The combination of flute and guitar was a feature of early tango recordings – instruments central both to the genre and to the music of Astor Piazzolla. The composer’s quintessential Histoire du Tango charts the form’s evolution from its appearance in the barrios of Buenos Aires to its eventual assimilation by classical composers. The Six Études tanguistiques for solo flute is Piazzolla’s only work for a melodic unaccompanied instrument. The remainder of the programme presents a sequence of arrangements by Vicente Coves and Kazunori Seo and includes some of Piazzolla’s most famous and beautiful compositions as well as preserving a historically important, previously unreleased recitation by Horacio Ferrer.
Piazzolla, Astor
Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango)
1 I. Bordel 1900 03:51
2 II. Café 1930 08:13
3 III. Nightclub 1960 06:20
4 IV. Concert d'aujourd'hui 04:45
6 Études tanguistiques
5 No. 1. Décidé 02:44
6 No. 2. Anxieux et rubato 08:33
7 No. 3. Molto marcato e energico 03:34
8 No. 4. Lento. Meditativo 04:19
9 No. 5. — 01:48
10 No. 6. Avec anxiété 03:51
Piazzolla, Astor
Coves, Vicente - Arranger
Milonga del Ángel (arr. V. Coves for guitar)
11 Milonga del Ángel (arr. V. Coves for guitar) 05:50
La Muerte del Ángel (arr. V. Coves for guitar)
12 La Muerte del Ángel (arr. V. Coves for guitar) 04:33
Chiquilín de Bachín (arr. V. Coves for guitar)
13 Chiquilín de Bachín (arr. V. Coves for guitar) 02:54
Libertango (arr. V. Coves for guitar)
14 Libertango (arr. V. Coves for guitar) 01:44
Piazzolla, Astor
Coves, Vicente - Arranger
Seo, Kazunori - Arranger
Ave Maria, "Tanti anni prima" (arr. V. Coves and Kazunori Seo for flute and guitar)
15 Ave Maria, "Tanti anni prima" (arr. V. Coves and Kazunori Seo for flute and guitar) 05:29
Piazzolla, Astor
Ferrer, Horacio - Lyricist
Coves, Vicente - Arranger
Balada para mi muerte (arr. V. Coves for narrator and guitar)
16 Balada para mi muerte (arr. V. Coves for narrator and guitar) 04:40
Total Playing Time: 01:13:08
