Heinrich Schiff & Paul Gulda: Astor Piazzolla - Le Grand Tango (1988)

Heinrich Schiff - cello
Paul Gulda - piano
Astor Piazzolla - Le Grand Tango
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Astor Piazolla wrote "Le Grand Tango" for cello and piano in 1982 and dedicated the piece to the Russian cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich which would be premiered by him in 1990 in New Orleans.
Paul Gulda (* 1961 in Vienna) is the second son of Friedrich Gulda, who was one of his piano teachers.
Heinrich Schiff (born 18 November 1951) is an Austrian cellist and conductor. He studied cello with Tobias Kühne and André Navarra and made his solo debut in Vienna and London in 1971. He studied conducting with Hans Swarovsky and made his conducting debut in 1986.
Schiff was Artistic Director of the Northern Sinfonia from 1990 to 1996, and recorded with them for the NMC label. He also held chief conductorships with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra in Copenhagen, Denmark (1996-2000), and the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur.
In 2004, he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and served in the post from 2005 to 2008. He stood down from the post in 2008 for health reasons.
Schiff plays the "Mara" Stradivarius (1711) and "Sleeping Beauty" made by Montagnana in Venice in 1739. His recording of the Bach Cello Suites won prizes, and his recording of the Shostakovich concertos won the Grand Prix du Disque. His recording of the Brahms Double Concerto with Frank Peter Zimmermann and Wolfgang Sawallisch won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis. Composers who have written cello concertos for Schiff include John Casken and Friedrich Cerha. Among his students are Rudi Spring, Gautier Capuçon, Richard Harwood and Natalie Clein.
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[@xiangxiang5817]

Best version

[@k42psu]

For me the best available version of this crazy-ingenious tango. Schiff really hits the spirit of this piece. Precise yet powerful and expressive or silent and cantabile. Love it.

[@jinchanghye4605]

I love their combination on this work !the sound is great 👍

[@darjacka]

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[@hyejinchang8566]

It is the best interpretation of the score !.

[@diegocora4857]

Bravoooo

[@anitamiskolczi5241]

Lovely❤

[@kevinmelendez1460]

Ok wait, if the premiere of this piece was in 1990, but this performance was in 1988, wouldn’t it make this the premiere?

[@pablojuanlinaresrodriguezc5314]

Wow
Amazing

[@frankjin2484]

Is this the world premiere de-facto?

[@HahaHa-nf7iz]

I can’t help but noticed the pianist is incredibly hot actually

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😂

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