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Album for Astor

Album for Astor

Celebrating the genius of Nuevo Tango

All my life I have admired, studied and performed the music of the extraordinary Argentinian composer, Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). It is a great pleasure to release a whole instrumental Piazzolla album for the centenary of his birth. I decided to base my tribute solely on Piazzolla titles but also dived headlong into designing a varied and comprehensive listening experience, an hour of interchanging accordion solos, instrumental duos, and pieces that I arranged for myself and a small group of mixed instruments.
The music is all Astor but with a touch of Bjarke here and there and maybe everywhere, in fact. There are no singers involved, but Piazzolla’s music sings, and our instruments sing, and at every corner there is melancholy, tripping feet, fast figures, and an atmosphere of Buenos Aires. Bjarke Mogensen

All of Piazzolla’s more than 750 works are inextricably bound to an essential and unmistakable Argentinian identity.
In commemoration of 100th anniversary of the birth of the genius of Nuevo Tango, the young Danish master of the modern accordion, Bjarke Mogensen, is joined by the award-wining percussionist Johan Bridger and winner of the title “Chromatic Harmonica World Champion”, and ‘New Jazz Star of The Year’ Mathias Heise. Together with members of The Danish Chamber Players they bring Piazzolla’s vibrant and sensuous scores vividly to life!

Reviews

Album for Astor

December 1, 2023

Great 5 stars review in Kulturen Nu (DK)

Eventhore Vestergaard

Album for Astor

March 21, 2023

Gapplegate Classical Modern Music

Grego Applegate Edwards

Album for Astor

March 3, 2023

The fifth 5 stars review in Fanfare

Marc Medwin

Album for Astor

March 3, 2023

Interview with Bjarke Mogensen i Fanfare

Marc Medwin

Album for Astor

February 28, 2023

Very fine review in Planet Hugill

Robert Hugill

Album for Astor

February 12, 2023

Great review in The Whole Note, Canada

Tiina Kiik

Album for Astor

December 21, 2022

10/10/10 review in Klassik Heute Germany

Stefan Pieper

Album for Astor

December 15, 2022

Another new 5 stars review in Fanfare

Kim Meltzer

Album for Astor

December 5, 2022

New 5 star review from Fanfare

Peter Burwasser

Album for Astor

December 2, 2022

New 5 star review from Fanfare

Jacqueline Kharouf

Album for Astor

December 2, 2022

Seismograf anmeldelse

Jeppe Rönnov

Album for Astor

November 23, 2022

5 stars review from Fanfare US

Colin Clarke

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