
Ordinarily an hour of unaccompanied oboe is a prescription for aural fatigue. However, Yeon-Hee Kwak’s multi-leveled mastery, exemplary musicianship, and intelligent program building command your
Countless classical artists have hitched their stars to the Astor Piazzolla bandwagon since the composer’s death in 1992. And why not? After all, Piazzolla’s passionate,
In theory, a quartet of accordion players converging on specially arranged Astor Piazzolla tangos equals squeezebox overkill. Not here, though. Somehow the musicians comprising Hans
The sisters of the Ahn Trio (violinist Angella and the twins, pianist Lucia and cellist Maria) return with a follow-up to their Angel crossover success
A number of years ago Teldec released a superb disc titled Symphonic Tangos that contained orchestral versions of pieces by various composers, among them Astor
Have you ever wanted to hear Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons suite with the bandoneon accompanied by six cellos and string bass? Here’s your chance, and
Sounds cute, right? Why not couple Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s Four Seasons together on one CD? Fair enough. Trouble is, it’s been done, way back in
Though the thematic programming for this disc is a bit off–it is dedicated to “America”, or the influence thereof, yet leans to the tango–the fresh
If you had never heard Astor Piazzola’s tangos before encountering them in a suite tailored to Klezmer giant Giora Feidman’s clarinet mastery, you’d swear you
The Eroica Trio consists of violinist Adela Pena, cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio, and pianist Erika Nickrenz. According to the booklet notes, an earlier album of theirs