Title: Ástor Piazzolla: Tango! - Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble
Release year: 2013
Genre: Classical, Jazz, Tango, Chamber Music, South American Traditions
Artist: Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Christian Gerber (bandonéon), Ulrike Payer (piano), Rüdiger Ludwig (double bass)

Description:

Classical music lovers all over the world will know her name: violinist Isabelle van Keulen is a soloist who, for many years now, has built a strong career worldwide. She plays with all the important orchestra's, performs in the famous concert halls and keeps on recording extraordinary CD's of the very high level. Ronald Brautigam. Prokofiev together with her duo partner Ronald Brautigam. But now she dares to do something totally different! She wanted to do this for many years and now her dream can come true to the music of Astor Piazzolla. She was a child of six years old. With her new ensemble she also plays in the concert halls and she is recorded this beloved tango music on January 2013 in mechelen (Belgium) on SACD and on film (on DVD and Bluray). In a bonus documentary that goes with the BluRay, Isabelle and her colleagues, Ulrike Payer, Christian Gerber and Rudiger Ludwig tell about this music, about the tango technique and about their instruments. This not only gives us insight in Piazzolla himself but also tells more about the typical tango sound and how this is produced and why, according to the musicians, this music is so moving and goes straight to the heart!

Tracklist wrote
Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
[1]
[2] Invierno Porteno
[3] Tristezas de un Doble A 08:58
[4] Michelangelo
[5] Contrabajisimo 11:51
[6] Libertango
[7] Tangata
[8] Tanti Anni Prima 05:12
[9] Concierto para Quinteto 09:33

Issued: United Kingdom | Challenge Classics
Duration: 1:02:44 + 00:22:46 (documentary)