Arranged for four hands by Alessio Bax and Lucile Chung
Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style called nuevo tango, incorporating jazz elements and classical music. Piazzolla's nuevo tango was distinct from the traditional tango in its use of extended harmonies and dissonance as well as counterpoint. In the free spirit of Piazzolla, we have arranged these two tangos for our own four hands, using a basic harmony line and improvising as we go. Our only hope is to end together...
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Astor Piazzolla
Libertango Play
Recorded on 06/01/2011, uploaded on 01/16/2012
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Arranged for four hands by Alessio Bax and Lucile Chung
Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style called nuevo tango, incorporating jazz elements and classical music. Piazzolla's nuevo tango was distinct from the traditional tango in its use of extended harmonies and dissonance as well as counterpoint. In the free spirit of Piazzolla, we have arranged these two tangos for our own four hands, using a basic harmony line and improvising as we go. Our only hope is to end together...
More music by Astor Piazzolla
Tango-Étude No. 3 for Solo Violin
Tango Etudes No. 3 & 4
Tango No. 2
Contrabajeando
Milonga del Angel
Oblivion
Libertango
Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
Primavera Porteña
Adios Nonino - Tango Rapsody para Piano
Performances by same musician(s)
Danse Russe and The Shrovetide Fair, from Petrushka
Tango No. 2
Prelude Op. 3, No. 2, in c-sharp minor
Libertango
Prelude Op. 23, No. 2, in B-flat Major
Fantasy in f minor, D. 940
La Valse
Prelude Op. 32, No. 5, in G Major
Prelude Op. 32, No. 10, in b minor
Prelude Op. 23, No. 10, in G-flat Major
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