ABC Records - Midnight Violin

Album Title：Midnight Violin
Item No：HDS-128
Artists ：Isabelle van Keulen
Genre：Instrumental Music
Company：ABC （Int'l）Records
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01  Triunfal - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
01:12
 


02  Contrabajeando - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
04:11


 
03  McMozart's Eine Kleine Bricht Moonlicht Nicht Musik - Composed by Teddy Bor 
03:23


 
04  Balada Para Un Loco - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
01:32


 
05  Auld Lang Syne & Moonlight Concerto - Composed by Franz Waxman 
05:10


 
06  Michelangelo 70 - Composed by Astor Piazzolla  
03:26


 
07  Auld Lang Syne & Eine Kleine Nichtmusik - Composed by Franz Waxman 
02:41


 
08  La Primera Palabra - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
03:29


 
09  Lo Que Vendra - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
01:34


 
10  Polka - Composed by Alfred Schnittke 
02:19


 
11  Adios Nonino - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
01:32


 
12  Resurreccion Del Angel - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
03:07


 
13  Happy Birthday & Tango - Arranged by Isabelle van Keulen 
01:05


 
14  Quejas De Bandoneon - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
02:02


 
15  Auld Lang Syne & Hommage To Shostakofiev - Composed by Franz Waxman 
01:54


 
16  Happy Birthday & Czardas - Arranged by Isabelle van Keulen 
01:37


 
17  La Muerte Del Angel - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
03:24


 
18  God Save The King - Arranged by Isabelle van Keulen 
03:05


 
19  Malena - Composed by Lucio Demare 
02:43


 
20  Auld Lang Syne & Chaconne Son Gout - Composed by Franz Waxman 
03:01


 
21  Elegy - Composed by Tchaikovsky 
03:21


 
22  Se Armó - Composed by Astor Piazzolla 
03:08


 


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Isabelle van Keulen
 
Classical music lovers all over the world will know her name: violinist Isabelle van Keulen(1966) is a soloist who, for many years now, has built a strong career worldwide. She plays with all the important orchestra’s, performs in the famous concert halls and keeps on recording extraordinary CD’s of a very high level. Now she dares to do something totally different! She wanted to do this for many years and now her dream can come true to play and record the music of Astor Piazzolla. This music she has loved since she was a child of six years old. This album not only gives us insight in Piazzolla himself but also tells more about the typical tango sound and how this is produced and why, according to the musicians, this music is so moving and goes straight to the heart!
 
The worldwide growth of interest in Astor Piazzolla’s music may have slowed somewhat, but part of the appeal of his works lies in their protean adaptability to almost any instrumental combination, and performances by new groups continue to appear. Van Keulen’s group is a quartet, with violin (van Keulen herself), bandoneón, piano, and double bass. The result is a sort of distillation of Piazzolla’s compositions, more “classical” in its effect even than Gidon Kremer’s best-selling Piazzolla recordings, which have a good dose of fantasy overlaid on the music. The selection includes a good number of the best-known Piazzolla compositions, the most famous of all, “Adiós Nonino”, and “Balada Para Un Loco“. For newcomers to Piazzolla the best place to start is still probably with his own recordings, but this intriguingly dispassionate version will be of interest to those looking for ways to present Piazzolla in classical concert settings.