Modern Period > 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 Ballroom Classics - Over 2 hours of captivation dance music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), waltz; Frühlingsst...
Performers: Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Morris, Gareth; Nilsson, Stig; Pane, Julio
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Karajan, Herbert von; Jansons, Mariss; Boskovsky, Willi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Auge, J. Casas; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Ozawa, Seiji; Plasson, Michel; Paavo, Järvi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir;...

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...

Pasión (Passion) / Roberto Alagna, tenor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Agustín Lara: Piensa en mi; Osvaldo Farrés: Quizas, quizas, quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps); Carlos Eleta Almarán: Historia de un amor; Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez: La Cumpa...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Cassar, Yvan; Chausse, Stephane; Contreras, Javier; Downs, Lila; Duarte, Celso; Dufour, Pierre-Francois; Engel, Claude; Gall, Robert Le; Georges, Philippe; Giraud, Nicolas; Gonzalez,...
Conductors: Cassar, Yvan

Roberto Alagna is a peerless communicator. No other tenor of our time radiates joy like his when he lifts his voice above an orchestra. His...continue...
Recording information: Studio Davout; Studio Davout (Paris); Studio Ferber (Pa....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...

Sounds and Silence, film music / Georges l. Gurdjieff, Arvo Pärt, Giovanni G. Kapsberger, Nik Bärtsch, Anouar Brahem

1 CD / ECM / 2011-09-13

Works: Georges I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann: Reading of Sacred Books, for piano; Arvo Pärt: Für Lennart in memoriam, for string orchestra; Da pacem Domine; Rolf Lislevand: Arpeggiata addio (aft...
Performers: Acquaviva, Savino [Conductor]; Bartsch's, Nik Ronin; Bartsch, Nik; Brahem, Anouar [Oud/Composer]; Camerata Orchestra [Greece]; Couturier, Francois; Estevan, Pedro; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir...
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu; Myrat, Alexander; Acquaviva, Savino

Over a period of five years, Swiss directors Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer documented the activity of legendary producer Manfred Eicher, the founder and driving force behind ECM Records, whose advoc...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...

Marc-André Gautier

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2010-06-29

Works: André Gagnon: Arabesque for violin, piano & orchestra; Lunes, for violin, accordion & piano; Fernando Pessoa: Há uma música do Povo; Andrea Morricone: Cinema Paradiso (for the film Cin...
Performers: Antoun, Carla; Beaulieu, Marc; Bergeron, Chantal; Dunnigan, Philippe; Gagnon, Andre; Gagnon, Claude; Gautier, Marc-Andre; Howes, Heather; Paquin, Ligia; Plante, Denis; Rabunal, Osvaldo; Sim?n, Victor...
Conductors: Lacombe, Jacques

Recording information: Studio Victor, au Studio 451 et au Studio Planet....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...

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...

Stockholmbilder / Anna Norrby

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: L. Berghagen: Stockholm i mitt hjärta; K. E. Mattsson: Stockholm-vår stad; B. Eriksson: En gång i Stockholm; Carl-Anton: Sotarens fall; George Gershwin: Show is on; Evert Taube: Stoc...
Performers: Aberg, Sven; Astrand, Anders; Augustsson, Mikael; Kingstedt, Solve; Mansson, Goran; Norrby, Anna; Skarby, Eric

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...

Tenor

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-01-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); Missa Solenne (Messa di Gloria); Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia de...
Performers: Basrak, Karen; Binelli, Daniel; Bruton, Laura; Ciapponi, Raffaella; Clay, William; CollinsBray, Shields; Decosta, Adriana Voirin; Florez, Juan Diego; Galvez, David; Mijalovic, Nikola; Shih, Michael
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Frizza, Riccardo; Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Chailly, Riccardo; Rousset, Christophe

UK-only release from Peru's finest vocalist, the obvious successor to Luciano Pavorotti's throne. Although comparisons to Pavorotti are warranted, Florez' main inspiration is Spanish tenor...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...

Sentimiento Latino

1 CD / Decca / 2006-03-14

Works: Pedro Elias Gutiérrez: Alma llanera; José Alfredo Jiménez: Ella, song; Chabuca Granda: La flor de la canela (Cinnamon Flower), waltz; Fina Estampa; Bello durmiente, song; Carlos Gardel...
Performers: Basrak, Karen; Binelli, Daniel; Bruton, Laura; Cherkasov, Eugene; Clay, William; CollinsBray, Shields; Decosta, Adriana Voirin; Florez, Juan Diego; Galvez, David; Lin, Swang; Sheng, Xiao-Hua; Shih, M...
Conductors: Harth Bedoya, Miguel;
Ensemble: ; Mariachi de Oro

Peruvian tenor star Juan Diego Flrez sings from his heart on this new album of irresistible popular songs from his native South America and Spain....continue...
Personnel: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor, bongos); Juan Diego Flórez (vocals); David Galvez (guitar); Eugene Cherkasov, Swang Lin (violin); Laura Bruton (viola); Shields Collins Bray (piano); Dan...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

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 3

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Anonymous: Allegro; Ludwig August Lebrun: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in D major; Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun; George Frederick Handel: Suite in G minor; Mariano Mores: Taquito militar; Mau...
Performers: Brüggen, Daniel; Cooper, Gary; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Driever, Bertho; Dufour, Marc; Escalera, Katia; Gerritsen, Elsbeth; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Marleene; Groot, Peter de; Jacobs, ...
Conductors: ; de Vriend, Jan Willem; Reuss, Daniel; Dijkstra, Peter; Veldhoven, Jos van; Herbers, Werner; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ebony Band; Florilegium Ensemble; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam; Netherlands Bach Society Baroque Orchestra; Netherlands Bach Society Choir; Ra...

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This superb recital, aided by a crystal-clear SACD recorded sound (even the perfect place to make its acquaintance.
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Tango in Blue - Stravinsky, etc / Serebrier, Farley, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-09-02

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat
Performers: Farley, Carole; Telleria, Enrique
Conductors: Serebrier, José
Ensemble: Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

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...

Una Viola porteña - Piazzolla, etc / Donna Lively Clark

1 CD / Centaur / 2005-07-02

Works: Carlos Gardel: El día que me quieras; Sebastián Zambrana: Miradas Rioplatenses, for viola & guitar; Trionga, for viola, cello & guitar; Astor Piazzolla: Etudes Tanguistiques (6) for Flute...
Performers: Clark, Donna Lively; Lester, Silvia; Rios, Walter; Tedesco, Néstor; Zambrana, Sebastián
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orquesta Típica

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

Ramirez: Misa Criolla, etc / De Cormier, Counterpoint

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-04-01

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Misa por la Paz y la Justicia; Gustavo Adolfo Rengifo: La Llamita (Col...
Performers: Anderson, Lynn; Bonamico, Piero; Castro, Hector "Tito"; Cavitt, Clara; Chesnut-Tangerman, Melissa; Chickering, Karen; Ehlers, Danielle Livellara; Fitch, Ann; French, Miriam; Grow, Roger; Huard, Cynth...
Conductors: DeCormier, Robert
Ensemble: Counterpoint (Vocal Ensemble, U.S.)

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...