In Buenos Aires Piazzolla formed his first octet in 1955 and, by using what he had learned from Ginastera and Boulanger, as well as phrasing borrowed from jazz, he made his tangos swing with new life. As was to be expected this caused quite a stir in the ranks of the conservative players tango players, but Piazzolla was not to be deflected from his new course. From now on his tango was a distinctively modern form that he exploited with his new quintet which achieved fame with their “tango nueva”. From the 1960s until his death in July 1992, his success never stopped growing. From 1980 onwards, many classical guitarrists started playing his music, and it was in response to a commision from the Argentinian guitarrisr Roberta Aassel that Piazzolla began writing for the guitar. His Histoire du Tango for flute and guitar, as well as the Double Concerto for guitar, bandoneon and string orchestra, are regularly performed and have been subject of several recordings.
Verlag: | Hommage à Liège (1985) |
Bearbeitung: | H. Lemoine |
Besetzung: | Sr-0000-0000-00 S-Git S-Bandoneon |