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Grand Tango!

Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble

Grand Tango!

Format: SACD hybrid
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917269529
Catnr: CC 72695
Release date: 09 October 2015
1 SACD hybrid
 
Label
Challenge Classics
UPC
0608917269529
Catalogue number
CC 72695
Release date
09 October 2015

""Listen right away in the first track Bando to the protrusive swinging bass, be amazed in Soledad about the sensitive sighing pino-intro, enjoy the sharp bandoneon cries in, for example, Otoño Porteña and become above all in love with the playing of Isabelle van Keulen""

Luister Magazine, 01-3-2016
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About the album

The Bandoneòn player and composer Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla (born March 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata; died 4 July 1992 in Buenos Aires) is considered the founder of Tango Nuevo, a further development of the traditional Tango Argentino.
Piazzolla has developed his own musical signature, an always personal and unique language, easy to distinguish from the wide variety of 20th century music styles. His great strength was his integrative potential as a composer. Just this sovereignty of assimilation, this picking up of different currents determines his style. The name PiazzoIla stands for extremely exciting and yet sad music, which is still full of energy, sensuality and joie de vivre.
Throughout his life he composed more than 300 tangos and music for nearly 50 films, recorded around 40 records, collaborated with writers and visual artists and cooperated with the Tanztheater of Pina Bausch.
During the military dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983 Piazzolla lived in ltaly, but always kept returning to Argentina. In particular, the period 1978-1988 is the highlight of his career. During this time, he became very famous with his second quintet: Pablo Ziegler (piano), Fernando Suarez Paz (violin), Horacio Malvicino (guitar) and Hector Console (double bass), also earning great success at home in Argentina. After the end of the military dictatorship, Piazzolla returned to Buenos Aires, where he was named an honorary citizen of the city in 1985, seven years before his death. At the age of 65 he published the impressive late work Tango Zero Hour (1986), the man from Buenos Aires now been regarded as a living legend. In August 1990 he suftered a stroke while in Paris, which made further composing and performing impossible. Piazzolla died two years later in his hometown. Only some time later it was recognized also in Argentina what genius Ástor Piazzolla had. The simultaneous complexity and emotional expressiveness of his works have excited since musicians of ali styles and from all over the world. Unlike traditional tango, Piazzolla’s compositions are not necessarily danceable, on the contrary, they mark a whole new direction of avant-garde music. To Piazzolla Tango is the equivalent of the Allemande or the Gigue to Johann Sebastian Bach. He uses counterpoint and polyphonic voicing, he adds musical elements of avant-garde exploit (bold harmonies, new ways of playing the instruments) He indeed composes music that originates from dance music, but takes it way beyond, as do composers such as Bartók, Ginastera and Villa-Lobos.
“Bandó” is an early composition of Ástor Piazzolla, standing strong in the tradition of classical tangos. The title is a nick name for the “Bandoneòn”, a harmonica instrument that originated in Germany in 1850, came to Argentina with German immigrants and quickly became the typical instrument of tango. In “Otoiio Porteiio” (Autumn) and “Primavera Porteiia” (Spring) are two works from the “Cuatro Estaciones Porteiias”, the seasons in Buenos Aires. Four pieces that adopt the idea of Vivaldi’s seasons, but were originally single compositions, even if they are often performed as a cycle. “Tres Minutos con la Realidad”, three minutes with reality, is a furious, virtuosic work that explores the boundaries of tonality and has clear reminiscences of Stravinsky and Bartók. “Kicho” puts the double bass in the foreground by an extended bass cadenza right al the beginning of the piece. lt was composed by Piazzolla for the double bass player of one of his ensembles, Enrique “Quicho” Diaz, hence the name. “Tango para una ciudad”, Tango for a city is a tribute to the composer’s hometown, Buenos Aires. “Soledad”, Loneliness, is the second piece from the suite “Silfo y Ondina”, which consists of the three parts: Fugata, Soledad and Final. A quiet, contemplative composition with great climax and long musical lines.
Dit is het tweede tango album van violiste Isabelle van Keulen en haar ensemble, met muziek van de Argentijn Astor Piazzolla, dé tangocomponist bij uitstek en vermaard bandoneonspeler. Ook dit album werd, net als het eerste in de reeks van tango-albums van het ensemble, met veel enthousiasme door de critici ontvangen.

Het eerste stuk van deze opname Bando, draagt de bijnaam voor de bandoneon, een rond 1850 in Duitsland ontwikkeld harmonica-achtig instrument dat Duitse immigranten meenamen naar Argentinië. Het werd al snel het typerende instrument voor de tango. Bando is een vroege compositie van Piazzolla en draagt nog de strakke kenmerken van de traditionele klassieke tango.

