Piazzolla: La Camorra [Limited Edition]

Astor Piazzolla (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Astor Piazzolla
• Audio CD (March 2, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B00000IXTX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,606 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Soledad, tango

2. La camorra I, tango

3. La camorra II, tango

4. La camorra III, tango

5. Fugata, tango

6. Los Sueños, tango (from film, Sur)

7. Regreso al amor, tango (from film, Sur)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paradise Now, October 1, 2001

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VPerry_co_dutchess - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piazzolla: La Camorra (Audio CD)

What I like about Astor Piazzolla 's compositions are that they shift dynamically, rhythmically, mood-wise in a fairly illogical way that mimics the texture of everyday life (mine at least). Not rampant atonality . Like life, the compositions retain consistent voices, threads of melodies. But bet's are off about what's comin' around the corner.

Piazzolla is always a first-class FEELING human as opposed to a musician's musician. Operatic in his emotional intensity.

This CD has an erotically slow "Soledad", three raucous and adorable fight-songs about "La Camorra" (the quarrel). Next, a muscular fugue, "Fugata", "Sur: Los Suenos (South: The Dreams)" holding a child's nursery song? inside, and last "Regresso Al Amor (South: Regression To Love)". I enjoy YOYO Ma's version of "Regresso Al Amor" (on Yo-Yo Ma: SOUL OF THE TANGO: MUSIC OF ASTOR PIAZZOLLA) but this CD has the composer performing, making it more bittersweet (he died in '92)- more "regressive".

My favorite PIAZZOLLA CD is no longer just "Tango: Zero Hour." It's a tie between Zero and La Camorra. "Zero Hour" is more ethereal; "La Cammorra" is more agitated.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, March 28, 2000

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George Grella "Urbane citizen" (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piazzolla: La Camorra (Audio CD)

While not absolutely the greatest Piazzolla record [Tango: Zero Hour and New Tango deserve that] this is still a must for anyone interested in Piazzolla. The long, slow opening piece, Soledad, demonstrates the hushed, focussed passion that he was such a master at, and the three movement suite that follows is also one of the greatest things he and his group did. While the last few cuts may be good as opposed to astonishing, this is still a marvelous record.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, December 8, 2004

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E. Lorge (Earth Human) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piazzolla: La Camorra (Audio CD)

I'm stunned by two things: First, that I am the first person to review this great album and it is nearly 5 years old.

Second, that I havnt 'discovered' Piazzola sooner. Sure, I have known the name but tango has never much appealed to me before...that is until I heard this CD.

The recording is EXCELLENT the playing is EXCELLENT the music is EXCELLENT.

If you are on the fence on this one don't hesitate to jump in and get it.