Exploring Piazzolla's vibrant musical influence around the world, this DVD
charts the events of his turbulent, complicated personal and professional life
through candid and revealing interviews with Piazzolla himself, his family,
friends and the great Argentinian musicians who performed with him. This
extended DVD version of Mike Dibb's new film Tango Maestro includes rare and
wonderful archive sequences spanning 30 years of filmed performances by
Piazzolla's own groups with contributions from other virtuoso performers drawn
to his music, including Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma, jazz vibraphonist Gary
Burton, the Kronos Quartet, The Gotan Project, the Tango Pasión dance company,
and Astor's close friend Richard Galliano.Works Piazzolla: Milonga del ángel;
Adiós Nonino; Buenos Aires hora cero; Tanguedia; Mumuki Press Reviews
"...these two well-produced films (accompanied by additional unedited
interviews) flesh out the hidden depths of a very human composer, who was much
more than the music he wrote but whose music came to be so much more than the
man." (Gramophone) "If you know only the music, you will be in for a shock
from this absorbing compendium. The shock is twofold: that the vigorous,
striking figure seen playing bandoneon in his final recorded studio concert
should shortly be felled by a stroke, and that the creator of that searching,
emotionally generous – all right, sometimes contrived and depressing – music
left a legacy of intense personal exasperation. Such it ever was, perhaps,
with driven artists." (BBC Music Magazine)Cast Daniel Barenboim (Piano) Yo-Yo
Ma (Cello) Gary Burton (Vibes) Kronos Quartet; The Gotan Project; Tango Pasión
Production Company: BBC Worldwide Stage Director: Mike DibbDisc Information
Catalogue Number: OA0905D Running Time: 213 minutes Sound: Dolby Stereo Aspect
Ratio: 4:3/16:9 Anamorphic Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT Label: Opus Arte