Ziegler Classical Tango Quartet with Sandra Luna

A consummate ensemble featuring piano, bandoneon, cello and double bass, the Ziegler Classical Tango Quartet breathes with nuance and refinement, at once subtle and utterly expressive. Latin Grammy-winner Pablo Ziegler, the pre-eminent living member of Astor Piazzolla’s groundbreaking ensemble, leads the group in exquisite arrangements of his own compositions as well as the music of tango legends like J.C. Cobian and Piazzolla.

Raised in the stockyard and slaughterhouse district of Mataderos in Buenos Aires, Sandra Luna hails, like tango, from the margins. She brings a passionate, sometimes pained, voice to both classic and new tango songs. Like all serious contemporary tango artists, Sandra balances the weight of the tango past with the need to redefine and renovate. Paraphrasing tango lyricist Horacio Ferrer, she describes tango as "cinders that burn again and again... tango is like life, and has to evolve. I think contemporary tango needs a sure voice, which sings out with strength while the pueblo cries."

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