This CD is largely
made up of arrangements for the instrument which takes centre
stage in tango music, the bandoneon. Paul Raackow`s bandoneon
style is largely characterised by 'tango cancions', or tango
songs, arranged by renowned Argentinean bandoneon players whose
very own personal interpretations of the original compositions
have resulted in compact and expressive miniature versions. 'Mi
Refugio' tells the story of a very intimate tango, for the player
and his instrument only - a 'secret' tango which only confides
its story of loss and sadness in a good friend. Pumped into the
circulation by a bandoneon which releases a flow of music from
its core like a cuttlefish ejects its fluid.
On this CD Paul Raackow
has, above all, recorded his interpretations of arrangements
by Leopoldo Federico and Astor Piazzolla. Federico arranged Caminito,
among others, one of Argentina's best known tangos. This composition
is related, in a transfigured form, to a street by the same name
in the Buenos Aires dock area 'La Boca'. Besides, the arrangement
of Che Bandoneon was culled from his pen, a tango which tells
the story of a bandoneon as an understanding friend. In collaboration
with Felix Lipesker, Federico arranged Mala Junta and El Irrestistible,
two classics from the early period of tango. They rank among
the few arrangements for solo bandoneon that have been issued
as recordings. Un Fueye en Paris is an original composition of
Federico - a tango dedicated to the bandoneon player Juan José
Mosalini, who lives in Paris. Bandola Zurdo was arranged together
with Raul Garello, a theme which brings the bandoneon`s dark
bass registers to the fore.
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