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Vienna Concert - Astor Piazzolla
Titel : Vienna Concert
Artiest(en) : Astor Piazzolla
Medium : CD
Jaar : 1992
Label : Messidor
€ 17,90
This concert, recorded in a studio with a live audience in October 1984, is a delight. The program is great fun, containing for example "Caliente," a tune that ranges from the bright to the crepuscular, and which is given a lyrical performance, especially by violinist Fernando Suarez Paz. Piazzolla, no doubt keeping in mind that he is in Europe, opens "Decarisimo" with a charming solo in the style of a musette. And, demonstrating that it is possible to tell a musical joke, there is Piazzolla`s conclusion to "Invierno Porteño," written in the form of three parts on a ground, therefore sounding just like Pachabel`s Canon! The only blemish is that the recording`s length, at just over 42 minutes, is too short for a compact disc. However, the liner notes contain a good history of Piazzolla`s career and the New Tango. Truly, this is an album for tango sophisticates everywhere.
New tango, the genre Piazzolla helped invent in the mid-1950s, went through a rush in the 1980s, with its greatest champion unleashing profound performance after profound performance--many of them thankfully caught on tape. This 1983 recording from Vienna, Europe`s classical breadbasket, brings out Astor Piazzolla`s fire-breathing side. Sure, it`s rife with touching melodies, but it`s also got a torching intensity, seeming ever on the edge of eruption. Pianist Pablo Ziegler stands out with darkened chords and menacing keyboard hits, even while Fernando Suárez Paz makes lovely harmonies on the violin and Piazzolla follows the high strings step-for-step. The compositions here are in some cases standards for the quintet, and in some cases reinventions of earlier themes. In its nearly four minutes alone, "Libertango" is a near-perfect balance of abandon and harmonic-melodic control, reaching to become one of the group`s best performances ever.
New tango, the genre Piazzolla helped invent in the mid-1950s, went through a rush in the 1980s, with its greatest champion unleashing profound performance after profound performance--many of them thankfully caught on tape. This 1983 recording from Vienna, Europe`s classical breadbasket, brings out Astor Piazzolla`s fire-breathing side. Sure, it`s rife with touching melodies, but it`s also got a torching intensity, seeming ever on the edge of eruption. Pianist Pablo Ziegler stands out with darkened chords and menacing keyboard hits, even while Fernando Suárez Paz makes lovely harmonies on the violin and Piazzolla follows the high strings step-for-step. The compositions here are in some cases standards for the quintet, and in some cases reinventions of earlier themes. In its nearly four minutes alone, "Libertango" is a near-perfect balance of abandon and harmonic-melodic control, reaching to become one of the group`s best performances ever.
1. Fracanapa (3:59)
2. Verano Porteno (6:46)
3. Caliente (4:51)
4. Decarisimo (2:58)
5. Libertango (4:03)
6. Revirado (3:35)
7. Invierno Porteno (7:22)
8. Adios Nonino (9:10)
If you like Classical music, buy this CD. If you like Jazz, buy this CD. If you like Tango, buy this CD. This is a masterpiece, with all Astor Piazzolla`s band in top form, playing with the energy and soul of a live concert.
Adiós Nonino is unsurpassable, with a moving introduction by Pablo Ziegler on piano. All musicians play with deep expresiveness, complementing each other perfectly and creating a very rich sound, being both virtous (Libertango, Fracanapa) and expressive (Invierno Porteño, Adiós Nonino).
I recommend this CD to anyone who likes music
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