Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Nationality: Argentine
Born: March 11, 1921, Mar del Plata Died: July 4, 1992, Buenos Aires (age 71)
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Suite del Angel for String Quartet

5:29 I. La Introducción del ángel
4:28 II. Tango del ángel
6:39 III. La Milonga del ángel
3:19 IV. La Muerte del ángel
7:08 V. La Resurección del ángel
Note: This is a hypothetical suite based on a composite of suites derived from Piazzolla's "Angel Series"
5 recordings, 11 videos
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4:18
Unknown Ensemble
II. Tango del ángel
6:47
Unknown Ensemble
V. La Resurección del ángel
6:56
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
I. La Introducción del ángel
7:55
Catrina Quartet
V. La Resurección del ángel
4:35
Astor Piazzolla
I. La Introducción del ángel
6:32
Astor Piazzolla
III. La Milonga del ángel
3:01
Astor Piazzolla
IV. La Muerte del ángel
4:57
Artemis String Quartet
I. La Introducción del ángel
4:38
Artemis String Quartet
II. Tango del ángel
6:46
Artemis String Quartet
III. La Milonga del ángel
3:37
Artemis String Quartet
IV. La Muerte del ángel

glossary

  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
  • transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.