Modern Tango World N° 11 (Paris, France) | Page 45
ArgEnTango: Piazzolla, A True Story
ArgEnTango started as a project of renowned Romanian cellist Razvan Suma, Argentine singer
Analia Selis and former Narcotango pianist Mariano Castro. Later, bandoneonist Omar Massa
from Argentina and classical violinist Rafael Butaru from Romania joined the project to play au-
thentic tango, particularly from composer Astor Piazzolla.
This album was recorded live at the
Radio Romanian Radio Concert
Hall. Of course, we all know most of
the Piazzolla songs quite well, such
as Milonga del Angel, Milonga de la
Anunciacion, Vuelvo al Sur and Balada
para un Loca. One might ask why
a further recording is needed. The
best reason is that these exquisite
musicians play the Piazzolla com-
positions, plus one by Francisco de
Caro, with extreme sensitivity and
dynamics. Even these old standards
display new facets and attract again
and again. In his time, Astor Piaz-
zolla had problems with the tango
dancers, and they will surely have
their problems with several of his
compositions for concert hall today,
too. Nevertheless, those who like
music which speaks directly to the
heart and soul will be pleased.
Mariano Castro has written perfect
arrangements for this wonderful ensemble. Castro’s variable piano playing, Omar Massa´s emo-
tional bandoneon, Rafael Butaru´s elegant violin, Razvan Suma´s great tone, and Analia Selis’s
beautiful interpretations are what makes the difference.
Overall Scoring: ****
Dancer´s pleasure < Listener´s pleasure
Duration: 62 min.
Artist´s website: http://www.argentango.com.ar
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