Astor Piazzolla's music defies category. It's inspired by the tango dance music he grew up with, but he added classical and jazz elements and gave his band members room to add their own ideas and improvisations. On today's show, we'll hear a recording of "Concierto Para Quinteto," from what Piazzolla said was the greatest album of his life.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alexander Scriabin: Two Etudes: C-sharp minor, F-sharp minor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Album: Alexander Scriabin - The Complete Etudes
Bridge 9287
Frederic Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65: Movement 4
Inna Faliks, piano | Antonio Lysy, cello
streamed from Schoenberg Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Johannes Brahms: Fantasies, Op. 116
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York, NY
Joaquin Turina: Piano Trio No. 2
Montrose Trio
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Hour 2
Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
Adam Summerhayes, violin | Chris Grist, cello | London Concertante
Album: Adagio
CMG 17
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6: Movement 1
ROCO | Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
Zoltan Kodaly: Serenade for two violins and viola, Op. 12
Justin Bruns, violin | Jun-Ching Lin, violin | Cathy Lynn, viola
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Astor Piazzolla: Concierto Para Quinteto
Quinteto Tango Nuevo
Album: Tango: Zero Hour
Nonesuch 79469
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