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Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Description:

Piazzolla with soprano & baritone saxophones and chamber orchestra! Marco Albonetti, a saxophonist fascinated by Piazzolla! After visiting Piazzolla's home country and thoroughly studying the music, Albonetti arranged this Piazzolla for saxophone and chamber orchestra! Marco Albonetti, one of Italy's leading concert saxophonists, has been active as a soloist and teacher all over the world since his highly acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and now he presents a new Piazzolla album! Albonetti was introduced to Piazzolla's music through the news the day Piazzolla died, and from that day to the present, he has maintained his passion for Piazzolla's music. For his doctoral thesis research, he traveled to Buenos Aires to study the composer's original scores and interviewed Piazzolla's wife, Laura Escalada, poet Horacio Ferrer, and musicians Pablo Seagrell and Jose Bragato, among others, to deepen his understanding of Piazzolla's music, and now, with the album With the exception of Oblivion, which was arranged by Seagrell, Albonetti himself orchestrated all the pieces on this album.Edizioni A. Pagani, Piazzolla's publisher and founder of the Piazzolla Music Awards (PMA), praised the arrangements, calling them "a wonderful work, perfectly executed, and a great tribute to the music of Maestro Piazzolla. It is a great tribute to the music of Maestro Piazzolla. Albonetti captures the exciting rhythms of the tango with sharp tango, and expresses the melancholy Piazzolla with a beautiful reed sound reminiscent of the bandoneon. Various solos by violin, piano, and double bass with saxophone are also superb. Tokyo M Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas~Otono Porteno
2.Romance del Diablo (Romance of the Devil)
3.Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas~Invierno Porteno
4.Oblivion~Improvisation to Oblivion -
5.Oblivion~Oblivion
6.Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas~Primavera Portena
7.Anos de Soledad (Years of Solitude)
8.Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas~Verano Porteno
9.Libertango