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Xavier Phillips

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[Piazzolla: The Cello Takes the Place of the Bandoneon]Piazzolla performed by the cello of Paris-born virtuoso Xavier Phillips and the Lausanne Soloists, of which he is the music director. In addition to the famous Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, it is surprising to hear Aconcaguaa rare piece originally written for the bandoneonperformed on the cello. For this recording, Phillips commissioned his childhood friend, composer Olivier Carmel, to create arrangements that remain faithful to the original compositions. He succeeds in uncompromisingly expressing Piazzollas worldviewwith its contrasts of ruggedness and sharpness, and a quality that seems to drown in sentimentality yet is also violentthrough the cello and strings.Astor Piazzollas unmistakable musical language is now widely known throughout the world and has achieved true universality. Following in the footsteps of Carlos Gardel, the Arge