PIAZZOLLA, A.: Histoire du Tango: III. Nightclub 1960 (arr. for two marimbas) (DoubleBeats) (from Naxos 8.574056)
Ensemble:
DoubleBeats
Composer:
Piazzolla, Astor
Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango)
Date of Concert: 2017
Playing Time: 00:04:59
Catalogue Number: NVF1304
UPC: 730099630412
Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla wrote Histoire du Tango for flute and guitar in 1986, but over the years the work has proved equally effective in a number of different instrumental combinations, with the marimba often substituted for the guitar. The work acts as an entry point to the tango, detailing the history of the dance
in four movements.
Nightclub 1960, the third movement takes account of the changes in Buenos Aires at the turn of that decade, notably the integration of tango with the Brazilian bossanova. The marimba duo builds up to to a thrilling finish.
