Astor Piazzolla: El Tango

Astor Piazzolla (Composer), Leonid Desyatnikov (Composer), Giya Kancheli (Composer), Juan Carlos Cobian (Composer), Vadim Sakharov (Performer), Milva (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Vadim Sakharov, Milva
• Composer: Astor Piazzolla, Leonid Desyatnikov, Giya Kancheli, Juan Carlos Cobian
• Audio CD (August 19, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005J4X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #85 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Tangos

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as vibrant as I expected, January 20, 2000

By 

Mike Colvin (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astor Piazzolla: El Tango (Audio CD)

While my rating does not reflect in any way the talent of the artists on this cd, it does reflect my impressions of the performances. The album does not capture the excitement and the tension of Piazzolla's bands. Unless you have all of Piazzolla's work and need to hear other interpretations of it, I would reccomend buying something by Piazzolla's band such as: Concert in Central Park, Tango:Zero Hour, La Camorra or The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The worst of Kremer's Piazzolla recordings, July 6, 2006

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Redgecko (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astor Piazzolla: El Tango (Audio CD)

The title of this recording is misleading because only eight of the eleven pieces were actually written by Piazzolla. And, those of you that like your music sans vocals, you will be disappointed to learn that two of the eight pieces by Piazzolla are sung and one is narrated leaving only five Piazzolla instrumentals.

The vocal pieces are inappropriate and break the spell of this recording and are not even sung in Spanish. As a matter of fact, the "Preludio Para El Ano" was translated from Spanish to Italian so that the diva would be able to sing in her native language! The other French vocal piece is also loud and obnoxious.

If you can get this cheap then do so because two pieces by Piazzolla, "Pachouli" and "Milonga Per Tre" are exquisite as is "Los Mareados" by Juan Cobian.

At 51 minutes, the skimpiest of the recordings chronicling Kremer's voyage across the music of Astor Piazzolla.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very impressive CD, April 10, 2000

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Nathan Kelerstein (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astor Piazzolla: El Tango (Audio CD)

This has to be considered a very impressive CD. The music has been very carefully arranged, the variety of the pieces, the contributions of each one of the musicians, the rapport between them and the excitement that this CD brings are memorable.