Piazzolla, Astor > Libertango

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...

Sexteto Tango Pasión / Opus Tango Orquestra

1 CD / CIA / 2013-03-19

Works: Carlos Gardel: Mi buenos aires querido, tango for voice & orchestra; Julián Plaza: Payadora, milonga; Melancolico for tango ensemble; Ernesto Ponzio: Don Juan, tango; Enrique Saborido: Felicia, ...
Performers: Opus Tango Orquestra
Conductors: Zunini, Juan Carlos
Ensemble: Opus Tango Orquestra

Recording information: Casino du Liban (11/2009)....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

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

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...

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...

Harp from Bach to Piazzolla

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-06-12

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no 4; Astor Piazzolla: Las estacion...
Performers: Rayan-Forero, Marisa Luisa

Recording information: WFMT Studio, Chicago, IL....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

Alison Balsom / Bach, Debussy, Piazzolla, etc.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Escualo; Libertango; Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in C minor; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; James MacMillan: Seraph for Trumpet and String Orchestra; Sergey R...
Performers: Balsom, Alison

British trumpet sensation Alison Balsom is poised to take the U.S. by storm, and this new self-titled album heralds her first mass-market foray and marks...continue...

Tangos de Piazzolla / Ensemble Triade

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2012-03-27

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Adiós Nonino, tango; Fracanapa, tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Enrico IV; L'évasion, tango (from film, Lumière); Suite troileana, tango suite
Conductors:
Ensemble: Triade

Astor Piazzolla's name has become synonymous with tango, that epitome of sadness and melancholy expressed in dance and singing. The Argentinian composer and bandonéon player...continue...
Recording information: 06/2005....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...

Pura Vida

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-10-11

Works: Paulo Bellinati: Jongo for 2 guitars; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; L'histoire du tango; Egberto Gismonti: Maracatu; Leo Brouwer: Tríptico, for 2 guitars; Radamés Gnattali: Suite Retratos, f...
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Ensemble: Huston-Todd Guitar Duo

Richard Todd and John Huston began performing together in 2009 and since then have presented numerous concerts throughout the southeastern U.S. They were both accomplished...continue...
: John Huston, Richard Todd (guitar).

Recording information: Maxwell Sound Studio, Athens, GA (07/29/2010-07/30/2010)....continue...

El Ultimo Tango Plays Astor Piazzolla

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Decaríssimo; Preludio 1953; Bragatissimo; Buenos Aires hora zero; Lunfardo; Adios nonino; Enrico IV; Las estaciones porteñas (4)
Performers: Bricht, Nicolas; Goodchild, Mark; O'Brien, Mark; Thomas, Fred Lezama; Vassallo, Eduardo

Pasión

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2011-07-12

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Isaac Albéniz: Pavana capricho, for piano in E minor (also arranged for 2 pianos), Op. 12, B. 1; Suite española, Op. 47; Sous le palmier, tango flamenco fo...
Performers: Meckler, Cedrick; Vernet, Olivier [Organ]

Two distinguished French organists offer a program of organ duets played on the Stahlhuth-Jann de Dudelange organ. All the works, some of which are transcriptions,...continue...
Recording information: Luxembourg, Dudelange (08/2010)....continue...

Piazzolla: Tangos for Violin, Brass & Percussion / Tuscany Brass And Percussion Quintet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Violentango, tango; Amelitango, tango; Tristango, tango; Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle; Undertango, tango; Novitango, tango; Histoire du Ta...
Performers: Tacchi, Andrea
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quintetto di Ottoni e Percussioni della Toscana

Astor Piazzolla's much-loved tangos have been arranged for all manner of instrumental line-ups, this album presenting an exuberant selection specially arranged for the acclaimed Tuscan...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium del Suffragio, Lucca, Italy (10/04/2009-10/07/2009)....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

Homage to Astor Piazzolla / Ensemble Vivant

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2011-04-05

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Fuga y misterio, tango (from operetta, María de Buenos Aires); Adiós Nonino, tango; Tango diablo, tango; Romance del diablo, tango; Vayamos al diablo; Enrico IV; Libert...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Vivant

The trio Ensemble Vivant is joined by bass and percussion in an exciting and vibrant album featuring the works of the popular composer Astor Piazzolla....continue...

