Hommage A Piazzolla

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Gidon Kremer, who plays the standard violin repertoire so well, has remained a restless explorer of music. Here is his first album of Piazzolla arrangements, introduced by a moving and perceptive assessment of Piazzolla by composer John Adams. Kremer has completely steeped himself in the spirit of the tango, and of Piazzolla's transformation of this music into concert works. The selection (mostly larger-scale Piazzolla works), the varied arrangements, and the compelling quality of the playing make this one of the best albums of this music not involving the composer's own performances. And if you love it, you'll be glad to know that Kremer's second Piazzolla album is also available. --Leslie Gerber

Hommage A Piazzolla, Music, Vladimir Tinkha, Michel Portal, Paul Dessau, Jerzy Petersburski, Astor Piazzolla, Alois Posch, Svjatloslav Lips, Elisabeth Chojnacka, Mark Pekarsky, Vadim Sakharov, Gidon Kremer, Chamber, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Quartet for Four String Instruments, Tango
Hommage A Piazzolla
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderfully captivating music by the tango master
  • When styles mix
  • Explains It All To Those Wounded in Love
  • Great sex music! Comes from the heart!
  • Piazzolla's Unofficial Interpreter
 Hommage A Piazzolla

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000005J48
Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

  1. Milonga En Re
  2. Vardarito
  3. Oblivion
  4. Escualo
  5. Histoire Du Tango: Cafe 1930
  6. Concierto Para Quinteto
  7. Soledad
  8. Buenos Aires Hora Cero
  9. Celos
  10. El Sol Sueno (Hommage A Astor Piazzolla)
  11. Le Grand Tango

Amazon.com essential recording

Gidon Kremer, who plays the standard violin repertoire so well, has remained a restless explorer of music. Here is his first album of Piazzolla arrangements, introduced by a moving and perceptive assessment of Piazzolla by composer John Adams. Kremer has completely steeped himself in the spirit of the tango, and of Piazzolla's transformation of this music into concert works. The selection (mostly larger-scale Piazzolla works), the varied arrangements, and the compelling quality of the playing make this one of the best albums of this music not involving the composer's own performances. And if you love it, you'll be glad to know that Kremer's second Piazzolla album is also available. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderfully captivating music by the tango master.......2005-10-25

I was introduced to the music of Astor Piazzolla by the more than great violinist Gidon Kremer when he played a virtuosic tango as an encore. Whenever a rich new vein of wonderful music is opened to me, well, it makes for a bright and happy day. Not long after I picked up this CD and I can recommend it to you highly. This is more than just tango dance music, these are serious and contemplative compositions that use the Tango as the vehicle just as the classical and especially Baroque composers used their dance music for instrumental compositions. The music is full of mood, sensuality, rhythm, lush harmonies, dissonance, love, and pain. It is a music of contrasts and never gets too fussy or complicated. It wears its heart on its sleeve and draws us in because it is so charming.

Each piece has its own varied ensemble and the musicians in that ensemble also arrange the music for that track. Kremer leads from the violin in all of them, after all it is his album and his hommage to Piazzolla. However, the instruments used depend on the musical materials and mood of the piece. The piano is used quite a bit, and at times there are wind instruments. The bandoneón is required in tango, as well. It is a kind of concertina that was developed and made in Germany, but adopted in Argentina for the Tango. It has a wonderfully reedy sound and is played with buttons on each side of the bellows. Depending on the model, the note can change or stay the same whether you are pulling the bellows out or pushing them in, but in all of them there are two voices always at the octave and gives the bandoneón its characteristic sound.

The only composition not by Piazzolla is a very interesting tango included as a tribute to the master entitled "El sol sueño" by Jerzy Peterbushsky.

This is good music and a very enjoyable change of pace.

4 out of 5 stars When styles mix.......2005-09-07

I bought this record following a live performance by Gidon Kremer et al. at the Verbier Festival. The mixture of classical music with a dose of jazz on a Latin base produces an interesting result that is quite surprising at first. However, the more one hears, the more the result grows on the listener, just as at the live show where the audience, somewhat stunned at the outset, gave a standing ovation at the end.

Overall, the mélange is pleasant, chill listening to be appreciated by fans of any of the three styles of music.

4 out of 5 stars Explains It All To Those Wounded in Love.......2005-01-16

Ever have a moment where you loved someone so much you hated him?

Ever have a relationship you could not get out of your mouth, your mind, your heart, your system, but that you knew was over and done with forever and ever, and you'd never even see the other again?

Ever feel so happy you wanted to cry? No, sob? Wrenching, wracking sobs? From happiness, now.

Yes?

Have I got a CD for you: Hommage a Piazzolla, featuring Gidon Kremer.

