Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)

Music for Guitar

Tango Suite for two guitars (1984)

1. Tango No. 1. Allegro, libero

2. Tango No. 2. Andante rubato, melancolico

3. Tango No. 3. Allegro

4. Oblivion (1984) *
   (arr. Yuri Liberzon [b. 1982], 2019)

5. La muerte del ángel (1962)
   (arr. Leo Brouwer [b. 1939], 2015)

Cinco piezas (1980)

6. No. 1. Campero

7. No. 2. Romántico

8. No. 3. Acentuado

9. No. 4. Tristón

10. No. 5. Compadre

Tango-Études (1987)
(arr. Manuel Barrueco [b. 1952], 2011)

11. Étude No. 1. Décidé

12. Étude No. 2. Anxieux et rubato

13. Étude No. 3. Molto marcato e energico

14. Étude No. 4. Lento-Meditativo

15. Étude No. 5. –

16. Étude No. 6. Avec anxiété

*WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING OF THIS ARRANGEMENT

Astor Piazzolla's introduction of new rhythms and harmonies into the tango won him worldwide fame. Tango Suite, for two guitars, is one of the finest duo works in the repertoire, offering fireworks and percussive effects as well as exquisite melancholy. Yuri Liberzon has arranged the much-loved Oblivion for guitar, while Leo Brouwer's arrangement of La muerte del ángel is full of vivacity and colour. Cinco piezas was Piazzolla's first work for classical guitar and embraces peasant dances and complex cross-rhythms alike; the Tango-Études, originally for flute, shows the guitar's range and versatility in Manuel Barrueco's idiomatic arrangement.