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...

Tango Nuevo

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-01-25

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Verano porteño, tango (incl. in Cuatro estaciones porteñas [The Four Seasons]); Enrico IV; Libertango; Tanti Anni Prima; Primavera porteña, tango (incl. in Cuatr...
Performers: Bardesio, Jose Fernandez

Playing tango music on the classical guitar is not a new idea. The instrument's combination of percussive quality, melodic subtlety, and meditative melancholy suits it well to Astor Piazzolla's music....continue...

Twelve Tangos

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-12-21

Works: Horacio Salgán: A fuego lento, tango; Alejandro Scarpino: Canaro en Paris, tango; Angel Villoldo: El choclo, for tango ensemble; Astor Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino, tango; Las estaciones porte&n...
Performers: Lledo, Marta [Piano]

Joanna MacGregor Live in Buenos Aires

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major; John Dowland: Forlorn Hope Fancy; Mr Dowland's Midnight, P 99; Can she excuse (T...
Performers: MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]; Shave, Jacqueline
Conductors: Sinfonia, Britten; Shave, Jacqueline; MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]

"The programme itself bears MacGregor's stamp, combining tradition with innovation. Her Bach concerto gives Gould a run for his money in the wilful stakes, never...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (05/03/2007)....continue...

Schifrin: Romerias / Sergio Puccini, guitar

1 CD / Aleph Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Lalo Schifrin: Romerias, suite for guitar; Enrique Bevacqua: Preludio Otoñal, for guitar; Alfredo Rugeles: Tanguitis, for piano; Leo Brouwer: Nuevos estudios sencillos, for guitar; Salim Dada: Y...
Performers: Leo, Gabriel; Puccini, Sabina; Puccini, Sergio

This is the world premiere recording of Romerias, a suite for solo guitar in nine movements written by Lalo Schifrin, who says, "'Romerias' in Spanish...continue...

He and Carmen

1 CD / Inakustik / 2010-08-10

Works: Cseke Gábor: Exordium; Entr'acte (after Bizet); Astor Piazzolla: Cafe 1930 for flute and guitar; Double Concerto; Fugata, tango; Milonga del ángel, tango (from Angel series); Libertango...
Performers: Alfonsi, Peo; Cseke, Gabor; DiMeola, Al; Hars, Viktor; Horgas, Eszter; Kaszas, Peter; Lantos, Zoltan; Ortiz, Gumbi

Recording information: Syma Csarnok, Budapest (11/14/2008)....continue...

Strong Emotions On Classic Contemporary Guitar

1 CD / Concerto / 2010-06-29

Works: Ralph Towner: Joyful Departure, for guitar; Green and Golden, for guitar; Giorgio Signorile: Terra e Cielo, for guitar; E ancora non mi pesa il ricordo, for guitar; Ninna Nanna a Donegal, for guitar;...
Performers: Tampalini, Giulio

Recording information: Bartok Studio, Bernareggio (MI) (02/03/2010-02/05/2010)....continue...

Astor Piazzolla: Music for Flute & Guitar

1 CD / Bridge / 2010-06-08

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Revirado; Introducción al ángel, tango (from tango cycle, El ángel); Études tanguistiques (6), for flute solo ("Tango-Études"); Enrico ...
Performers: Moliner, Eugenia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cavatina Duo

"Piazzolla is good for light entertainment, but deeply associated with his quintet including bandoneon. Am I really interested in his pieces reduced for flute and...continue...
Recording information: Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL....continue...

Quartet San Francisco - Látigo

1 CD / Violinjazz Recordings / 2010-06-08

Works: Rafael Hernández: Cachita, for string quartet & percussion; Armando Pontier: Milongueando en el 40; A los amigos, for string quartet; Jeremy Cohen: Crowdambo, for string quartet & percussion; En...
Performers: Cohen, Jeremy [Violin]; Cohen, Joel [Cello]; Miki, Kayo; Onderdonk, Emily; Santos, John
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quartet San Francisco

This album was nominated for the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

Personnel: John Santos (bongos, cowbells, maracas, shaker, triangle, caxixi).

Recording informati...continue...

