Tango Royal

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Tango Royal

Label Pentatone

Artists Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Carel Kraayenhof, Ed Spanjaard, Heleen Koele, Ivar Munk, Johan Kracht, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Sexteto Canyengue, Vesko Eschkenazy

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Tango Royal features bandoneon-player Carel Kraayenhof in this album that is a celebration of Tango Music - both from Argentina and Europe. He is accompanied on the album by Sexteto Canyengue, Vesko Eschkenazy, Heleen Koele, Netherlands Chamber Choir with Ivar Munk, Artistic Director, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra with Johan Kracht, Concert Master and Conductor Ed Spanjaard. The fact that a bandoneon-player from the Netherlands is now known as one of the most important international ambassadors of this Argentinian music is less strange than it might seem at first. Carel Kraayenhof is highly fascinated by the idiom of the Tango, which is at odds with his own culture and the flat country of his birth. His aim is to demonstrate the contrasts in tempo and dynamics, the capriciousness and poignancy of this music.

Characteristic for Argentinian Tango music is the sound of the Bandoneon. Thanks to its melancholy, muffled, yet also striking and clear sound, this extended accordion symbolizes the emigration of Europeans from countries such as Germany, Italy and Spain to the South-American continent.

Apart from the German origin of this instrument, there are many other European influences to be found in Tango music: varying from the canzioneta napolitana and tango andaluz, to both Folk and Classical music from France and Germany. Thus there has always been a close tie between the European continent and the Argentinian tango.

Carel Kraayenhof, Bandoneon Sexteto Canyengue (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) Vesko Eschkenazy, Violin (Track 3) Heleen Koele, Soprano (Track 5) Netherlands Chamber Choir (Tracks 3, 5, 9, 11) Ivar Munk, Artistic Director Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra Johan Kracht, Concert Master Ed Spanjaard, Conductor

Tracklist

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Total time: 01:58

1. Clavel rojo

03:44

2. Milonga del ángel

06:43

3. Balada para un loco

05:09

4. Máxima

06:17

5. Milonga para Thirza

06:07

6. "Allegro marcato - ""Aconcagua"""

07:04

7. "Moderato - ""Aconcagua"""

07:43

8. "Presto - ""Aconcagua"""

06:24

9. Oblivion

03:53

10. Maypa

03:12

11. Adios Nonino

04:42

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Additional Information

Label

Pentatone

SKU

PTC5186008

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64

Channels

2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround

Artists

Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Carel Kraayenhof, Ed Spanjaard, Heleen Koele, Ivar Munk, Johan Kracht, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Sexteto Canyengue, Vesko Eschkenazy

Composers

Kraayenhof, Piazzolla, Alvarez

Conductors

Ed Spanjaard

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DSD 64

Instruments

Orchestra

Release Date

June 19, 2015

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Reviews

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"Carel Kraaijenhof is a local hero in the Netherlands. He played at the royal wedding of the King and Queen of the Netherlands. During the wedding Carel played an Astor Piazzolla track called Adios Nonino. The song is about the loss of Astor's father and is a very important track for the people of Argentina and Queen Maxima.

In fact the Queen was involved in the re-arrangement of this song for the royal wedding. She cried and forever stole the heart of the people of the Netherlands.

It was the most re-run bit of television of the year 2002. This made Carel into a local hero and made Tango a popular type of music in the Netherlands. This album went multi platinum and the single Adios Nonino went to number one in the pop charts in the Netherlands.

The album is great. Everything one could and should expect on a Tango album. The recording of this album was in the hands of the Polyhymnia crew so one can only say it’s up to the highest standards possible. I’m sure Tango isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but it certainly would be a loss if you never tried it."

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Tango Royal

Tango Royal

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