"That's Love” - “C'est l'amour,” the title piece of the evening by tango innovator Astor Piazzolla, surprises with its rather bitter, painful tone. Piazzolla composed the tango in 1965 as incidental music for “Melenita de Oro” by Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz, whose recurring themes in his 67 plays were the fear of death and the passing of time. In addition to Piazzolla's passionate, uncompromising music, this evening will also feature rousing pieces from the “epoca d'oro” of Argentine tango. In keeping with the motto of “MÀS QUE TANGO,” which promises “more than tango,” works from the classical genre will also be performed. Dr. Karl B. Murr, director of the Textile Museum, illuminates the theme of the concert in philosophical and poetic texts: love, even beyond death.
The ensemble “MÀS QUE TANGO,” led by Augsburg musician Iris Lichtinger and violinist Martin Franke, known from the Augsburg Philharmonic, has once again invited two very special guest musicians to join them for this program: the internationally renowned tango protagonist Victor Villena, about whom the New York Times writes “An emotional universe unto itself. A master of the instrument.” His career has taken him from the Hollywood Bowl to the Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Philharmonie in Berlin. The ensemble also includes cellist Lysander Francescatti, who, despite his young age, has already made numerous appearances at venues such as the Ravenna Festival, the Siemens Arts Program, Stockholm, the Cremona Festival, and the Young Euro Classics Festival at the Berlin Konzerthaus, and is a junior student at the Munich University of Music.
MÀS QUE TANGO
Victor Hugo Villena, bandoneon | Iris Lichtinger, piano | Martin Franke, violin | Lysander Francescatti, cello
Dr. Karl B. Murr, reading
Concept: Iris Lichtinger & Dr. Karl B. Murr