Piazzolla, Astor > Bandoneon

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito, tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; Histoire du tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos, tango; Le Grand Tango; Revirado; Pacho...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sérgio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Peka...
Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica

Astor Piazzolla: Balada para un loco / Duo Intermezzo - Sebastien Authemayou, bandoneon; Marielle Gars, piano

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-09-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70; Invierno porteño; Libertango; Soledad; Balada para un loco, tango song; Tanti Anni Prima; Decarísimo, tango; Chiquilín de Bachin; Adiós Nonin...
Performers: Duo Intermezzo

A collection of Piazzolla's works presented by Duo Intermezzo....continue...
Recording information: Studio Master Box de Villeurbanne (04/2008)....continue...

4 Buenos Aires - Transcriptions for bandonéon & guitar by Astro Piazzolla / Denis Plante, bandoneon; David Jacques, guitar

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-08-28

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle; Five Tango Sensations, for bandoneón & string quartet (abridgement and arrangement of Sette sequenze;...
Performers: Jacques, David [Classical Guitar]; Plante, Denis

Denis Plante presents transcriptions for bandonéon and guitar of Astor Piazzolla's seminal works. Plante's concept is to enter completely into Piazzolla's musical world - as...continue...
Recording information: Francois Bernier Hall, Domaine Forget, St. Irénée, Queb (02/2012)....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...

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

Masters of Bandoneon / Adrover, Del Curto, Federico, Marconi, Nisinman

1 CD / Azica / 2012-02-28

Works: Osvaldo Requena: Retrato de Julio Ahumada, for bandoneon & string quartet; Pedro Laurenz: Milonga de Mis Amores, milonga for tango ensemble; Horacio Salgán: A fuego lento, tango; Astor Piazzol...
Performers: Adrover, Lisandro; Brunetti, Octavio; Del Curto, Hector; Federico, Leopoldo; Lobo, Hugo; Lobo, Rubén; Marconi, Nestor; Nisinman, Marcelo; Paz, Beatriz Suárez; Paz, Fernando Suarez; Paz,...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cuartetango String Quartet

Argentina's Astor Piazzolla reinvented tango, combining classical techniques such as fugue with elements of jazz, unusual instrumentation, and occasion spiky dissonance. His style, soon dubbed...continue...
Recording information: ION Studios, Buenos Aires (05/16/2011-05/18/2011); James L. Dolan Music Recording Studio NYU, New York Cit (05/16/2011-05/18/2011); Musikschule Liestal Studio, Liestal, Switzerl...continue...

Piazzolla: Tango Distinto - Music for Solo Trombone & Ensemble by Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Piazzolla / Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70; Histoire du Tango; Soledad; Le Grand Tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; La muerte del ángel, tango (from Angel series); Milonga del ángel, tango (from Angel se...
Performers: Adams, Samuel [Bass]; Brunetti, Octavio; Choi, Arnold; Del Curto, Hector; Garcia, Raul Y Su Grupo Kabildo; Giraudo, Pedro; Han, Jiyun; Liarmakopoulos, Achilles; Powis, Simon; Rosenbaum, Ian; Scheid, ...

Legendary tango performer and composer Astor Piazzolla gained experience of jazz in New York and classical form and technique through studies with Alberto Ginastera. His...continue...
Recording information: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT....continue...

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
Conductors:
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...

Gidon Kremer - Hommage à Piazzolla

1 CD / Nonesuch / 2011-09-20

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito; Enrico IV; Escualo; History of the Tango; Concierto para quinteto; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos; Le Grand Tango; Jerzy Peterburshsky: El sol sue&n...
Performers: Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Friedrich; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Pekarsky, Mark; Portal, Michel; Posch, Alois; Sakharov, Vadim; Tonkha, Vladimir

"...This is one of the most effective Piazzolla discs I have heard by anyone other than Piazzolla himself. Kremer and crew capture the bittersweet character...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

Rojotango / Erwin Schrott, bass

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-19

Works: Pablo Ziegler: Rojotango, tango; Milonga en el viento; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Chiquilín de Bachin; Los paladros perdidos; Rinascero (Preludio para el año 3001), tango song (with Ferr...
Performers: Botti, Julio; Cafe; Del Curto, Hector; Erde, Sara; Lubambo, Romero; Ok, Jisoo; Ozawa, Machiko; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Ragazzi, Claudio; Schrott, Erwin; Shaham, Rinat; Tan, Wei; Ting, Liuh-Wen; Ziegler, ...