Like many, I suspect, I have a mixed relationship to tango. When I put on a tango CD, I fear I'll be hearing something that sets my teeth to jangling and makes me want to slap someone in the face.

This isn't that. You could listen to most of this while sitting perfectly still, on a window sill, in fact, with the lights down low in your apartment, as you stare out at the rain-slicked city at night. A drink sits on a nearby table, unfinished...you have no will to finish it.

(It's hard not to imagine these things while listening to this music; really, it's all so poetic, cinematic, irresistable.)

At some point, though, you're probably not going to be able to sit still any more, and you'll have to put that rose in your teeth and cut a few moves.

Tango often sounds, to we non-Argentinians, like a parody of itself.

This CD does not.

Rather, when I put it on, not at all sure what to expect, I had one of those epiphanies that art can give you.

I had been brooding over a vexed relationship, one I did not understand, but knew was hurting me, not with any immediacy, but like a sore tooth that could stand to go a few more months before you get over your fear of the dentist to get it fixed.

What bugged me most of all was that I did not understand what was hurting. Rationally, I had no reason to feel troubled.

I put on this CD, with the relationship way in the back of my mind, and I just, immediately thought, "That's it. This music is explaining it all; this music is articulating everything."

Not bad.

This kind of music, music that allows in the true bittersweet of life, the unsolvable, the passion, is all too rare. If music that addresses those qualities is what you crave, this CD might be just what you need.

5 out of 5 stars Great sex music! Comes from the heart!.......2004-07-21

The music and perforamance are so sensually played and achingly beautiful, the hairs on my neck and arms stand up on end. Listen to the opening track and tell me this is not great sex music. Yes, tango is a very sensual art form and this CD is great for those very intimate moments. Of course, sex aside, the music is nothing short of a miracle unto itself. That I was to discover this CD just last year meant I was without it for 7 years since it was released. My life is richer for this and other Piazzolla works done by Kremer.
This CD has become one of those "island" CDs that you would take if you wer so to become deserted on one. You should be so lucky!

5 out of 5 stars Piazzolla's Unofficial Interpreter.......2001-04-12

I first became aware of this CD several years ago as its melancholy strains wafted through the air of a bookstore through which I was browsing. My ears perked up...Piazzolla!!! Upon inquiry, I was shown the CD and I immediately purchased a copy. I couldn't wait to get home and listen to it at elevated volume. What a recording!! Kremer has captured and distilled the essence of Piazzolla's music. Every song is a masterpiece and nearly all of my favorite mid-period Piazzolla compositions are contained within. A special treat is the magnum opus which closes the set, a 12-minute rendering of Le Grand Tango with just Kremer's violin and the restrained passion of Vadim Sakharov's piano to lead your mind into another musical dimension. Gidon Kremer has since recorded a number of Piazzolla-related CDs and in so doing has set himself up as the unofficial interpreter of El Maestro's music. If you like Piazzolla, you are sure to enjoy this CD. I give it my highest recommendation.
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    ASIN: B00027X3R8
    Release Date: 2004-07-13
    Piazzolla: Tangazo
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • GREAT MUSIC!!! TERRIBLE RECORDING and PERFORMANCES!!!
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    		 Piazzolla: Tangazo
    Astor Piazzolla , Charles Dutoit , Orchestre symphonique de Montréal , Daniel Binelli , Eduardo Isaac , and Louise Pellerin
    Manufacturer: Decca
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    ASIN: B00005Q672
    Release Date: 2001-11-13

    Tracks:

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    4. Double Concerto for bandoneon and guitar: Milonga
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    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars GREAT MUSIC!!! TERRIBLE RECORDING and PERFORMANCES!!!.......2004-09-02

    This recording has been one of the greatest disappointments in my cd collector memory. Dutoit has NO idea about the proper style with which to play this music (music I have conducted in performance with professional orchestras) and the recording is an acoustical disaster.

    Why did the engineers for this recording place microphones so close to the bandoneon (an accordion with buttons instead of keys, central to the performance of tango and Piazzolla's solo instrument) that one can hear every mechanical noise it makes -- even the valves opening and closing over the reeds??? Worse still, the orchestra sounds like the microphones were hung in one very soupy room and the musicians were recorded distantly. In essence the orchestra and the bandoneon do not sound in the proper sonic perspective -- much less in the same room!

    The glissandos in the strings in the TANGAZO are wrong! They are way too slow and sloppy. Dutoit could have listened to any number of tango recordings and found the proper style. What a shame!

    I can hardly wait for these engineers to do a recording of John Field's Nocturnes played on a celesta with REALLY close microphones so we can hear the inner clunky life of that instrument, as well!

