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2021-07-28 07:29:51
Piazzolla explorations: celebrating the composer's centenary with recordings from Lithuania, Switzerland and the USA
[…] the composer coming from Lithuania, Switzerland and the USA. We get two different versions of his bandoneon concerto and Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas, as well as a wide variety of shorter works in versions for harp and piano. Not a definitive collection of Piazzolla, but a sampling of the explorations triggered by the centenary.First off is a disc from Lithuania with a live performance of Piazzolla's Aconcagua: concerto for bandoneon and orchestra performed by Martynas Levickis (accordion), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Modestas Pitrenas, and a studio recording of Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas with Levickis and Mikroorkestra on Accentus (ACC30552). Piazzolla's concerto was written for his own instrument, the bandoneon, and premiered by the composer in 1979 in Buenos Aires. The title Aconcagua, in reference to the highest mountain in South America, was added by Piazzolla's publisher after his death. The orchestra is distinctive, plenty of percussion yet no wind […]
2020-02-11 00:37:16
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla one of my absolute favourite music pieces – “Libertango
2019-03-27 11:52:27
Focus on Lithuania at the Felicja Blumental International Music Festival
This year's Felicja Blumental International Music Festival has just opened. Running until 30 March 2019, the festival is Tel Aviv’s longest-‐running classical music festival, and this celebrates 21 exceptional years in 2019 with a rich and varied programme of events. This year's festival is very much a celebration of things Lithuanian.The Aidija Chamber Choir presents a programme of Lithuanian music, conducted by Romualdas Gražinis and pianist Andrius Žlabys performs a varied recital featuring Lithuanian painter, composer and writer Čiurlionis. The Israel Chamber Orchestra welcomes Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis as Giedrė Šlekytė conducts an evening featuring Arvydas Malcys’ Scherzo from his Concerto for accordion and strings, and the Festival also showcases a rousing documentary film called How We Played the Revolution, which focuses on the art-‐rock band, Antis, who played a key role in Lithuania’s struggle for freedom.Other artists this year include British pianist Robert Markham who accompanies Bruno Monteiro from Portugal […]
2017-06-27 21:40:59
The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) by Johannes Brahms, are a set of 21 lively dance tun
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