"Schrott is at his best in up-tempo numbers such as Violeta Parra's Gracias a la Vida, where you hear the laughter and pleasure in his...continue...
Recording information: MSR Studios, Studio B, New York City, USA (2010-07-18_2010-07-20&2010-)....continue...

Guitar Orchestra of Barcelona (25 guitar ensemble)

1 CD / Ayva Musica / 2011-04-12

Works: Mateo Albéniz: Sonata for piano in D major, Op.13; Luigi Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango, arrangement (after the Quintet for Guitar & strings, G. 448); Isaac Albéniz: Suite espa&n...
Performers: Burzaco, Pedro; Etxepare, Iñaki; Lostaló, José; Ramos, Noemí; Requena, Magda; Telleria, Enrique
Conductors: Vicente, Sergi
Ensemble: Orquesta De Guitarras De Barcelona

Twenty-five of Spain’s most gifted guitarists, led by director Sergi Vicente, perform the music of their rich tradition in a unique format. In a glorious...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...

Luminosa Buenos Aires

1 CD / Concerto / 2010-01-26

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Las estaciones porteñas (4); Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege"); Máximo Diego Pujol: Concerto for guitar, bandoneon & string ...
Performers: Bandini, Giampaolo [Guitar]; Chiacchiaretta, Cesare [Bandoneon]; Pagliani, Stefano; Zanchetta, Stefano

Recording information: Parma, Casa della Musica (03/27/2009)....continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Vivaldi, Glazunov, Copland, etc / Masur, Koopman, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fanta...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Bonney, Barbara; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Isokoski, Soile; Koopman, Ton; Mederos, Rodolfo; Parsons, Geoffrey; Postnikova, Viktoria; Pregardie...
Conductors: Serebrier, José; Davis, Andrew; Scimone, Claudio; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Koopman, Ton; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kangas, Juha; Inbal, Eliahu; Mehta, Zubin; Wolff, Hugh; Bibl, Rudolph; Rasilaine...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Soloists; Ensemble Instrumental; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Norwegian ...

Libertango - Astor Piazzola

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2008-03-04

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; History of the Tango; Concerto for Bandoneon
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Piazzolla, Astor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Eroica Trio; Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Composers: Astor Piazzolla Conductors: Anibal Troilo, Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Garcia [conductor], Jos+¬ Carli, Jose Luis Basso, Juliane Banse, Leopoldo Federico, Osvaldo Fresedo, Osvaldo Pugliese,...continue...

20th Century Masterpieces

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Transcription for string quartet, flute, clarinet & piano, of Johann Strauss' "Emperor Waltz"; Alban Berg: Quartet for Strings Op. 3; Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "K...
Performers: Glorvigen, Per Arne; Medjimorec, Heinz; Ottensamer, Ernst; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

BBC Music Magazine
This generously filled three-disc set celebrates this the Alban Berg Quartet's implacable commitment towards promoting 20th-century repertory, plus works by Berio and Schn...continue...

Birthday Edition - Daniel Barenboim the Pianist - Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Piazzolla, Ginastera, Brahms

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-12-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; F...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Mederos, Rodolfo
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

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...

Piazolla: The Next Tango [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tango Suite for 2 Guitars
Performers: Piazzolla, Astor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Astor Piazzolla Foundation Quintet

"While the camera work is appropriately minimal in the interviews, in the performances, Montes-Baquer's direction is masterful in capturing and focusing the viewer's attention on...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Tangón / Dobal, Hiltula, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2007-06-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: La muerte del Angel; Milonga Loca; Mumuki
Performers: Dobal, Juan Pablo; Hiltula, Juan Pablo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aurelia Saxophone Quartet

Recorded live at the Bethaniënklooster in Amsterdam on September 2006. The world-famous Aurelia Saxophone Quartet's first Piazzolla tango CD was a smash hit some ten...continue...

Timeless Tango / Alfredo Marcucci, Ensemble Piacevole

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2006-10-10

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Balada para un loco; Enrico IV; La muerte del Angel; Melodia in A minor; Buenos Aires hora zero; Tristezas de un Doble A; María de Buenos Aires; Libertango; Chiquilín d...
Performers: Marcucci, Alfredo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Piacevole

Channel Classics celebrates 15 years of recordings by launching a new mid-price series - Canal Grande....continue...

