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Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)
Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)
Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)
Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)
Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)
Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)
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Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)

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Artists Théo Ould

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Accordionist Théo Ould describes Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman) as “my most personal album — I had never allowed myself to feature the music of Astor Piazzolla. I wanted to raise the accordion above the clichés to concentrate on more classical repertoire”. Théo’s vocation became evident, however, when he heard Piazzolla’s Libertango at the age of 6. Now, 20 years later, this Frenchman from Marseille tackles this music with fervor and exaltation through tailor-made arrangements performed alongside the Quatuor Bilitis and the double bass player Blanche Stromboni, as well as mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti, who appears in a beautiful and heart-warming rendition of Balada para un loco, Piazzolla’s setting of a poem by Horacio Ferrer. Théo Ould is passionate about this music, inviting us to share in his enthusiasm by joining in Ferrer’s Balada: "Climb up into my madman’s tenderness, Put a wig of larks on your head, Fly with me now! Come! Fly! Come!"
Théo Ould, Accordion Quatuor Bilitis Blanche Stromboni, Double Bass Marina Viotti, Mezzo-Soprano

Tracklist

Total time: 53:48

1. Libertango: Introduction (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
02:18
2. Libertango (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
04:48
3. Balada para un loco: Introduction (Arr. for Accordion, Voice and Strings by Théo Ould)
01:01
4. Balada para un loco (Arr. for Accordion, Voice and Strings by Théo Ould)
03:16
5. Violentango (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
04:47
6. Invierno Porteño (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
06:50
7. Oblivion (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
04:47
8. Vuelvo al Sur (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
03:54
9. Primavera Porteña (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
05:10
10. La Muerte del Ángel (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
03:18
11. Adiós Nonino (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
07:26
12. Meditango (Arr. for Accordion and Strings by Théo Ould)
06:13

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Additional Information

Label
Alpha Classics
SKU
ALPHA1181
Qualities
DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo
Artists
Théo Ould
Composers
Piazzolla
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
PCM 96k
Instruments
Accordion, Double bass, String quartet
Recording Location
Temple Titon, Paris
Release Date
September 19, 2025
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Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)

Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)

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