Machaca: Los Ambulantes

1 CD / Sarabande Records / 2010-04-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Distribuiçao de flôres (Distribution of Flowers), for flute & guitar, A. 381; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Fuga y misterio, tango (from operetta, María de Buen...
Performers: Szymanski, Morgan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Machaca

Recording information: Bolivar Hall, London (07/2009/10/2009)....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...

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...

Piazzolla & Beyond / London Concertante

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Angel Suite; Decarísimo, tango; Soledad; Michelangelo 70; Invierno porteño; David Gordon: Augmented Tango; Adam Summerhayes: When Churchyards Yawn, tango; El ...
Performers: Gordon, David M.
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Concertante

More than any other composer since JS Bach, Astor Piazzolla achieved the ultimate synthesis of the musical influences acting upon him - from Bach to...continue...

Jokes / Quintetto Bislacco

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; La muerte del Angel; Melodia in A minor; Bernardo Stalman: Pizzicato Milongueado; Traditional: Celtic Dance; Paul McCa...
Performers: Fagone, Enrico; Fioravanti, Gustavo; Galfetti, Duilio; Radaelli, Marco; Zagato, Walter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quintetto Bislacco

Founded a few years ago by five musicians rather bored by their daily routine, Quintetto Bislacco resolved to fight against the torpor that rules over...continue...

Piazzolla: Andares; Sánchez, Angarita, Piana, Russ / Russ, Débora Russ Ensemble, et al

1 CD / Aeon / 2009-06-09

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires; Preludio para el año 3001 (Rinasceró); Será que estoy llorando; Ausencias; Pequeña canción para Matilde; Adios nonino; Liber...
Performers: Allemand, Lionel; Angarita, Mauricio; Guanzini, Laurent; Ruault, Benoit; Russ, Débora; Strouk, Samuel
Conductors: Angarita, Mauricio
Ensemble: Débora Russ Ensemble

With this album, aeon pursues the adventure initiated two years ago by singer Debora Russ, who interprets some of her own songs, set to music...continue...

Made Famous By Classic FM

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-05-05

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus; Jay Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3; Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley; Benedetti, Nicola; Coxwell, Janet; Doyle, Patrick; Fernández, Eduardo; Hunt, Fionnuala; Jansen, Janine; Johnson, Emma; Lord, Jon; Maxwell Davies, Peter, Sir; Ogden, Cr...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl; Perkins, John; Zinman, David; Hess, Nigel; Foster, Lawrence; Goodall, Howard; Damev, Mischa; Hawes, Patrick; Litton, Andrew; Preston, Simon; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Levine, ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orche...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2008

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Anton Arensky: Piano Quintet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Capucon, Renaud; Debrus, Alexandre; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Gurning, Alexander; Hall, Lucia; Hubert, Eduardo; Kovacevich...
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Swiss Italian Orchestra

For the seventh Lugano Festival, legendary pianist Martha Argerich continues her commitment to showcasing young new talent and exploring lesser-known composers and works. Joining Argerich...continue...

Piazzolla: Libertango, etc / Quatuor Caliente

1 CD / Aeon / 2009-04-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tangata; Escualo; Libertango; Concierto para quinteto; Adios nonino; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Mumuki; Michelangelo 70; La muerte del Angel; Soledad
Performers: Maillard, Vincent
Conductors:
Ensemble: Caliente Quartet

The members of the Quatour Caliente take us on a journey to the heart of Astor Piazzolla's music, performing a selection of the Argentine composer's...continue...

Tangos and Dances / Fionnuala Hunt, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Libertango; Chiquilín de Bachin; Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Enriqué Granados: D...
Performers: Doyle, Seamus; Eccles, Noel; Hunt, Fionnuala; James, David

Key to the Classics

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-01-13

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto fo...
Performers: Jopling, Daisy

Personnel: Daisy Jopling (violin).

Recording information: Unlimited Studios, New York, NY....continue...

Tango!

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-11-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: La muerte del Angel; Enrico IV; Le Grand Tango; Four, for Tango; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Libertango; Erwin Schulhoff: Pieces (5) for string quartet
Performers: Cords, Nicholas; Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Perez, Vanessa; Vogler, Jan; Wang, Mira [Violin]

Jan Vogler has become one of today's most sought-after cellists. He is known for his decisive musical concepts and singing playing style. During the last...continue...
Personnel: Jan Vogler (cello); Colin Jacobsen (violin); Vanessa Perez (piano).

