The Triunfal Quintet is a Belgian quintet dedicated to the tango nuevo and everything inspired by the genre. The group is remarkable not only for its intense ensemble playing but also for its daring and its dedication to the tango repertoire and this new CD presnts some of Astor Piazzollas lesser-known masterpieces, supplemented with the passionate El Toro Caliente by the Belgian composer Ben Faes.
The recording features Piazzolla's La Camorra (1, 2 and 3) coupled with Tango del Diablo and Romance del Diablo.
Piazzolla wrote his Milonga and Muerte del Angel to honour angels, although the devil has also seemed to inspire him. His Tango del Diablo is one of the most forbidding pieces that he ever composed.
In the Romance, however, Piazzolla shows the devils softer side. He picks up the pieces and whispers the sweetest of promises..
Ben Faes wrote El Toro Caliente for his own Orquesta Tanguedia. The violin plays a starring role, first in the opening cadenza, and then in spinning out the ever-recurring melody that never sounds the same twice. An enormous tension builds up until everything is brought to a halt by a breath-taking guitar solo, although the peace is short-lived.