Titelsong

De titelsong Le Grand Tango is een ongebruikelijk stuk in het werk van Piazzolla. Hij schreef het in 1982, niet voor de geijkte combinatie van instrumenten van de Tango Nuevo, bandoneon, viool, piano, contrabas en elektrische gitaar, maar voor cello en piano. De componist droeg het op aan de wereldberoemde cellist Mstislav Rostropovitsj die, nog onbekend met de meesterwerken van Piazzolla, het stuk pas in 1990 voor het eerst in het openbaar speelde. In de tussentijd stond het stuk al wel op het concertrepertoire van vele cellisten en violisten, maar een arrangement voor een breder instrumentarium was er niet. Het, speciaal voor deze opname door bandoneonspeler Christian Gerber gearrangeerde, stuk voegt een totaal nieuwe dimensie toe aan de complexe timbres en harmonieuze lagen van deze compositie, door het gebruik van nieuwe instrumentatie en een strak arrangement in een beeldende toonzetting.

Vaarwel opaatje

Sinds 2 februari 2002 zullen de meesten onder u Adiós Nonino wel kennen. Weet u het nog? De traan van Máxima op haar bruiloft, op het moment dat Carel Kraayenhof dit lied, Adiós Nonino (Vaarwel opaatje), speelde? Het is een van de bekendste en meest uitgevoerde werken van Piazzolla, die het schreef na het overlijden van zijn vader.

Piazzolla's vernieuwing van de tango

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) componeerde meer dan 300 tango’s en muziek voor bijna 50 films. Hij nam ongeveer 40 albums op en werkte samen met schrijvers, beeldende kunstenaars en het danstheater van Pina Bausch. Piazzolla wordt beschouwd als de oprichter van de Tango Nuevo. Zonder de romantiek, het geweld, de erotiek en de toewijding van de traditionele tango, die hij als leeg en uitgehold beschouwde, te verliezen, vernieuwde Piazzolla de tango door toevoeging van elementen uit de Europese kunstmuziek, Argentijnse folklore en jazz; de tango kreeg een nieuwe vorm en betekenis. De muziek van Piazolla is opwindend en toch droevig, vol energie, sensualiteit en levenslust en is makkelijk te herkennen.

Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble

Isabelle van Keulen houdt van de tango. Ooit op haar zesde verjaardag kreeg ze een LP van Astor Piazzolla cadeau. Ze was meteen verkocht en werd een echte liefhebster van de tango. In 2011 richtte ze haar eigen Tango Nuevo ensemble op, het Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble, met als doel om de Tango Nuevo meesterwerken van Astor Piazzolla uit te voeren. Samen met bandoneonist Christian Gerber, pianiste Ulrike Payer en contrabassist Rüdiger Ludwig inspireert Isabelle het publiek op het hoogste niveau van perfectie en met muzikale intensiteit. Zo brengt het ensemble de aangrijpende schoonheid, melancholie en kracht van de muziek van Piazzolla op een directe manier over.


“Ihr Piazzolla überzeugt mit einer selten zu hörenden Intensität.” NDR

“Die Leidenschaft, mit der die niederländische Viotinistin die Musik Ástor Piazzollas spielt. Ihr Ensemble unterstützt sie mit größter Intensität und äußerst phantasievoll. Eine tolle Leistung!” Pizzicato

Grand Tango ist die zweite Einspielungen des Isabelle van Keulen Ensembles mit Werken von Piazolla. Das Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble wurde 2011 gegründet. Nach ihrer Carte Blanche-Konzertreihe im Concertgebouw von Haarlem in den Niederlanden war es der international renommierten
Geigerin und Bratschistin Isabelle van Keulen ein Anliegen, Astor Piazzolas Meisterwerke des Tango Nuevo auf höchstem technischen und musikalischen Niveau zu Gehör zu bringen. Das Isabella van Keulen Ensemble bietet dem Publikum mit seinen Konzerten ein Level der Perfektion und eine musikalische Intensität, die die ergreifende Schönheit, Kraft und Melancholie der Musik Piazzolas auf direkte und faszinierende Weise zum Ausdruck bringen.

