The little bandoneon accordion is the heart of tango, and it is often in the foreground of Astor Piazzolla’s music. It is played here by a true master: Henrik Sandås. Violinist Emirzeth Henríquez leads a quartet from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
The evening is devoted to tango, the music that emerged among immigrants in Buenos Aires and the Port of Montevideo, which had roots in Europe, Africa and Cuba. The immeasurably popular Astor Piazzolla transformed elegantly dancing tango music, taking it from tired bars to the concert music of tango nuevo.
Unforgettable pieces of music include Libertango, Oblivion and La Muerte del Angel: melancholy, mournful, emotional. Like many others, Piazzolla was inspired by the seasons, and this evening we hear two of his four pieces.
Henrik Sandås, a musician as likely to play Baroque as jazz and symphonic tango nuevo, plays bandoneon and arranged the music.
The string quartet from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra includes, in addition to violinist Emirzeth Henríquez, Hanna Eliasson, violin; Tuula Fleivik Nurmo, viola; and Petra Lundin, cello.
