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

• Graciela Pueyo
• 1Stras Medianoche04:49
• Agustín Bardi (1884 - 1941):
• 2Qué Noche04:41
• 3Gallo Ciego04:46
• Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1887):
• 4Volver05:44
• Juan D'Arienzo (1900 - 1976):
• 5Nueve de Julio02:56
• 6El vals y tu03:15
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992):
• 7Oblivion04:07
• 8Libertango03:54
• Eduardo Arolas (1892 - 1924):
• 9Comme il faut03:36
• Christophe Julien (b. 1972): Valentino Suite:
• 10Valentino Suite: I. Obsession04:53
• 11Valentino Suite: II. Melancholia04:30
• 12Valentino Suite: III. Cadenza02:46
• 13Valentino Suite: IV. Goodbye Valentino03:50
• Total Runtime53:47

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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