Conciertango - Piazzolla, Emilio, et al / Paszkowski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-10-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege"); Cacho Tirao: Conciertango Buenos Aires, for guitar & orchestra; Oliviero Lacagnina: Concerto Serenata...
Performers: Catemario, Edoardo; Zisman, Michael
Conductors: Paszkowski, Nicola
Ensemble: Orchestra Vincenzo Galilei

The works on this CD, by composers from geographically distant regions, represent a wide, sweeping journey from one land to another, a sort of musical...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
Conductors:
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...

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

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Chen, Xieyang; Tan Dun;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Tristeza de un Doble A

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-05-31

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Fuga y misterio, tango (from operetta, María de Buenos Aires); Zum, tango; Buenos Aires hora zero; Vardarito, tango; Onda nueve (Onda 9), tango; La muerte del ángel, ta...
Performers: Piazzolla, Astor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Astor Piazzolla Noneto

Biyuya

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-05-31

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Biyuya, tango; Revirado; Caliente, tango; Lunfardo, tango; Decarísimo, tango; Milonga del ángel, tango (from Angel series); La muerte del ángel, tango (from Ange...
Performers: Piazzolla, Astor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Astor Piazzolla Tango Quintet

Various: Astor Piazzolla In Portrait [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-02-22

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Adios nonino
Performers: Piazzolla, Astor

Exploring Piazzolla's vibrant musical influence around the world, this DVD charts the events of his turbulent, complicated personal and professional life through candid and revealing...continue...
Run Time: 213 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: Engli...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...

Piazzolla: María de Buenos Aires / Barone, Trelles, et al

2 CD / Milan / 2004-10-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires
Performers: Barone, Patricia; Mainetti, Pablo; Trelles, José Angel; Vitali, Juan
Conductors: Vat, Julián
Ensemble: Astor Piazzolla Foundation Quintet

Tango Sensations / Alban Berg Quartet

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-07-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations; Tristezas de un Doble A; Eduardo Arolas: El Marne, tango; Juan Carlos Cobian: Mi refugio, tango; Julio de Caro: La rayuela, gran tango milonga; Kurt Schwertsik...
Performers: Glorvigen, Per Arne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartet

This exciting release was recorded live in the Mozartsaal of the Konzerthaus in Vienna. The repertoire is not entirely what might by expected from the...continue...
Personnel: Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon).

Recording information: Mozart Hall, Vienna, Austria (2003)....continue...

Piazzolla: Le Gran Tango / Marcucci, Storer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2004-05-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Fugata, tango; Otoño porteño, tango (incl. in Cuatro estaciones porteñas [The Four Seasons]); Milonga en ré, tango for violin (or cello) & piano; Tango Su...
Performers: Katona, Peter; Katona, Zoltan; Marcucci, Alfredo; Storer, Daniel; Twins, Katona
Conductors:
Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet; Katona Twins

This CD features Piazzolla's original guitar duet, the 'Tango Suite', and several other pieces that the Katonas have arranged over the last couple of years....continue...
Personnel: Alfredo Marcucci (bandoneon).

Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, The Netherlands (06/2002)....continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio - Channel Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G major, Op. 4 no 3/RV 301; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; César F...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Hauwe, Walter Van; Henstra, Siebe; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Marcucci, Alfredo; Pinnock, Trevor; van der Velden, Mieneke; Wilson, Glen; Wispelwe...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Tilkin, Michel; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Arte dei Suonatori; Capella Figuralis; Diapente Viol Consort; Ensemble Piacevole; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen; Locke Brass Consort; Love & Lament...

The Lost Days - Music in the Latin Style / Denyce Graves

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Yo soy María, tango song (from the operetta María de Buenos Aires); Los paladros perdidos; Milonga sin palabras, for bandoneón & piano; Jose María Vitier:...
Performers: Acevedo, Memo; Amira, John; Aslan, Pablo; D'Rivera, Paquito; Danielson, Nick; Del Curto, Hector; Elfenbein, Jay; Elias, Eliane; Granados, Marco; Graves, Denyce; Grinhauz, Léo; Grinhauz, Leo; J...

Personnel: Denyce Graves (mezzo soprano); Leo Grinhauz (cello); Susan Palma-Nidel, Marco Granados (flute); Hector del Curto (bandoneon); Paquito d'Rivera (clarinet); Eliane Elias, Chucho Valdés, ...continue...

