12 November, 2009

Astor Piazzolla - Suite Punta del Este (1982&84)



Astor Piazzolla - Suite Punta del Este (1982&84)
classical | 1CD | EAC Rip | FLAC+CUE+LOG | cover | 220MB
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This is one of the most interesting CD's available of music by the great Argentinean composer, Astor Piazzolla, being the only recorded version in existence of his 17 minutes long "Suite Punta Del Este".
Those of us who have seen the excellent Terry Gilliam movie, 12 monkeys, might recall the eerie musical piece which opens the movie, and is apparent throughout the film. This is the first chapter of the suite, which, for those who haven't heard it, is not too dissimilar to the harsh Bandoneon line which follows the piano introduction in "Adios Nonino". I guess it's surprising that such a memorable piece is relatively unknown, but Piazzolla, being such a prolific composer, has seen fit to perform those compositions which were more suitable to his own "band" - being usually a quintet. Obviously, although this suite is one of his best compositions, he didn't find the time to record it again with a full orchestra.
The suite suffers here from both a poor recording, at least by today's western world standards, and a less than able orchestra. However, as this is the only recording of the suite available, we can say it's also the best...
Apart for the suite, this CD also contains other pieces played live by Piazzolla on several occasions. One of the most notable of these being "Chin chin", which is dedicated to the sharks Astor used to fish in the ocean. A brave man indeed!
This is an important CD which is recommended for all lovers of Piazzolla. We can only thank Mr. Gilliam for directing such a good film (although inferior to Marker's original: "La Jetee"), and for deciding to use this less known composition by Piazzolla.

Tracks:
1. Adios Nonino
2. Mumuki
3. Verano Porteno
4. Chin Chin
5. Libertango
6. Suite Punta del Este: Introduccion
7. Suite Punta del Este: Fuga
8. Suite Punta del Este: Coral

Personnel:
Piazzolla (Astor) - bandoneon
Ziegler (Pablo) - piano
Suarez Paz (Fernando) - violin
Lopez Ruiz (Oscar) - guitar
Console (Hector) - bass


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1 comment:

Unknown said...

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