Octavio Brunetti, a Grammy® award-winning pianist, arranger, and conductor, was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to arrange music by Piazzolla for cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Compositional Technique
Astor Piazzolla, the composer, established a standard structural pattern for his tangos with "Adiós Nonino," featuring a fast-slow-fast-slow-coda form.
Album & Artwork
This album is dedicated to Octavio Brunetti for his work interpreting, performing, and imagining Piazzolla's music, and his partnership with violinist Elmira Darvarova.
Interpretation
This album features new transcriptions of Piazzolla's works by the late Octavio Brunetti, a legendary tango pianist, for violin and piano.
Recording & Production
The recording for this album took place on June 16, 2011, at Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
Performer Biography
Elmira Darvarova, a Grammy®-nominated violinist, was the first and only woman concertmaster in the history of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
