Piazzolla: Music for Guitar Yuri Liberzon & Piotr Pakhomkin

• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Tango Suite:
• 1Piazzolla: Tango Suite: Tango No. 1, Allegro, libero05:23
• 2Piazzolla: Tango Suite: Tango No. 2, Andante rubato, melancolico04:38
• 3Piazzolla: Tango Suite: Tango No. 3, Allegro07:41
• Oblivion (Arr. for Guitar by Yuri Liberzon):
• 4Piazzolla: Oblivion (Arr. for Guitar by Yuri Liberzon)04:11
• La muerte del ángel:
• 5Piazzolla: La muerte del ángel (Arr. for Guitar by Leo Brouwer)05:21
• Cinco piezas:
• 6Piazzolla: Cinco piezas: No. 1, Campero05:01
• 7Piazzolla: Cinco piezas: No. 2, Romántico05:40
• 8Piazzolla: Cinco piezas: No. 3, Acentuado03:47
• 9Piazzolla: Cinco piezas: No. 4, Tristón05:06
• 10Piazzolla: Cinco piezas: No. 5, Compadre03:19
• Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco):
• 11Piazzolla: Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco): Étude No. 1, Décidé03:32
• 12Piazzolla: Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco): Étude No. 2, Anxieux et rubato08:29
• 13Piazzolla: Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco): Étude No. 3, Molto marcato e energico04:15
• 14Piazzolla: Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco): Étude No. 4, Lento-Meditativo03:34
• 15Piazzolla: Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco): Étude No. 502:13
• 16Piazzolla: Tango-Études (Arr. for Guitar by Manuel Barrueco): Étude No. 6, Avec anxiété04:27
• Total Runtime01:16:37

Info for Piazzolla: Music for Guitar

Astor Piazzolla’s introduction of new rhythms and harmonies into the tango won him worldwide fame. Tango Suite, for two guitars, is one of the finest duo works in the repertoire, offering fireworks and percussive effects as well as exquisite melancholy. Yuri Liberzon has arranged the much-loved Oblivion for guitar, while Leo Brouwer’s arrangement of La muerte del ángel is full of vivacity and colour. Cinco piezas was Piazzolla’s first work for classical guitar and embraces peasant dances and complex cross-rhythms alike; the Tango-Études, originally for flute, shows the guitar’s range and versatility in Manuel Barrueco’s idiomatic arrangement.

Guitarist Yuri Liberzon has recorded Konstantin Vassiliev’s guitar music on 8574315: ‘Liberzon is joined by guitarist Patrick O’Connell for two duets. Their performance of Obrio is reminiscent of the Assad Duo’s performances of music by Piazzolla and Gnattali. I hope to hear more from this duo in the future’ (American Record Guide).

Piotr Pakhomkin – who joins Liberzon in the Tango Suite – won the 2016 Respighi International Soloist Competition and made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Chamber Orchestra of New York’s ‘Masterwork Series’ in June 2018. ‘Piotr Pakhomkin is one of the bright lights of the younger generation of classical musicians, a player of tremendous skill and sensitivity’ (Classical Guitar Magazine).

Yuri Liberzon, classical guitar
Piotr Pakhomkin, classical guitar

Yuri Liberzon
Internationally acclaimed concert classical guitarist and recording artist Yuri Liberzon was born in Novosibirsk, Russia and raised in Israel. He has given countless concerts across the US, alongside numerous appearances in international media.

Liberzon has released three albums in collaboration with GRAMMY-winning sound engineer and producer Nahuel Bronzini: Ascension (2015), ¡Acentuado! (2017, Soundset Recordings), and J.S. Bach – 3 Violin Sonatas (2020, Laudable Records). Liberzon has transcribed the music of Scarlatti and J.S. Bach for guitar, and these have been published in Soundboard Magazine and distributed in Europe by Bergmann Edition.

While in Israel, Liberzon studied with Yaron Hasson, and was the recipient of multiple America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships and grants. In 2000, Liberzon relocated to the US to study for his Bachelor of Music and Graduate Performance Diploma at the Peabody Conservatory with Manuel Barrueco, subsequently earning a Master of Music from Yale University with Benjamin Verdery, being awarded full scholarships at both institutions.

Piotr Pakhomkin
Hailed by the Baltimore Sun as an artist of “formidable talents,” this Russian-American guitarist has won many prestigious awards and performed around the world. As an Artist-in-Residence at Maryland’s prestigious Strathmore, Piotr served as the ambassador of the classical guitaR&By exposing audiences not only to the bread-and-butter Spanish repertoire but also through collaborations with the Hindustani violin, African dj be, and jazz saxophone. Mr. Pakhomkin has since performed in solo and concerto settings at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Jordan Hall in Boston, Teatro Pablo de Villavicencio in Mexico, D.B. Clarke Auditorium in Montreal, New York’s Dweck Center for contemporary Culture and Panama’s historic National Theater. He was also a featured soloist for the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society, Washington, D.C. Guitar Society, Waterford Series, LiveArts Maryland, Washington County Museum Fine Arts Series and as a concerto soloist with the McLean Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de las Artes, and the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra. Piotr is the First Prize winner of the 2012 Mexican International Guitar Competition in Culiacan and has taken top prizes at the 2012 Boston GuitarFest International Guitar Competition, Great Lakes Guitar Competition, Montreal International Guitar Competition, and the European International Guitar Competition, “Enrico Mercatali” in Italy. As a teacher, Piotr is the director of Georgetown Guitar. Piotr completed his Master’s degree with legendary guitarist Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Institute. His debut commercial release, Baroque Adaptations, features the music of Bach, Abel, Tel ann, and Scarlatti. Since 2010, Piotr exclusively performs on guitars made by Ross Gutmeier with Savarez strings.

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