in 2023 August 27 4 p.m. St. In St. Catherine's Church, we invite you to accompany us in the summer, listening to a unique program of tango music performed by the international Trio Agora of talented musicians. Trio Agora" are three charismatic musicians, laureates of various prestigious international competitions, who regularly perform in European concert halls, but do not forget Lithuania as well. This is the presentation concert of Trio Agora's latest album "Hotel tango". The album was released in 2023. in June with the German record label Accentus Music.
Žilvinas Brazauskas (clarinet, Lithuania/Germany)
Natania Hoffman (cello, Italy/USA/Belgium)
Robertas Lozinskis (piano, Lithuania)
Trio Agora presents a completely new, original version of Astor Piazzolla's "Four Seasons" created by the trio's clarinetist Žilvins Brazauskas, as well as a work dedicated to the Canadian/American composer Joel Hoffman's ensemble "Foxtrot Romeo Juliet Hotel Tango" and a number of other original arrangements, including the origins of tango: mazurkas, waltzes and contradances, as well as the works of academic composers I. Stravinsky and M. Ravel: "Tango" for solo piano and "Pièce en Forme de Habanera" for cello and piano.
The trio's mission is to share their admiration for tango music, which has flourished for a century and a half and continues to shape us, just as we do it. Where did tango come from and how many people and cultures have been captivated by the rhythms, songs and dances of this genre? Trio Agora aims to express the vast scope of tango music by selecting pieces, each of which has a unique history and contributed to the evolution of this style. This album is a kind of international manifestation of tango, taking listeners from the salons of Paris to the small streets of Buenos Aires, through the United States, Latin America, West Africa and Eastern Europe. Many of the pieces presented are like narratives that pay homage to the original compositions in the form of arrangements and transcriptions.
THE PROGRAM
Antonio Lauro (1917-1986), 4 Valses Venezolanos - III. Natalia, "Vals Criollo" (arranged by Paquito D'Rivera)
Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963), La Comparsa (arranged by Mindaugas Stumbras)
Richard Galliano (1950-), La Valse à Margaux (arranged by Žilvinas Brazauskas)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Pièce en forme de habanera (arranged by Paul Bazelaire)
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), El Día Que Me Quieras (arranged by Karolis Šarkus)
Rosendo Mendizábal (1868-1913), El Entrerriano (arranged by Žilvinas Brazauskas)
Joel Hoffman (1953-), Foxtrot Romeo Juliet Hotel Tango
Intermission
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Tango
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (arranged by Žilvinas Brazauskas)
Verano Porteño
Otoño Porteño
Invierno Porteño
Primavera Porteña
