Piazzolla: Tango Ballet, Concierto Del Angel, Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara / Kremer, Glorvigen, et al

Astor Piazzolla (Artist), Per Arne Glorvigen (Artist), Alois Posch (Artist), Vadim Sakharov (Artist), Marta Sudraba (Artist), Ula Zebriunaite (Artist), Kremer ATA Baltica (Artist), Gidon Kremer (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 6, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Teldec
• ASIN: B00000J9HQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,459 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Tangos

Track Listings

1. Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: Titulos

2. Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: La Calle

3. Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: Encuentro-Olvido

4. Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: Cabaret

5. Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: Soledad

6. Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: La Calle

7. Concierto Del Angel For Violin, Bandoneon, Double Bass, Piano And String Orchestra: Introduccion Al Angel

8. Concierto Del Angel For Violin, Bandoneon, Double Bass, Piano And String Orchestra: Milonga Del Angel

9. Concierto Del Angel For Violin, Bandoneon, Double Bass, Piano And String Orchestra: La Muerte Del Angel

10. Concierto Del Angel For Violin, Bandoneon, Double Bass, Piano And String Orchestra: Resurreccion Del Angel

11. Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara - For Piano And String Orchestra: Preludio: Lento

12. Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara - For Piano And String Orchestra: Fuga: Allegro

13. Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara - For Piano And String Orchestra: Divertimento: Allegro Molto

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Violinist Gidon Kremer's ongoing fascination with tango master Astor Piazzolla continues to produce gorgeous, swinging CDs that meld dance with classical music. On Tango Ballet, Kremer and his ensemble passionately perform a handful of Piazzolla gems. --Jason Verlinde

Amazon.com

Violinist Gidon Kremer seems always to exceed our expectations. He's offered us spellbinding recordings of Beethoven's duo sonatas with Martha Argerich, a disc of Valentin Silvestrov's music--even an Arvo Pärt recording. But lately Kremer has focused on one composer: tango master Astor Piazzolla. With Tango Ballet--an early Piazzolla piece written to accompany a short film--we have yet another gem. Divided up into six movements, Tango Ballet slyly melds chamber music and ballet with tango themes (the Argentinean wasn't yet bitten by the jazz bug when he wrote this). The next grouping, Concierto del Angel, is the real show-stopper on this disc. These highlights from Piazzolla's brooding Angel series of compositions erupt in the spirited hands of Kremer and his ensemble. The bandoneon playing of Per Arne Glorvigen adds a sonic depth not found on Tango Ballet and Kremer--especially on Resurreccion del Angel--sounds simply gorgeous. Kremer's 1998 interpretation of Piazzolla's opera Maria de Buenos Aires is also an essential work. This recording features pieces that are less noteworthy, but the playing is just as exquisite. A must-have for Piazzolla fans. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply great music and great playing, September 4, 1999

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hardhelmet ([e-mail]) (hong kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piazzolla: Tango Ballet, Concierto Del Angel, Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara / Kremer, Glorvigen, et al (Audio CD)

thank you to kremer and friends for bringing us yet another remarkable recording on piazzolla. i'm not a fan of tango and have not listened to any of piazzolla's own recordings, but am already overwhelmed by these tango-fugues completely. with the transcriptions and playing at such a standard, i suspect even piazzolla would smile. speaking from the music itself, kremer and friends have brought every drop of emotion alive. the dynamics of the playing is so strong that it embrace everything from bach's structure to debussy's tone colour and schnittke's blood and sweat tension. i would recommend this cd to anyone who likes great music. once again, thank you to kremer and his energetic kremerata baltica!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite beautiful, June 7, 1999

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This review is from: Piazzolla: Tango Ballet, Concierto Del Angel, Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara / Kremer, Glorvigen, et al (Audio CD)

After having reviewed in the recent past so many tango offerings, I winced when this TANGO BALLET arrived from Teldec's publicity person. First of all, I do not particularly like tangos; and that is why, perhaps, they all tend to sound alike. (Well so do Vivaldi concerti, which I do like! So what?) But from the very first bars of the first track of this disc, I found myself quite interested in what Piazzolla has to say, then I found myself enjoying the stringest rhythms and more subtle underscorings. There is a lot of De Falla and Rodgrigo here, not to mention Ravel; you will recall "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" in particular when you hear track 10. A thoroughly enjoyable item from Telarc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i want to give six stars~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 12, 2000

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This review is from: Piazzolla: Tango Ballet, Concierto Del Angel, Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara / Kremer, Glorvigen, et al (Audio CD)

this was my first piazzolla cd, and it made me fall in love with him immediately! The "angel" tracks are incredible...so mysterious in the beginning..but gradually builds up to such a desperate, romantic climax. Piazzolla is a genius for adding some life to classical music!!!!! the rest of the tracks in the beginning and end are funky...i can never ever get bored of the cd. i have been listening to it almost daily for a year! i hope that everyone will enjoy this cd as much as i did, because it converted me from a classical liker to a classical lover!!!!!!!!