
Conductors: Israel, Christoph

Pasion includes new arrangements for solo guitar and string orchestra for favorite Lain hits such as Gardel's Por una cabeza (popular from the film Scent...continue...
Recording information: Studio B-Sharp, Berlin (2011-11-??&2012-03-??&2012-)....continue...

The Last Concert: Athens, July 3, 1990

1 CD / Milan / 2012-07-03

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tangos (3) for bandoneon & orchestra; Adiós Nonino, tango; Concerto for bandoneón & orchestra ("Aconcagua")
Performers: Piazzolla, Astor
Conductors: Hadjidakis, Manos

Recording information: Athens, Greece (07/03/1990)....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

And There Was Music - Gershwin, Jones, Lubbock, Mercury, Metheny

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2012-04-24

Works: Nelson Riddle: Ambulatory Suite, for pops orchestra (after Gershwin); Jeremy Lubbock: At the End of the Day (Grace); Freddie Mercury: Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke; Niclas Rydh: The Awakening, for orc...
Performers: Glanneskog, David [Trumpet]; Henriksson, Kjell; Lundin, Anders; Wilke, Sebastian
Conductors: Hanson, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Goteborg Wind Orchestra

Today, the Gotenburg Wind Orchestra represents one of Sweden's few remaining professional wind ensembles and carries an international reputation. And There Was Music includes a...continue...
Recording information: Göteborg, Sweden (01/2011)....continue...

Hot Hot Hot: works by Lecuona, Piazzolla, Mullins, Gruisin / The Denver Brass

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-01-31

Works: Hugo Montenegro: Fanfare for the New; Ernesto Lecuona: Malagueña, song for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Arturo Márquez: Danzón no 2; Dizzy Gillespie: Manteca, for jazz...
Performers: Hood, Al; Jansen, Ben; Kramer, Dawn
Conductors: Graham, Lowell
Ensemble: ; Denver Brass

Recording information: Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall, Newman Center (06/10/2010-06/14/2010).

Includes la sangre derremada / españa cañi, for guitar & br by various composer...continue...

Dances to a Black Pipe - works for solo clarinet by Copland, Brahms, Piazzolla, Lutoslawski et al. / Martin Frost, clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-11-03

Works: Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Göran Frost: Klezmer Dances, for clarinet & strings; Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (5) for solo clarinet, harp, pian...
Performers: Frost, Martin; Gleeson, Richard; Martin, Benjamin; Nixon, Brian; Reeves, Lucy; Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Tognetti, Richard

Martin Fröst isn't just one of the major clarinetists of our time - he is also an intrepid adventurer who challenges conventional notions of how...continue...
Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Sydney, Australia (05/2011-06/2011)....continue...

50 Best Tango

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Angel Villoldo: El choclo, for tango ensemble; Maximo Barbieri: De vuelta y media, tango; Juan de Dios Filiberto: Quejas de bandoneón, tango;...
Performers: Glorvigen, Per Arne; Posch, Alois
Conductors: Basso, Jose; ; Varela, Hector; Troilo, Anibal; Canaro, Francisco; Pugliese, Osvaldo; Calo, Miguel; Mores, Mariano; Sassone, Florindo; Garello, Raul; Garcia, Carlos; Piazzolla, Astor; Federico, Leopol...
Ensemble: ; Sexteto Mayor

American Fantasy

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-04-05

Works: Victor Herbert: American Fantasia, for orchestra; Spike Jones: Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Good-bye) (after Kahn, Erdman & Russo); Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Julius Fucik: Entry of the ...
Conductors: Najar, Leo

Recording information: Brookwood Studio, Ann Arbor, MI....continue...

Piazzolla: Sinfonia Buenos Aires

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires, for orchestra ("Tres Movimentos Sinfónicos"); Concerto for bandoneón & orchestra ("Aconcagua"); Las estaciones porteñas (4)
Performers: Binelli, Daniel; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Guerrero, Giancarlo

Astor Piazzolla's name has become synonymous with tango, the signature dance of his native country, Argentina. In the 'Sinfonia Buenos Aires', Piazzolla's development of symphonic...continue...
Recording information: Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center (11/21/2009-11/22/2009)....continue...

The Art of Oboe / Diana Doherty, oboe

2 CD / ABC Classics / 2010-08-08

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; B...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alicia; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark; Albert, Werner Andreas

The United States Army Strings

1 CD / Altissimo / 2010-05-18

Works: Paul Desmond: Take Five; Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell; John Lennon: Eleanor Rigby; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Milonga del Angel; John Kander: New Yor...
Performers: Armstrong, K.C.; Bobenrieth, Manuel; Ford, Michael; Knutson, Laura; Leader, Emily; Powell, Alvy; Sammon, Erin; Sodee, Julie; Sommers, Nathan; Woods, Marlisa; Yoon, Myung
Conductors: Keene, Jim

Whether performing as The U.S. Army Strolling Strings or combined with the U.S. Army Band, the U.S. Army Strings is a favorite of America's leadership....continue...
Recording information: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)....continue...

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...

