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A Piazzolla Trilogy / Gomyo, Jones, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

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Details

Composer
PIAZZOLLA, ASTOR
Artist
Gomyo, Jones
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Aug 06, 2021
Catalog #
BIS-2385
UPC
7318599923857

About

From the moment Karen Gomyo first heard Astor Piazzolla on album, at the age of fourteen, she was spellbound: ‘I had never heard such a combination of sensuality, fierceness, playfulness, sadness and nostalgia.’ As a violinist she found the role of the violin in Piazzolla’s music especially inspiring, and soon started playing it herself – first in various group combinations, and eventually together with Piazzolla’s longtime pianist Pablo Ziegler and his Tango Quartet. For the present disc she has chosen to record strings-only versions of three works originally for tango quintet (Seasons), guitar and flute (Histoire), and solo flute (Études). Piazzolla’s Cuatro Estaciones were initially conceived neither as a suite nor as a tribute to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Verano porteño (Summer) was composed first, as part of the incidental music for a play, with the other three following several years later. If the Seasons provide a soundtrack to the year as it unfolds in Buenos Aires, Histoire du Tango describes the development of the tango itself in four chapters – from the brothels around year 1900 to the concert halls where Piazzolla himself performed his tango nuevo. These two works frame three of Piazzolla’s Tango Études, which Karen Gomyo performs solo, while otherwise being partnered by the strings of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (Seasons) and the guitarist Stephanie Jones (Histoire).

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Verano Porteño (Summer) 06:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Verano Porteño (Summer)
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    Conductor
    Karen Gomyo
  2. 2 Otoño Porteño (Autumn) 08:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    Otoño Porteño (Autumn)
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    Conductor
    Karen Gomyo
  3. 3 Invierno Porteño (Winter) 07:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Invierno Porteño (Winter)
    Duration
    07:17
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    Conductor
    Karen Gomyo
  4. 4 Primavera Porteña (Spring) 06:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Primavera Porteña (Spring)
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    Conductor
    Karen Gomyo
  5. 5 Étude No. 3 03:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    Étude No. 3
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
  6. 6 Étude No. 4 04:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Étude No. 4
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
  7. 7 Étude No. 5 02:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Étude No. 5
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo
  8. 8 I. Bordel 1900 04:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Bordel 1900
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo, Stephanie Jones
  9. 9 II. Café 1930 07:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Café 1930
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo, Stephanie Jones
  10. 10 III. Nightclub 1960 06:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Nightclub 1960
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo, Stephanie Jones
  11. 11 IV. Concert d'aujourd' hui 04:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Concert d'aujourd' hui
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Karen Gomyo, Stephanie Jones