Recording information: Studio Manfred Knoop Music, NJ....continue...

Sahay Manush - Marimbaphone & Multipercussion / Marta Kilmasara, Jürgen Spitschka

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2008-11-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tango Suite for 2 Guitars; Libertango; Andy Pape: CaDance 4 2; Keiko Abe: Memories of the Seashore; Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Steve Reich: Marimba Phase; Martin Blazewic...
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Ensemble: Marta Klimasara and Jürgen Spitschka Duo

The literature for solo percussion has gone through an unprecedented development since the middle of the 20th century. The debut CD of the Duo Marta...continue...

Latin Cello / Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Michelangelo 70; Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Bolivian Traditional: El condor pasa, folk song; Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestr...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Cello Orchestra

"South-of-the-border crossover with an appealing difference... Daryl Runswick's tangy arrangements of Latin dance favorites, pop standards and light classics sound as if they were written...continue...

Piazzolla: Adios noniño, etc / Delporte, Astoria

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2008-05-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Tristezas de un Doble A; Nuestro tiempo; Escualo; Milonga sin Palabras; Sur; Enrico IV; Libertango; Adios nonino
Performers: Anglani, Leonardo; Chardon, Eric; Chardon, Isabelle; Delporte, Christophe; Dennis, Alain [doublebass]; Moortel, Dirk Van De; Pingen, Anne; Scinta, Santo
Conductors: Delporte, Christophe
Ensemble: Astoria Ensemble

A string quintet, a grand piano, and the fluttering chromatic accordion of leader Chrisophe Delporte: at first sight Astoria's approach in classical, like the background...continue...

Piazzolla: Milonga del Angel, etc; Corea, Gismonti, etc / Marzi, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-05-13

Works: Egberto Gismonti: Cego Aderaldo; Palhaço; Karate; Chick Corea: Children's Songs (20); Simone Zanchini: Valzer storto; Hermeto Pascoal: Chorinho Pra Ele; Ernesto Nazareth: Apanhei-te, Cavaquinh...
Performers: Marzi, Mario; Scaioli, Matteo; Zanchini, Simone; Zannini, Paolo

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...

Marufo Vega - Maret, Bergeron / Folias

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2008-03-01

Works: Carmen Maret: Despoblado Suite; Juan de Dios Filiberto: Quejas de bandoneón; Pedro Laurenz: Milonga de mis amores; Eduardo Arolas: Derecho viejo; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Libertango; Soleda...
Performers: Bergeron, Andrew [guitar]; Maret, Carmen [flute]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Folias

The talented musicians who make up Folias have named the album after their favorite hiking trail in Big Bend, and the opening work, the "Despoblado...continue...

Anderson & Roe Piano Duo [Includes DVD]

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-01-15

Works: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo: Danse Macabre Remix, for piano, 4 hands (after Saint-Saëns); A New Account of the Blue Danube Waltzes, for piano, 4 hands (after Johann Strauss II); The Cat's Fugue, fo...
Performers: Anderson, Greg; Roe, Elizabeth Joy
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Ensemble: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires Suite, Verano porteño, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga del Angel; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Chiquilín de Bachin; Libertango; Enrico IV; Balada para un loco, tango song; María de Buenos Aires, operetta
Performers: Ferrer, Horacio; Moratalla, Enrique; Rey-Joly, Maria
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Ensemble: Versus Ensemble

The Argentinian bandoneon-player and composer Astor Piazzolla, by his creation of the 'new tango', brought the popular dance form into the concert hall. His own...continue...

Nuyoricano Tango for Flute & Guitar

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Fernando Sor: L'encouragement, for 2 guitars in G major, Op. 34/4; Work(s); Enriqué Granados: Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5;...

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
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Ensemble: Ensemble Piacevole

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

Caprice - Alison Balsom / Gardner, Gothenburg Symphony

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Escualo; Oskar Frederik Lindberg: Gamma...
Performers: Balsom, Alison
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Voted Young British Classical Performer of the Year at the 2006 Classical Brits, Alison Balsom follows her critically-acclaimed album Bach: Works for Trumpet with Caprice,...continue...