ClassicsToday.com Review Digest for Works by Astor Piazzolla
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Various composers & works
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IMÁGENES: DEL CAMPO A LA CIUDAD
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Daniel Binelli (bandoneon); Polly Ferman (piano)
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Romeo |
7210 |
CD |
6/7 |
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Works by Piazzolla, Copland, Chávez, Revueltas, Ginastera, others
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LATIN AMERICAN CLASSICS
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The New World Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas
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Eloquence |
467 603-2 |
CD |
10/10 |
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Argentine Tangos & 17th Century Italian Madrigals by Frescobaldi, Rore, Marenzio, Monteverdi, Piazzolla, Borges, Gardel, Expósito, others
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BUENOS AIRES MADRIGAL
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Furio Zanasi, Ximena Biondo (voice)
La Chimera
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MA Recordings |
M063A |
CD |
10/10 |
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Piano pieces by Gottschalk, Cervantes, Milhaud, Stravinsky, Chabrier, Piazzolla, Nazareth, Satie, Weill, others
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HABANERAS, MILONGAS, TANGOS
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Polly Ferman (piano)
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Romeo |
7202 |
CD |
9/8 |
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Tangos by Weill, Stravinsky, Serebrier, Satie, Piazzolla, Matos Rodríguez, Gould, Gade, Condon, & Barber
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TANGO IN BLUE
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Carole Farley (soprano); Enrique Tellería (bandoneón)
Orquestra Simfónica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
José Serebrier
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BIS |
1175 |
CD |
9/9 |
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26 songs by various composers, including Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Guastavino, Alberto Williams, Carlos Lopez Buchardo, others
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CANCIONES ARGENTINAS
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Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano); Marcos Fink (bass-baritone); Carmen Piazzini (piano)
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Harmonia Mundi |
901892 |
CD |
9/9 |
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Works & arrangements of works by Piazzolla, Schlott, Carissimi, Debussy, Pärt, Verdi, Bach, Mendelssohn, & M. Stockhausen
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ANGEL DANCES
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Jocelyn Smith (vocals); Markus Stockhausen (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Members of the Berlin Rundfunkchor
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
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EMI |
094635703023 |
CD |
10/8 |
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Works by Nazareth, Gottschalk, Piazzolla, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Beach, Bonds, Bolcom, & Barber
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WEST OF THE SUN--Music of the Americas
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Joel Fan (piano)
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Reference Recordings |
119 |
CD |
10/10 |
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Works by Gershwin, Grieg, Dowland, Piazzolla, Rodgers, Jobim, Shankar, Morricone, others
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JOSHUA BELL--AT HOME WITH FRIENDS
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Joshua Bell (violin); Chris Botti (trumpet); Carel Kraayenhof (bandoneon); Kristin Chenoweth (soprano); Edgar Meyer (double bass); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Dave Grusin (piano); Anoushka Shankar (sitar); Marvin Hamlisch (piano); others
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Sony Classical |
52716-2 |
CD |
8/8 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
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TANGOS
Adio Nonino; Oblivion; Libertango; Chiquilin de Bachin; Tristeza de un Doble A; Mar Del Plata 70; Fuga 9; Homenaje a Córdora; Baires ’72; Ballet Tango |
Hans Brehme Accordion Quartet
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Dynamic |
381 |
CD |
7/8 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
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Concerto pour bandonéon; Tres movimientos tanguisticos porteños; Tangos (arr. Lluís Vidal) |
Pablo Mainetti (bandonéon); Lluís Vidal (piano)
Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure
Josep Pons
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Harmonia Mundi |
HML 5901595 |
CD |
9/9 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
JOAN VALENT
JORGE GRUNDMAN
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NO SEASONS
Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Quatre Estacions A Mallorca
Four Sad Seasons Over Madrid |
Ara Malikian (violin); Susana Cordón (soprano); Daniel del Pino (piano)
Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra
Ara Malikian
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Non Profit Music |
8437005650039 |
SACD |
9/9 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
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Fugata; Otono Porteno; Milonga en re; Tango Suite; Tres Minutos com la Realidad; Hommage à Liège (1985); Le Grand Tango |
Peter and Zoltan Katona (guitars); Alfredo Marcucci (bandoneón); Daniel Storer (double bass)
Carducci String Quartet
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Channel Classics |
19804 |
SACD |
10/10 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
JOSÉ BRAGATO
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Las Cuatro Estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires); Two tangos for string orchestra; Fuga y Misterio (arr. J. Bragato); Milonga del Ángel (arr. J. Bragato); La Muerte del Ángel (arr. J. Bragato)
Graciela y Buenos Aires (for cello & strings) |
Pascale Giguère (violin); Benoît Loiselle (cello)
Les Violons du Roy
Jean-Marie Zeitouni
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Atma |
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SACD |
10/10 |
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J.S. BACH
GILLES SILVESTRINI
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
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Partita in G minor for oboe solo BWV 1013
Six etudes pour hautbois
Sonata for oboe solo in G minor Wq 132
Tango-Études pour hautbois seul |
Yeon-Hee Kwak (oboe)
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MDG |
603 1423 2 |
CD |
9/10 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
JOAQUIN TURINA
RAIMUNDO PENAFORTE
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
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PASIÓN
Primavera Porteña; Oblivion; Revolucionario; Ontoño Porteño
Premier Trio
An Eroica Trio
Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras |
Eroica Trio
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Angel |
57033 2 |
CD |
4/6 |
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The Doors
Michael Nyman
Maurice Jarre
Astor Piazzolla
Kenji Bunch
Ronn Yedidia
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GROOVEBOX
Riders on the Storm (arr. Michal Rataj)
Yellow Beach
The Engadiner Suite
Milonga del Angel (arr. Michal Rataj)
Swing Shift
Lullabye |
Ahn Trio
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Angel |
724355735720 |
CD |
3/9 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLA
GIL ALDEMA
ORA BEN CHAIM
GEORGE GERSHWIN
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RHAPSODY FOR KLEZMER
Tango-suite
In Chassidic Mood
Rhapsody for Klezmer
Porgy and Bess-Suite |
Giora Feidman (clarinet)
Berlin Symphony
Lior Shambadal
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Koch Schwann |
3-6599-2 |
CD |
6/8 |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
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The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires |
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Kremerata Baltica
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Nonesuch |
79568-2 |
CD |
8/9 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
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The Four Seasons
The Seasons (arranged by Werner Thomas-Mifune) |
Alfredo Marcucci (bandoneon); Piotr Stefaniak (double bass)
Philharmonische Cellisten
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Orfeo |
128 001 |
CD |
9/10 |
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AARON COPLAND
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
GUIDO SANTORSOLA
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PORTRAITS OF THE AMERICAS
Two Latin American Sketches
Three Modern Tangos; Two Seasons
Three Latin American Pieces |
Santa Fe Guitar Quartet
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Klavier |
11074 |
CD |
9/9 |
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Astor Piazzolla
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MILONGA TANGEUADA--Hommage à Piazzolla
Various tangos including Milonga del angel, Oblivion, Sur, Uno!, & Che tango che |
Sibylle Wolf (mezzo-soprano); Stefan Irmer (piano)
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MDG |
618 1130-2 |
CD |
6/9 |
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