| Title: |
"Piazolla-studio"
| | Artist: |
Friedrich
Lips (accordion), Sviatoslav Lips (piano), Vladislav Igolinsky
(violin), Kirill Rodin (cello) and Mark Pekarsky (percussion) |
| Supplied
by: |
Friedrich
Lips Productions |
| Review
date: |
11
August 2006 |
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 "Piazzolla-studio" Tango
Friedrich Lips(accordion),
Sviatoslav Lips (piano), Vladislav Igolinsky (violin), Kirill Rodin
(cello) and Mark Pekarsky (percussion)
Once in a while we
hear repertoire by performers who probably have no real reason
to perform it except to prove they can do something that is ordinarily
done regularly by others. I think this is somewhat the case in
this recording. When I first got it I thought to myself, "Oh,
just another recording of the famous Piazzolla tangos." Others
may have added, also, that it didn't even have a bandoneon on
it!
Well, let me
tell you that this is a tremendously good CD. I was somewhat blown
away by not only the musicianship shown by each and every performer,
but, also, the beauty and the excitement of the arrangements.
These performers understood why these Piazzolla pieces became
classics, known and loved by everyone of his admirers throughout
the world. They really feel the emotion of this music and they
make every phrase sublime.
This disc is
manufactured by the producing company of Vadim Dubrovitsky and
was recorded in the Gnesin Music Academy in 1997. The arranger
was Sviatoslav Lips, the son Friedrich Lips and a fine musician
in his own right as you will most readily realize in listening
to the piano part of the recording. It is one of the most surprising
recordings I have heard in that it features the artistry of not
only Friedrich Lips on Bayan, but, also four other fantastic musicians
more than equal to the tasks presented by the repertoire: Sviatoslav
Lips on Piano, Vladislav Igolinsky on Violin, Kirill Rodin on
Violincello, and Mark Pekarsky on Percussion. The arrangements
bring out the moods of the originals with a spirit of clarity
and expression not often heard in the performance of tangos; they
also give plenty of measures for technical displays throughout,
but always in service of the music at hand. This is superb playing!
And it brings on my question of why must anyone say the true tango
sound cannot be produced without the bandoneon. Piazzolla undoubtedly
would have loved these performances, with or without his bandoneon!
You will, too.
Reviewed by Joan
Cochran Sommers, August 2006
Note: For full biographical information and to order this or any
of Friedrich Lips' CDs, see his site at
http://www.accordions.com/lips
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