Nadège Rochat. Rafael Aguirre

Che ... Tango!
“The expressiveness of this album is so warm and spot-on that no one should spend the winter without it,” raved the British magazine *Gramophone* in 2015 about the duo’s recording featuring Swiss cellist Nadège Rochat and her guitar-playing colleague from Málaga, Rafael Aguirre. However, the duo’s spirited music is likely an even better fit for balmy summer nights. When they met more than ten years ago, it quickly became clear that they were united not only by their mastery of their instruments and a similar musical sensibility, but also by their love for the elegiac and passionate classics of the Spanish and Argentine repertoires. None of the pieces in the programme are performed in their original versions. Yet the duo’s elegant arrangements and subtle phrasing instantly dispel all Andalusian clichés.

+ 7 minutes
The “Plus” of the concert: In a 7-minute discussion, distinctive—and sometimes curious—aspects of the programme are highlighted, or fascinating phenomena related to the works are brought into focus.

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Nadège Rochat

Violoncello

Rafael Aguirre

Guitar


Manuel de Falla
Seven Popular Spanish Songs
Francisco Tárrega
Gran Jota
Raffaele Bellafronte
Suite No. 1
Hubert Giraud
Under the Paris Sky
Carlos Gardel
Tomo y obligo
Astor Piazzolla
Che…tango…che!
Federico García Lorca
Old Spanish Songs
Manuel de Falla
"Primera danza española" from the opera "La vida breve"


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