The London Tango Orchestra performs music from the rich repertoire of tango, old and new, sharing its love of tango music through concerts, tango dance events or milongas, workshops and cultural exchanges between musicians from Europe, USA and Argentina. Their second album, ABRAZO ABIERTO explores new arrangements of tango classics from the masters of Argentine tango as well as modern tango composers.
The music of tango is driven by themes of obsession, sadness, love and loss, which are all given full expression on ABRAZO ABIERTO. Translating as ‘Open Embrace’, ABRAZIO ABIERTO is a polished collection of tango instrumentals and songs, an expression of the London Tango Orchestra’s love of tango as best summised by founder and violinist, Caroline Pearsall,
“For me personally this album is the product of years of work, so I'm very proud of it, and also due to having arrangements specially done for us by some of my tango friends and colleagues in Paris - it makes it very personal. I tried to include many of the different aspects of tango, from the improvised Garua (the style is called à la parilla in Spanish), to the dance classics by Pugliese, the fun milonga from my friend Nicolas Fontana and then the more serious works by Piazzolla and the famous lyricists he worked with. ABRAZO ABIERTO represents a large spectrum of some of the things I find so special about tango and its emotional landscapes.”
Part of the tango tradition is its constant search for innovation, variation and renewal. With this in mind, ABRAZO ABIERTO highlights new arrangements of the works of Argentine bandoneon player and master tango composer, Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla was an open door to tango for many people around the world and his music remains the inspiration for the London Tango Orchestra. ABRAZO ABIERTO celebrates the new sounds, colours and ideas Piazzolla breathed into tango music while making his ‘nuevo tango’.
‘Adios Nonino’ is the opening track of ABRAZIO ABIERTO and was written after the death of Piazzolla’s father, which went on to become one of his classic hits. Caroline Pearsall, founder of the London Orchestra, was inspired to take up the violin after the death of her own father (who played viola) and ‘Adios Nonino’ remains a central piece for Caroline’s involvement in tango music, as it tells a story and its rising, falling emotions are full of expression.
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