Hijos ilegitimos de Astor: Tenatción Tango
Hijos ilegitimos de Astor: Tenatción Tango
The rich sound of the ten person orchestra, Hijos ilegitimos de Astor( piano, bandoneón, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, guitar, and vocals) makes the listener smile from the beginning to the end of this fourteen track album. Astor’ s Illegitimate Children see themselves as both, a traditional and a contemporary orchestra. Alejandro Fasanini, bandoneonist, arranger and composer of all the songs, said that his music tries to continue the path that Astor Piazzolla left. In that vein, the convincing starter En Primavera viste de Blanco surprises with various changes in style and atmosphere.
The third song Milonga para el Otono is a beautiful piece of music, starting very sensitive with piano and double-bass. Then bandoneon and violon-cello take over. The song finds its syncopated evolution with jazzy guitar, drums and all strings. It ends out of breath.
Invierno Inverso is also one of these beautiful compositions which changes its tone and mood several times, from a slow and reduced beginning to a seductive melody played by the violin and guitar. In the end, it turns into a rhythmic milonga, turning back and forth – difficult to resist.
Three songs feature Valeria Visconti as a passionate singer. Again, great dynamic compositions touching the listeners heart.
This is really fun to listen to, diving into the depth of these multifaceted compositions, played by a versatile orchestra. Of course, there are many interesting ensembles and many great composers of contemporary tango. But to me, Alejandro Fasanini is one of the outstanding and fascinating composers. These songs combine pure beauty in melodic development with rhythmic and harmonic trickiness. They avoid the pitfalls of compositional arrogance – the listener is in the forefront. This music is intended to be played in concert halls. But, it will also work well in the small cafes, during those late evening when we meet our pure lives.
Overall Scoring ***** Dancer ´ s pleasure = Listener ´ s pleasure Duration: 57 min. Artist ´ s website: http:// www. hijosilegitimosdeastor. com
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