Piazzólla: Resurrección del Ángel

Denis Plante’s arrangements immerse the listener in the very essence of tango.

This collection of tangos includes compositions by Astor Piazzolla, as well as less well known composers of this popular dance music, such as Anibal Troilo, Pintín Castellanos, Eduardo Donato and Juan Dios Filberto.

These fiery works are brilliantly performed by the Macquarie Trio. This collection of tangos and other dances captures the universal theme of the tango: love, life and death.

All tracks are arranged by Quentin Grant unless specified

Astor Piazzolla’s tangos, beloved around the world for their pathos, passion, longing and sensibility, are here given fresh interpretations in arrangements for piano by the Argentinean-born, Brussels-based pianist Aquiles Delle-Vigne.

A disciple of Claudio Arrau and winner of the Grand Prix ‘Alberto Williams’, the most prestigious competition in South America, he has been hailed by Le Figaro as a ‘fantastic, incomparable pianist and artist’, while The New York Times characterized his playing as ‘aristocratic, sophisticated and charming’.

Piazzolla’s earthy yet highly developed music gains a new dimension of intimacy but also of power in the hands of this master of the keyboard.

The Gryphon Trio has been performing throughout the world for more than 15 years and are strongly committed to expanding the piano trio repertoire. The CD includes Piazzola’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, originally composed for his own quintet and evocative pieces by Durán and Ginastera.