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クラシックだけでなく、さまざまなジャンルの音楽を奏でるヨーヨー・マが、今度はタンゴの世界に進出。スペインにフラメンコがあるように、タンゴはアルゼンチンの国民的な音楽だ。ダンス音楽でもあり、詩的でもあり、民族の気持ちを表現する手段でもある。
作曲家でバンドネオンの奏者でもあったピアソラは、旧来のタンゴのリズムを滑らかにして、聴くための音楽に昇華させた。流れるようなタンゴのリズムにチェロのメロディが重なり、薄暗いダンスフロアが目の前に浮かんでくるようだ。(新井由己)
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Yo-Yo Ma might seem like an unlikely protagonist for the tango, but this intrepid musical explorer has taken his task seriously, collaborating with experienced tango musicians. Ma even participates in a posthumous collaboration with one 1987 Piazzolla recording. Furthermore, while he's obviously the headliner here, he doesn't dominate the arrangements nearly as much as he does the billing and photography of the disc. While the result isn't your essential Piazzolla album (that would have to include more of the composer's own playing), it's an atmospheric and convincing collection, perhaps a good introduction for those who don't know the music.
--Leslie Gerber
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