It Takes Two - Andriessen, Bártok, et al / Schneemann, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2002-08-01

Works: Iva Bittová: Intro, for recitalist & mallet instrument; Hoboj (oboe), for oboe & viola; Divná slecinka (A strange young lady); V zemi neorané (On unploughed land); Astor Piazzolla: Enr...
Performers: Gerrit Boonstra; Marcucci, Alfredo; Prommel, Peter; Raiskin, Daniel; Schneemann, Bart; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

Piazzolla: Tangazo / Charles Dutoit, Montreal SO

1 CD / Decca / 2001-11-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo; Adios nonino; Milonga del Angel; Concerto for Bandoneon and Guitar; Enrico IV; Movimientos tanguisticos porteños (3); Danza criolla
Performers: Binelli, Daniel; Isaac, Eduardo; Pellerin, Louise
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

"...Piazzolla's tango-based compositions are as remarkable for their variety of character as Chopin's Mazurkas or Faure's Barcarolles - and, at their best, they're every bit...continue...

Imágenes - Argentina, Uruguay / Daniel Binelli, Polly Ferman

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2001-10-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Verano porteño, tango (incl. in Cuatro estaciones porteñas [The Four Seasons]); Adiós Nonino, tango; Ariel Ramírez: El Pampeano, for piano; Cajita de m&ua...
Performers: Binelli, Daniel; Ferman, Polly

Classic Yo-Yo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations, for ban...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ax, Emanuel; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Console, Hector; Cossin, David; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kasim; Krauss, Alison; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicin...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Alison Krauss, Bobby McFerrin (vocals); Horacio Malvicino (guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandolin); Antonio Agri, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern (violin); Néstor Marconi (bandoneon); Emanuel A...continue...

Sergio & Odair Assad play Piazzolla

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2001-07-17

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tango Suite for 2 Guitars; Escualo; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Decaríssimo; Suite Troileana; History of the Tango; Fracanapa; Ausencias
Performers: Assad, Odair; Assad, Sérgio; Nisinman, Marcelo Jaime; Paz, Fernando Suarez; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja

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

Jahreszeiten - Piazzolla, Tchaikovsky / Marcucci, et al

1 CD / Orfeo / 2001-03-15

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Las estaciones porteñas (4); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b
Performers: Marcucci, Alfredo

Bacalov: Missa Tango; Piazzolla: Adiós, etc / Chung, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-11-14

Works: Luis Enríque Bacalov: Missa Tango, for mezzo-soprano, tenor (voices), bandoneón solo, mixed chorus & orchestra; Tangosaín; Astor Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino, tango; Libertango
Performers: Bacalov, Luis Enrique; Domingo, Placido; Martinez, Ana Maria; Passarella, Hector Ulises
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

"...[Before] you start gnashing your teeth over what you might assume is yet another breech of the wall separating the sacred from the profane, let...continue...

Piazzolla: Tango - Elegía de quienes ya no son /I Fiamminghi

1 CD / Telarc / 1999-11-23

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tanguedia; Four, for Tango; Lo que vendra; Street Tango, tango (from cycle, The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night); Knife Fight, tango (from cycle, The Rough Dancer and the Cyclica...
Performers: Calo, Osvaldo; Derolez, Otto; Lahera, Laura Fernandez; Mosalini, Juan Jose; Paredes, Fulvio; Sanchez, Leonardo
Conductors: Werthen, Rudolf
Ensemble: I Fiamminghi

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Piazzolla: Tango Ballet / Gidon Kremer, Astor Quartet

1 CD / Teldec / 1999-07-06

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet, for octet; Introducción al ángel, tango (from tango cycle, El ángel); Milonga del ángel, tango (from Angel series); La muerte del áng...
Performers: Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Piazzolla, Astor; Posch, Alois; Sakharov, Vadim; Sudraba, Marta; Zebriunaite, Ula
Conductors: Gupta, Rolf
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

25 Years: Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch Import / 1998-10-20

Works: John Adams: John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet; Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Psalom, for string quartet; Summa; Missa sillabica, for chorus; Ken Benshoof: Traveling Music no 4, for string ...
Performers: Brosnan, Michael; Hargis, Ellen; Hillier, Paul; Krakauer, David; Kronos Quartet; Nolan, Mark; Piazzolla, Astor; Rogers, Neal; Takahashi, Aki

The 20th century has not been kind to most standard classical music forms. The piano sonata, the concerto, the symphony -- none of them have disappeared entirely, but none remain in a state that could...continue...