El Motivo
Ernst Kovacic (violin), Anssi Karttunen (cello), Steven Dann (viola), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), Jussi Seppanen (cello), Zebra Trio
This recording of tangos began with the idea of writing music that could allow for freedom of improvisation while adhering to the composer's intent. Composer Pablo Ortiz began writing works for cello, multiple cellos and cellos with other string instruments while exploring the concept of original composition versus transcription, or music inspired by other music. His colleague Anssi Karttunen began transcribing music as well, using music of classic tangos, both from Argentina and Finland. Thus the listener will experience original compositions in the tango idiom along with transcriptions and arrangements of classic tangos. It is often hard to tell whether the composer is the interpreter or the interpreter the composer. This is a study in freedom and the shifting line between invention and re-invention. The two different kinds of tangos -- those from Argentina and those from Finland give different shades to the nostalgia and sadness they are both about.
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Track Listing
Title | Composer | Performer |
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El Choclo | Angel Villoldo /arr. Ortiz-Karttunen) | Zebra Trio |
El Marne | Eduardo Arolas /arr. Karttunen | Zebra Trio |
and all the phonies go made with joy | Pablo Ortiz | Zebra Trio |
Nocturna | Julián Plaza /arr. Kartunnen | Zebra Trio |
Trois tangos en marge | Pablo Ortiz | Zebra Trio |
Tengo miedo | José Aguilar /arr. Karttunen | Ernst Kovacic, violin, Anssi Karttunen, cello |
el jefe | Pablo Ortiz | Steven Dann, viola, Anssi Karttunen, cello |
Nostalgias | Juan Carlos Cobián /arr. Ortiz | Anssi Karttunen, cello |
El Marne | Eduardo Arolas /arr. Ortiz | Anssi Karttunen, Timo-Veikko Valve, Jussi Seppänen, cellos |
Sateen tango | Unto Mononen /arr. Karttunen | Anssi Karttunen, Timo-Veikko Valve, Jussi Seppänen, cellos |
En Cada Verso | Pablo Ortiz | Anssi Karttunen, cello |
El Motivo revisited | Juan Carlos Cobián /arr. Ortiz | Anssi Karttunen, Timo-Veikko Valve, Jussi Seppänen, cellos |
Sä et kyyneltä nä ä | Olavi Virta /arr. Karttunen | Anssi Karttunen, Timo-Veikko Valve, Jussi Seppänen, cellos |
Loca Bohemia | Francisco de Caro , arr. Ortiz | Anssi Karttunen, Timo-Veikko Valve, Jussi Seppänen, cellos |
Tango Desirée | Charly Niessen /arr. Ortiz | Anssi Karttunen, Timo-Veikko Valve, Jussi Seppänen, cellos |
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