“Proving that ethnicity has nothing to do with musicality, these non-Hispanic European musicians soil their hands with the blood of tango, and their versions capture the essence and power of Piazzolla with gusto and true musical magic.”
When the intrepid violinist Gidon Kremer released Hommage à Piazzolla in 1996 the album not only achieved pop sales levels in many countries but also ignited a worldwide Piazzolla craze. Kremer recorded seven consecutive Piazzolla albums and established the Argentine tango master’s music firmly in the classical repertoire.
25 years after the release of Hommage à Piazzolla, Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica celebrate the centenary of Piazzolla’s birth with a program drawn from their rich experience and passion for his music. Their interpretations “capture the essence and power of Piazzolla with gusto and true musical magic.” (The New York...
Program I
Milosz Magin: Concerto Rustico for Violin and Strings
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 (arr. For String Orchestra)
Intermission
Giya Kancheli: Middelheim for Piano Trio and Strings
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas for Violin and Strings
Program II
Hommage à Piazzolla (1921-2021)
Piazzolla: Three Pieces for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Glorvigen: Tango Funèbre (for Bandoneon and strings)
Piazzolla/Gubaidulina: Grand Tango (for Violin and Piano)
Piazzolla/Gupta: Concierto del Angel (Four Pieces for Violin, Bandoneon, Piano, Double bass and Strings)
Intermission
Piazzolla/Pushkarev: Instrumental Suite from Hombre de la esquina rosada for Violin
Wustin: Pour Guidon (Tango for Violin and Percussion)
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Three...
“It's a strong ensemble affair, but clearly the protagonist is the bold Kremer, who imbues Piazzolla's music with proper degrees of intellect and a heaving heart...”
