For Astor Piazzolla and his “Le Grand Tango” work, it’s a little like the old TV commercials for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: Hey, you got chocolate on my peanut butter! You got peanut butter on my ...
When Astor Piazzolla received a bandoneon from his father, as a present, he was disappointed. This was an instrument for that old tango music his dad liked. And then he played it, and he was hooked.
In starting her Live at the Carnegie Series, Liz Draper set out to bring in music that wouldn’t otherwise be available in the ...
"New Tango" is what Astor Piazzolla called his fusion of Argentinian tango with concert-hall music. It's still just as passionate as the old tango. JoAnn Falletta conducts the Buffalo Symphony in ...