Joanna MacGregor plays Piazzolla

Joanna MacGregor CBE plays Piazzolla
One of the leading virtuosos and recording artists of our time, pianist Joanna MacGregor gives an exhilarating performance of Milonga del Angel and Michelangelo 70 by Astor Piazzolla at Stapleford Granary.
Piazzolla was the maestro of Tango. He took it out of the smoke-filled night clubs and cabaret of Argentina and into the concert halls. He was a virtuoso bandoneon player - the instrument known as the soul of Tango - and was fully integrated into the World of Tango whilst performing with bands as a young man. Piazzolla knew the brilliant music and dancing of Tango and he also knew the seedy underside of sex, drugs, gambling and alcohol.
Encouraged by his teacher, Nadia Boulanger, Piazzolla embraced his passion for Tango whilst expanding his musical language, bringing in dissonance, counterpoint and other techniques inspired by modern classical composition and jazz orchestras. Joanna’s own arrangements of two of Piazzolla’s much-loved tangos are full of her characteristic verve, energy and astounding technical brilliance.
With thanks to Joanna MacGregor for kindly agreeing to the filming and release of her performance on Stapleford Granary’s CZcams channel.
Cameras, sound & editing - David Lefeber
Filmed at Stapleford Granary on 2nd October 2020
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[@jimtownsend8010]

Absolutely amazing. Cool pieces. I find Joanna is completely in contact with the keyboard, each note solid and meaningful.

[@JakePurches-Base2music]

Wonderful!

[@fredphipps9452]

Wonderful

[@alastairboles4437]

Pure genius, as usual 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@accordiondawn]

Just stunning. Just what I needed. Thank you Joanna and Stapleford Granary!

[@StaplefordGranary]

Thank you Dawn, we're glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ceciliaizzett7131]

Wonderful, thank you Stapleford Granary.

[@StaplefordGranary]

You're welcome Cecilia, thank you for listening to Joanna.