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Romance del Diablo

The Music of Piazzolla

Marco Albonetti (saxophone), Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana

Romance del Diablo
Albonetti’s scholarly understanding of the nuevo tango informs his latest orchestrations of Piazzolla’s music...The four pieces were originally scored for quintet – the bandoneón parts (the...

Romance del Diablo

The Music of Piazzolla

Marco Albonetti (saxophone), Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana

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Albonetti’s scholarly understanding of the nuevo tango informs his latest orchestrations of Piazzolla’s music...The four pieces were originally scored for quintet – the bandoneón parts (the...

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Since his highly praised Carnegie Hall début in New York City, the saxophonist Marco Albonetti has been engaged for performances and master-classes around the world. He has appeared at countless Italian theatres and numerous distinguished international venues, and his concert tours have taken him to Armenia, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United States. Albonetti first discovered the music of Piazzolla on the day he died 4th July 1992 when RAI reported the news and broadcast his music. Albonettis fascination for his music has persisted from that day forward. Traveling to Buenos Aires to research his doctoral dissertation, Albonetti had the privilege of examining the composers original manuscript scores and interviewing people who had worked closely with Piazzolla: his wife, Laura Escalada, his librettist Horacio Ferrer, and his fellow musicians Pablo Ziegler, Daniel Binelli, José Bragato, and Arturo Schneider. This album features his Albonettis own arrangements for Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra, described by Piazzollas publisher as A splendid piece of work, impeccably executed, and a demonstration of great respect for the music of Maestro Piazzolla.

Contents and tracklist

No. 4, Otoño Porteño
Track length7:15
No. 2, Invierno Porteño
Track length6:54
No. 3, Primavera Porteña
Track length6:01
No. 1, Verano Porteño
Track length9:55

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Awards and reviews

March 2021

Albonetti’s scholarly understanding of the nuevo tango informs his latest orchestrations of Piazzolla’s music...The four pieces were originally scored for quintet – the bandoneón parts (the Argentinian concertina played by Piazzolla) work surprisingly well transcribed for soprano saxophone...Altogether, a stand-out success among recent arrangements for saxophone.

March 2021

As Marco Albonetti demonstrates, the sax can serve as an effective stand-in for that quintessential instrument of the Argentine tango...And although I generally prefer Piazzolla played with greater grit, Albonetti’s emphasis on the lyrical does provide some unexpected rewards, as in Libertango, where he locates a mournful, melancholic quality.
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