J.S. Bach's fuga, Stravinsky's harmony, Bartok's ethno-rhythm, flamenco, 70's kitsch, blues and jazz fused into a grand Argentine tango, Piazzolla's La Muerte del Angel.
The piano's opening statement gets a fugue-like treatment by the cello and the bandoneon while the fused sound deliberately flirts with pounding, dissonant chords as well as brilliant glissandos. The slow portion is a highly elaborate slow waltz (tango) that never fails to lose the strong melodic line that builds to one grand climax.
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