Guitarist Christoph Denoth returns with a new album of works inspired by South America, centered on the iconic tango. The continent of South America, with it's diverse countries and various lines of historical development, has stimulated the creation of many musical traditions. But throughout the heterogeneous patterns of culture, the guitar has a central part to play as a national instrument in all South American countries. This selection (titled tanguero, describing one who sings or dances the tango) brings together many of the styles and genres of that vast continent in a colorful blend of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies. Christoph Denoth was born in Basel, Switzerland, and spent an important part of his early life in the Swiss mountains. His extraordinary musical talent became apparent early on, at which stage he already loved the guitar. He began his concert career at age 15. His studies of the classical guitar led him to the conservatories of Lucerne, Basel, and Zurich. He attended master classes with Pepe Romero and others and trained as a soloist with Oscar Ghiglia at the Basel Musikakademie. He regularly performs as a soloist with chamber orchestras and ensembles such as the Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (Peter Maxwell Davies) or the Offenburger Streichtrio, and at international music festivals such as that of Schleswig-Holstein. He has also performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in New York, at the Berlin Philharmonie, and at the Salzburg Mozarteum.

Tracklist:

Libertango
Oblivion
Triunfal
Adios Nonino
Chiquilín De Bachín
Verano Porteño
Milonga Del Angel
El Choclo
La Cumparsita
El Día Que Me Quieras
Sueño De Barrilete
Tango En Skaï
Agua Y Vinho
Sons De Carrilhões
Se Ela Perguntar
El Marabino
Valse Venezelano No. 2
Valse Venezelano No. 3
Te Vas Milonga
Milonga
Violetas

UPC: 635212053829
Label: Signum Classics
Release Date: 7.6.18
Format: CD

Blasquez / Denoth - Tanguero / Music from South America (CD)