Tango Pascal Contet, Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia & Paul Meyer

• Graciela Pueyo
• 1 Stras Medianoche 04:49
• Agustín Bardi (1884 - 1941):
• 2 Qué Noche 04:41
• 3 Gallo Ciego 04:46
• Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1887):
• 4 Volver 05:44
• Juan D'Arienzo (1900 - 1976):
• 5 Nueve de Julio 02:56
• 6 El vals y tu 03:15
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992):
• 7 Oblivion 04:07
• 8 Libertango 03:54
• Eduardo Arolas (1892 - 1924):
• 9 Comme il faut 03:36
• Christophe Julien (b. 1972): Valentino Suite:
• 10 Valentino Suite: I. Obsession 04:53
• 11 Valentino Suite: II. Melancholia 04:30
• 12 Valentino Suite: III. Cadenza 02:46
• 13 Valentino Suite: IV. Goodbye Valentino 03:50
• Total Runtime 53:47

Info for Tango

With Tango, the accordionist Pascal Contet steps off the beaten path to explore the repertoire of Piazzolla's precursors. He bears homage to the greatest tango titles with a set of contemporary arrangements, rounding things off with two original works, Stras Medianoche and Valentino Suite. In partnership with Paul Meyer, Contet invites himself into the pantheon of a musician who never stopped reinventing the tango, the "sad thought that is danced".

Pascal Contet, accordion
Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia
Paul Meyer, clarinet, Leitung

Pascal Contet
For over 20 years, Pascal Contet has been a leader for the creation of contemporary music, and a pioneer of the genre in France. With the creation of around 300 new works to his name, he has collaborated with many composers, including Luciano Berio, Bernard Cavanna, Joshua Fineberg (USA), Jean Françaix, Bruno Mantovani, and Martin Matalon.

Following his private study in France, Contet continued his musical studies in Fribourg (CHE), the Hanover Academy of Music with Elisabeth Moser, the Copenhagen Royal Conservatory (DNK), and the Graz Academy of the Arts (AUT) with Mogens Ellegaard.

A recipient of numerous awards and the laureate of many foundations for his work as a soloist, chamber musician, and for his recordings, Contet has collaborated with a wide variety of artists in diverse fields of expertise, from theater to electronic music, to create new and innovative music and mixed media productions.

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