    5 out of 5 stars My search for Oblivion has a happy ending........2002-06-02

    Recently, I attended a concert by a chamber orchestra on tour. The printed program for the concert was largely "standard fare." There were then two encores, one of which I knew had to have been the work of Astor Piazzolla, but a Piazzolla work I hadn't recalled ever hearing. (I can't claim to have a particularly large library of Piazzolla works, but the library had already included the more popular successes by the Kronos Quartet, Gidon Kremer, Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma.) Summoning up my courage after the concert, I went backstage to ask one of the musicians what the Piazzolla encore was. The answer was "Oblivion" (and I was, fortunately, not embarrassed by having to ask who the composer was; the absence of the near-obligatory bandoneon in this chamber orchestra did not "throw me off-track").

    Well, I just had to have a recording of "Oblivion" after hearing that encore. And an Amazon search led me to this superb recording by Charles Dutoit and the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, with "Oblivion" smack-dab in the middle of things (track 6 of 11); a centerpiece of sorts.

    If there is a sadder, more wistful and languorous work than this brief piece, I have yet to hear it. (Some of the piano works of Eric Satie may come close, but they still miss by the proverbial mile.) "Oblivion" has a way of insinuating itself under your skin, and one wants to hear it again and again; I listened to it three times in succession before I played the entire CD. Scored (by Piazzolla) for strings, oboe solo and bandoneon obbligato, it is simply magical. And quite addictive.

    While the attention paid to Piazzolla always seems to be in the context of his tangos, he was nonetheless a trained serious composer, studying with Alberto Ginastera and Nadia Boulanger. The Ginastera connection comes through in a few of the selections here, most obviously in the "Danza criolla" and somewhat less obviously in others (such as the third movement of "Tres movimientos tanguisticos porteños").

    The most famous work here - "Adiós Nonino" - was written by Piazzolla in memory of his father. About the work, Piazzolla wrote, "Perhaps I was surrounded by angels. I was able to write the the finest tune I have written. I don't know if I will ever do better. I doubt it." It is a fine and beautiful work indeed, and his abilities as an orchestrator of no mean skill show through clearly.

    The remainder of the works are equally fine, and at nearly 76 minutes, this CD can be considered a bargain. Perhaps (to me, at least) the best part of these selections is that all were orchestrated by Piazzolla and that Dutoit respects this integrity by not only playing them as Piazzolla had arranged them, but with a truly idiomatic feel for the style as well.

    Back to that performance of "Oblivion" that it was my pleasure to hear. It was an arrangement for string orchestra, and as a result it was with neither oboe nor bandoneon. In that respect, it was "special," and I passed this thought on to the chamber orchestra "powers that be." Perhaps one day it will show up at these Amazon product pages. In the meantime...

    If your knowledge of the tango is limited to the ballroom dancing variety, or to the "required element" in ice dancing, this delicious Piazzolla album may not be for you. But it is surely a required element for anyone who enjoys Piazzolla's music.

    Bob Zeidler

    4 out of 5 stars Dutch Royal Wedding.......2002-02-04

    On 02.02.2002 Dutch Royal Prince Willem-Alexander married his Argentinian Maxima. During the church ceremony they played Piazola's Adios Nonino which caused many sentimental tears.
    Moreover a special choice while Maxima's father was not allowed to attend this royal wedding due to his participation on the Junta Regime.
    ( bye, bye pappa is the translation of Adios Nonino....)
    Music which goes straight to heart.
    Homage a Liege
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      		Homage a Liege

      Manufacturer: Milan Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000HY3J
      Release Date: 1999-01-12

      Tracks:

      1. Adios Nonimo
      2. Double Con: 'Hommage A Liege': Intro
      3. Double Con: 'Hommage A Liege': Milonga
      4. Double Con: 'Hommage A Liege': Tango
      5. Story Of Tango: Bordello 1900
      6. Story Of Tango: Cafe 1930
      7. Story Of Tango: Night Club
      8. Story Of Tango: Concert 1990
      Itinerary of a Genius
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      • a must have for all the Piazzollists
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      Release Date: 2002-07-23

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      4. Tres minutos con la realidad
      5. Verano Porteno
      6. Doble concierto para Bandoneon, Guitarra y Orquesta de Cuerdos - "Hommage a Liege" Tango
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      8. Tanguedia III
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      10. Concierto de Nacar 3rd mvt allegro marcato
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      12. Duo de Amor
      13. Ballada para un loco
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      15. July 1987 - Les Trottoirs de Buenos Aires - Euphonia Argentina
      16. March 21, 1981 - Interactualites

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars a must have for all the Piazzollists.......2004-06-23

      This is one of my favorite Piazzolla recordings. Be ready to embarke on a beautiful journey through Europe and Argentina. For the pluralists Piazzolla's language is the Lingua-Franca !
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        		Sensations: Music of Astor Piazzolla
        David Geringas, Lituanian Chamber Orchestra Geir Draugsvoll
        Manufacturer: Delos International
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Piazzolla, AstorPiazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0009OL7UO
        Release Date: 2005-05-31

