The Lausanne Concert

Astor Piazzolla (Composer), Gerardo Gandini (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gerardo Gandini
• Composer: Astor Piazzolla
• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Milan Records
• ASIN: B000F6ZID8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classical music, tango and jazz junction, December 27, 2006

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Enrique Torres "Rico" (San Diegotitlan, Califas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lausanne Concert (Audio CD)

Recorded nine months before Astor Piazzolla suffered a stroke that left him in a coma for several years before passing, this recording for Swiss radio is delightfully melancholy. The songs span his remarkable career including his "Tango Nueva" works from 1954 to 1988 and his "Tango Nuevo, Nuevo" compositions from the summer of 1989. The music is sparse and lacks the production skills of a studio recording but the bandoneon echoes through proclaiming the essence and purity of the recording is the music itself; it is a musical document. The recording has a jazz club feel and sound to it since the instruments accompanying Astor are only piano, cello, double bass and guitar. The interaction is a mix of classical, tango and jazz that revolutionized traditional tango music that is clearly evident here. The accoustic sounds are magnificent, there is a quite hush and demand for the disc to be listened to with respect which will leave you in awe. Apparently the audience was just as attentive as it only erupts after a song is over and politlely returns to silence. "Adios Nomino"(one of his most recognized songs written for his deceased father) begins with forceful piano introduction that opens it up for Astor to work the bandeon before giving way to the cellos solo and making way for a united jam session driven by the bandoneon. It is this type of interaction, call and responce that plays to the jazz idiom soupled with the cello to create a different sound. The bandoneon and cello coupled make for a melancholy sound that can suddenly erupt into flights of fancy runs on the bandoneon that will suddenly elevate you;this music is an emotional experience. There are three long jams of over ten minutes that are like mini-drams where you experience many different feelings from the different tempos. When you think the song may be ending it is just beginning another passage to thrill the senses. This disc is like a roller coaster ride of highs and lows where you always come out on top. If you are new to Piazzolla I'm not sure if this is the place to start but it is complete in it's representing his music. He was an innovator and one of a kind as is evident on this disc. I only take away a star because the sound quality could be better but might not have been possible because of the original recording. It is great stuff nonetheless.