ALBUMS
TRIO TASIS
...porque sí (8.11.2024)
OCTETOLOGY
Neotango (2023)
CUARTETO LUNARES
Rebound (2024)
QUINTETO EMEDEA
Modernísimo (2019)
CUARTETO LUNARES
A horas truncas (2016)
...PORQUE SÍ (2024 coming soon)
TRIO TASIS
Ancient clock, wordless songs, kaleidoscope, funeral rhapsody, little sacred dance, waltzes and tangos weave springtime circles in this …porque sí.
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For the simple pleasure of invoking seemingly disparate realms such as tango, classical music, chanson, jazz, and Latin American rhythms. For the joy of it, Trio Tasis shapes these inspirations with whim, intertwining, blending, juxtaposing, or sometimes opposing them… and why not, allowing Schönberg and Aznavour, Piazzolla and Joan Manuel Serrat, Stravinsky, Salgán, Bartók, and Gobbi to converse freely at times.
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It is within the exploration of these musical laboratories, and under the pen of composer and arranger Mathias Naon, that this debut opus emerges, at the confluence of tradition and innovation.
Carmela Delgado – bandoneón
Emilie Aridon-KocioÅ‚ek – piano
Mathias Naon – violon
Production : Le Triton
Enregistré au Triton / STUDIO AGC en mai 2024
Prise de son : Bastien Boissier, Jules Ferroul
Mixage : Bastien Boissier
Montage son : Mathias Naon
Mastering : Simon lancelot
Photo : Elsa Broclain
Accord piano : Etienne Leroy
Maquette - pao : Audo graphic concept
NEOTANGO (2023)
OCTETOLOGY
The year is 1955, Astor Piazzolla returns to Buenos Aires after two years spent in Paris. Between the lessons taken with the legendary Nadia Boulanger, the discovery of the Parisian Jazz scene and meeting of artists like Gerry Mulligan, the young Astor is bubbling with inspiration.
Upon his arrival in Argentina, an emancipatory rampage pushes him to break free from the Tango tradition.
No more dancers, no more singers, an instrumental tango blurring the frontiers with jazz and classical music. His weapon of choice the Octeto Buenos Aires. This emblematic ensemble crystallizes a turning point in the history of Tango and initiates the emergence of "Tango Nuevo".
The success of the project not being up to his expectations, Astor Piazzolla, a notorious prankster and a troublemaker, burned all of the scores of the Octeto during a dinner with friends. Alas, rendering any chance of bringing this music back to life impossible due to the lost scores.
Today, thanks to an important work of research and transcription, Octetology manages to reconstitute the original arrangements of this long-lost repertoire, and contributes to the rebirth of one of the most beautiful pages in the history of Tango.
Piano: Emilie Aridon-Kociołek
Guitar: Adrien Merahi
Bandoneons: Carmela Delgado, Lysandre Donoso
Violins: Aurelie Gallois, Mathias Naon
Cello: Gersende Perini
Double Bass: Lucas Eubel Frontini
Transcriptions: Lysandre Donoso, Mathias Naon
Recorded in 2022 at the Edgard Varèse Auditorium, Gennevilliers
Label: Paraty
Production: La Fonica
Recording and Mixing: Jean-Baptiste Brunhes
Sound Editing / Texts: Mathias Naon
Photos: Elsa Broclain
REBOUND (2024)
CUARTETO LUNARES
Rebound, like the flourishing resurgence of tango worldwide.
A creative rebound in Argentina, Europe, Japan… a play of mirrors and inspiring emulations that connect us and drive us ever further in our quest.
For over 10 years, Cuarteto Lunares has been dedicated to performing exclusively contemporary tango, stemming from a generation of composers and arrangers committed to renewing the genre.
Following their debut album released in 2015, and after tours, concerts, and new musical encounters, Cuarteto Lunares presents a repertoire consisting exclusively of original arrangements and commissions from Argentine and French composers.
The influences are diverse, rooted in tango, blending with it, or diverging from it. Jazz, classical music, folk music… The boundaries are porous, and creation remains rich, contrasting, challenging, and exhilarating...
Lucas Eubel Frontini - Double Bass
Aurélie Gallois - Violin
Gersende Périni - Cello
Carmela Delgado - Bandoneon
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Sound Recording / Mixing: Jean-Baptiste Brunhes
Recording Direction / Editing: Mathias Naon
Mastering: Javier Mazzarol
Photo: Elsa Broclain
MODERNÍSIMO (2019)
QUINTETO EMEDEA
Acclaimed by both the French and Argentine press, the album "Modernísimo" (2019, Contratiempo/UVMdistribution) offers a diverse range of arrangements and compositions by Astor Piazzolla that are rarely interpreted or recorded since their original versions. "Modernísimo" consists of 14 carefully selected tracks: the iconic early compositions, dazzling pieces with Jazz or classical music influences, arrangements of significant tango "standards," monumental and avant-garde themes by the composer, as well as previously unreleased and unrecorded pieces. All of these compositions are the result of our transcriptions, as the sheet music for this repertoire had never been published before.
Recorded in February 2018 at the auditorium of the Conservatoire de Châtenay-Malabry
Sound Recording: Patrick Muller
Editing: Lysandre Donoso, Mathias Naon
Mixing and Mastering: Juanjo Mosalini
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Graphics: Philomène Longchamp
Photos: Elsa Broclain
Text: Mathias Naon
(Spanish Translation: Rut Schereiner/Luis Naon; English Translation: Lucas Eubel Frontini)
A HORAS TRUNCAS (2016)
CUARTETO LUNARES
This album stems from the foundational approach of the Cuarteto: the discovery and dissemination of the repertoire of the new wave of Argentine tango. Since its inception, the Cuarteto has been performing the works of the most significant contemporary Argentine composers, aiming to render the essence of these compositions through an ensemble formation that had never been explored before. This exciting challenge led Aurélie Gallois to orchestrate the entirety of the repertoire, thus creating the distinct sound of the group. It's the fusion of current repertoire, an ensemble with a unique timbre, coupled with the free and committed interpretation of each musician that shapes the aesthetic signature of Lunares. Enthusiastic about the cultural exchanges engendered by such a project, the Cuarteto engages in a dynamic of valuable musical sharing between two countries united by tango. Throughout your listening experience, you'll encounter the roots of the genre as well as the diverse influences that contribute to the richness of contemporary tango: Piazzolla, Jazz, Classical, Candombe... This album immerses you in an expressive genre that is expanding and firmly innovative.
Recording and Editing: Caspar Falke
Mixing and Mastering: Juanjo Mosalini
Recording Director: Mathias Naon
Recorded in June 2015 at Théâtre DRU, Cultuurfabriek Ulft.
Silvox Records/www.silvox.nl
Label: Ruta Records
Photos: Elsa Broclain
Graphic Design: Philomène Longchamp