Originis: Nadja and the Assads Live from Brasil

1 CD / NSS Music / 2009-06-09

Works: Sergio Assad: Concerto Originis, triple concerto for violin, 2 guitars & orchestra; Alberto Ginastera: Danza de la moza donosa; Astor Piazzolla: Milonga for three, tango (from cycle, The Rough Dancer...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja
Conductors: Neschling, John

A vibrant, sophisticated, contemporary classical CD of pulsating, rhythmic works recorded live in Brazil by renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and duo guitarists Sergio & Odair...continue...

Century Vol 20 - Music of Today

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-02-14

Works: Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5; Olivier Messiaen: Cinq Rechants; Pierre Boulez: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; György Ligeti: Sonata for viola; Maurice Ohana: Etudes d'interprétation f...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Bertrand, Emmanuelle; Boyd, Doug [Vocals]; Coryell, Lark; Faust, Isabelle; Jude, Marie-Josephe; Kupiec, Ewa; Lipsitt, Eric; Longinotti, Kathie; Mainetti, Pablo; Power, Lawrence; Ro...
Conductors: Berio, Luciano; Masson, Diego; ; Nagano, Kent; Pons, Josep
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Musique Vivante; Les Percussions de Strasbourg; Pacific Mozart Ensemble

Sensations - Music Of Piazzolla / Geir Draugsvoll, Bayan / David Geringas, Cello & Cond. / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Bandoneón, tango (from Suite Troileana); Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege"); Five Tango Sensations, for bandoneón & str...
Performers: Draugsvoll, Geir; Geringas, David; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Conductors: Geringas, David

Personnel: Geir Draugsvoll (bayan); David Geringas (cello)....continue...

The Soul of Tango - Bakalov, Piazzolla / Ben-Dor, et al

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Luis Enríque Bacalov: Triple Concerto for bandoneón, soprano, piano & orchestra; Il Postino; Astor Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires, for orchestra ("Tres Movimentos Sinfón...
Performers: Bacalov, Luis Enrique; Mosalini, Juan Jose; Tola, Virginia
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

This exceptional recording features two American recording premieres: Tres Movimientos Sinfonicos, Buenos Aire (the only work for large orchestra bandoneon composed by Astor Piazzola); and...continue...

Ballades for Saxophone & Orchestra / Kerkezos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-08-01

Works: Henri Tomasi: Ballade for alto saxophone & orchestra; Frank Martin: Ballade for saxophone, for alto sax, strings, piano & percussion; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Astor Pi...
Performers: Kerkezos, Theodore
Conductors: Minczuk, Roberto

This collection presents major twentieth-century works for saxophone and orchestra by Henri Tomasi and Frank Martin alongside well-known works by Ravel and Piazzolla, arranged for...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...

Light Classics - Tango Goes Symphony / Breiner, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Angel Villoldo: El choclo, for tango ensemble; Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Peter Breiner: Miss Mendacity, for tango orchestra; Julián Plaza: Nostalgico, for tango orches...
Performers: Bartos, Juraj; Breiner, Peter; Griglak, Juraj; Kutluer, Sefika; Lenko, Boris; Zelanak, Cyril
Conductors: Breiner, Peter

The tango has always retained its image of a dance unashamedly erotic in character and such was indeed its origin. This collection of tango arrangements...continue...
Personnel: Peter Breiner (piano); Sefika Kutluer (flute); Juraj Bartos (trumpet); Cyril Zelenák (drums).

Recording information: Studio 1 of Slovak Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia (10/13/2001-1...continue...

Gala del Día - Day's Splendor / Vuksic, Americas Ensemble

1 CD / North/South / 2001-11-01

Works: Damon Lee: La exclamación (The exclamation); Carlos Guastavino: Indianas, Set no 3, for 4 voices & piano; Arroz con leche (Rice Pudding), for chorus; Gunhild Glass: Songs (3) on texts by Garc&...
Performers: Arida, Sandra
Conductors: Vuksic, Nelly

Brouwer, Krieger, Piazzolla / Trujillo, Cotsiolis, et al

1 CD / GHA / 2001-06-03

Works: Leo Brouwer: Concerto for guitar, violin & strings ("Omaggio a Paganini"); Edino Krieger: Concerto for 2 guitars & strings; Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("H...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Cotsiolis, Costas; Isaac, Eduardo; Nisinman, Marcelo
Conductors: Brouwer, Leo

Latin Album / Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Orchestra

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Agustín Lara: Granada; Aaron Copland: El salón México; Alberto Dominguez: ...
Performers: Cobre, Mariachi; Copland, Aaron; Dominguez, Alberto; Fuentes, Ruben; Gade, Jacob; Ginastera, Alberto; Hernandez, Rafael; Lara, Agustín; Monaghan, Michael; Morley, Angela; Prado, Perez; Smirnov...
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith

This album was nominated for the 2001 Latin Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Albmum.

Personnel: Jaime Rodriquez (vocals, charango); Israel Gálvez Molina, Mack Ruíz (vocals, viol...continue...

Astor Piazzolla: Contemplacion

1 CD / Capriccio / 1999-01-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Suite for oboe and string orchestra, Op. 9; Tanti Anni Prima; Enrico IV; Tangos (2) for string orchestra; Contemplación y danza, for clarinet & strings; Las estaciones porte&nti...
Performers: Lencses, Lajos; Massanori Kobiki
Conductors: Moglia, Alain