        Tracks:

        1. Concierto para Bandoneon: Allegro marcato
        2. Concierto para Bandoneon: Moderato
        3. Concierto para Bandoneon: Presto - Melancolico Final
        4. Hommage a Liege: Introduccion
        5. Hommage a Liege: Milonga
        6. Hommage a Liege: Tango
        7. Tango Sensations: Asleep
        8. Tango Sensations: Loving
        9. Tango Sensations: Anxiety
        10. Tango Sensations: Awake
        11. Tango Sensations: Fear
        Concerti for 2 Guitars & Strings
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          Manufacturer: Fleur De Son
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005RTT2
          Release Date: 2001-10-30

          Tracks:

          1. Double Con 'Hommage A Liege': I. Intro: Lentamente
          2. Double Con 'Hommage A Liege': II. Milonga
          3. Double Con 'Hommage A Liege': III. Tango
          4. Con in d: I. Andante E Spiccato
          5. Con in d: II. Adagio
          6. Con in d: III. Presto
          7. Fant Corelliana: Grave
          8. Fant Corelliana: Presto, Adagio, Grave, Presto
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          10. Fant Corelliana: Presto, Adagio, Allegro
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          12. Con in G, R.V.532: II. Andante
          13. Con in G, R.V.532: III. Allegro
          Milonga Tangueada: Hommage a Piazzolla
          Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
          • Not for Spanish speakers.
          		 Milonga Tangueada: Hommage a Piazzolla
          Wolf , and Irmer
          Manufacturer: MD&G Records
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B00006O0P7
          Release Date: 2002-11-26

          Tracks:

          1. El Choclo
          2. Maria
          3. Nostalgias
          4. Milonga Del Angel
          5. Alguiem Le Dice Al Tango
          6. Jacinto Chiclana
          7. El Titere
          8. Adios Nonino
          9. Lui...Lui...Lui...
          10. Neurometro
          11. Oblivion
          12. Verano Porteno
          13. Sur
          14. El Dia Che Me Quieras
          15. Uno!...
          16. Che Tango Che

          Customer Reviews:

          1 out of 5 stars Not for Spanish speakers........2007-06-29

          I should have sampled the tracks, but got carried away by the knowledge that anything produced in Germany by MD+G will be first class. Unfortunately, only three tracks are worthy, namely, those where Ms. Wolf DOES NOT sing.
          Ms Wolf certainly has beautiful and exotic Latin looks (of course, that does not mean she speaks Spanish idiomatically). She has a good voice. But her attempt to sing these pieces as art-songs is wrong. Worse, however, is her diction. For those of us who grew up in South America it is painful to hear those "rrr" and "gggg". And when the tempo is faster you can only hear a blurr of letters with no meaning. Her Italian is no better, I am afraid. Horrible.
          I cannot hear this CD again. I think these are songs that only native speakers can tackle. So I will rip those three piano solos and re-sell it. An unfortunate waste of money, but worse, a waste of the good performance by Mr Irmer and the outstanding production values (even the cover has been marvellously chosen) that MDG always maintains. As for beautiful Ms Wolf: please sing something else. Sorry.
          Three Double Concertos
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            		Three Double Concertos

            Manufacturer: Gha
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            Piazzolla, AstorPiazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B00005LZRD
            Release Date: 2001-06-26
            Grand Tango
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              		Grand Tango

              Manufacturer: Channel Classics Nl
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              DuetsDuets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
              Piazzolla, AstorPiazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
              Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
              CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Latin Music | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
              ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
              ASIN: B0001RBFKQ
              Release Date: 2004-05-11

              Tracks:

              1. Fugata
              2. Otoorte
              3. Milonga en Re
              4. Tango Suite: Tango Nr. 1: Allegro
              5. Tango Suite: Tango Nr. 2: Andante
              6. Tango Suite: Tango Nr. 3: Allegro
              7. Tres Minutos Con la Realidad
              8. Homenaje a Lieja: Introducci
              9. Homenaje a Lieja: Milonga
              10. Homenaje a Lieja: Tango
              11. Grand Tango

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              2. Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Carlos Kleiber / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
              3. John Adams - El niño / Hunt-Lieberson, Upshaw, W. White, Nagano
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              5. Jussi Björling: Opera Arias
              6. King's Singers Christmas
              7. La Rocque 'n' Roll - Popular Music of Renaissance France / The Baltimore Consort
              8. Latin High Mass for Nostalgic Catholics
              9. Les Travailleurs de la Mer: Ancient songs from a small island
              10. Long Time Ago - Copland / Dawn Upshaw & Thomas Hampson

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