Sowohl der Hessische Rundfunk in Frankfurt als auch der Norddeutsche Rundfunk erklärten das erste Album Tango! CD zur „CD der Woche“
Il secondo album del progetto Tango curato dall’Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble e dedicato alla produzione di Ástor Piazzolla.
Bandó è una composizione giovanile di Ástor Piazzolla, ancora fortemente legata alla tradizione del tango classico. Il titolo è il soprannome del "Bandoneòn", quell’armonica nata in Germania nel 1850, portata in Argentina da immigrati tedeschi e divenuta ben presto lo strumento tipico del tango. Con Otoiio Porteiio (Autunno) e Primavera Porteiia (Primavera) abbiamo due opere tratte dalle Cuatro Estaciones Porteiias, le stagioni di Buenos Aires. Quattro brani che adottano l’idea della Quattro Stagioni vivaldiane, ma che in origine furono concepiti singolarmente, anche se vengono spesso eseguite come un ciclo. Tres Minutos con la Realidad, «tre minuti con la realtà», è un brano virtuosistico e infuriato, che esplora i confini della tonalità con chiare reminiscenze di Stravinsky and Bartók. Kicho porta in primo piano il contrabbasso, con un’ampia cadenza subito all’inizio del brano. Fu composto da Piazzolla per il contrabbassista di uno dei suoi ensembles, Enrique ‘Quicho’ Diaz, di qui il nome. Tango para una ciudad, «Tango per una città», è un omaggio alla città natale del compositore, Buenos Aires. Soledad, «Solitudine», è il secondo brano della suite Silfo y Ondina, costituita da tre parti: Fugata, Soledad e Final. Una composizione calma, contemplativa, con un grande crescendo e ampie linee musicali.

Artist(s)

Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble

The Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble was initiated in 2011 by the internationally well established violinist and violist Isabelle van Keulen, following her Carte Blanche concert series in the Concertgebouw Haarlem, the Netherlands, with the purpose to perform Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Nuevo master works to the highest technical and musical standards. Together with bandoneonist Christian Gerber, he himself one of the leading performers of his generation, and winner of several prizes, a.o. the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, pianist Ulrike Payer, well known for her versatility and sensibility in all musical genres and double bass player Rüdiger Ludwig, a charismatic musician and Co-Principal of the NDR Orchestra Hanover, they overwhelmed their audience on their first appearance. The result was a series of high profile concerts: Concertgebouw...
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The Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble was initiated in 2011 by the internationally well established violinist and violist Isabelle van Keulen, following her Carte Blanche concert series in the Concertgebouw Haarlem, the Netherlands, with the purpose to perform Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Nuevo master works to the highest technical and musical standards.
Together with bandoneonist Christian Gerber, he himself one of the leading performers of his generation, and winner of several prizes, a.o. the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, pianist Ulrike Payer, well known for her versatility and sensibility in all musical genres and double bass player Rüdiger Ludwig, a charismatic musician and Co-Principal of the NDR Orchestra Hanover, they overwhelmed their audience on their first appearance.
The result was a series of high profile concerts: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Rheingau Music Festival, Schlesweg Holstein Festival, Delft Festival a.o., reinvitations followed immediately.
In 2013 their first CD and DVD „Tango!” appeared on Challenge Classics with well known works by Astor Piazzolla, which was highly praised in the international press and received several awards at Dutch and German radio stations: CD of the week with f.e. Hessische Rundfunk Frankfurt and Norddeutsche Rundfunk.
Together with the DVD production Challenge brought out a documentary about the making of the CD (‚Music from the Heart’). Following this suceess several tours were planned, Great Britain, Switzerland and the Benelux.
In 2015, the second CD of the ensemble, "Grand Tango!", received again excellent reviews - the renowned magazine "The Strad" wrote: "Van Keulen and her colleagues are the ideal interpreters for Piazzolla!" The release of the third Piazzolla recording "Ángeles y Diablos" will be followed to an extended concert activity again, leading the ensemble for the third time to the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, to Oslo and to various international festivals. In their concerts the Isabelle van Keulen ensemble inspires their audience with the highest level of perfection and musical intensity and transmits the poignant beauty, strength and melancholy Piazzolla’s music in a direct and gripping way.

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Isabelle van Keulen (violin)

”Her taut musical intelligence and vivid sound combined with a fine instinct for the tender, searching quality of this music … absolutely magical.” The Guardian Since her breakthrough in 1984 winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year, a competition that was broadcast all over Europe and watched live on television by millions, Isabelle van Keulen can now look back on many years of musical diversity. Not only is it always vital for her to approach the musical score with honesty and with an extremely consious approach to interpretation, she also strives to communicate with her audiences and musical partners, allowing her to perform in an inspirational, lively and enthusiastic manner. Her versatility lies in the fact that she not only plays...
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”Her taut musical intelligence and vivid sound combined with a fine instinct for the tender, searching quality of this music … absolutely magical.” The Guardian Since her breakthrough in 1984 winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year, a competition that was broadcast all over Europe and watched live on television by millions, Isabelle van Keulen can now look back on many years of musical diversity. Not only is it always vital for her to approach the musical score with honesty and with an extremely consious approach to interpretation, she also strives to communicate with her audiences and musical partners, allowing her to perform in an inspirational, lively and enthusiastic manner.
Her versatility lies in the fact that she not only plays the violin, but as well viola with the same energy, performing chamber music in any thinkable combination and directing chamber orchestra performances. Whether in the over 20 year intense collaboration with the Dutch pianist Ronald Brautigam, concerts with mezzo soprano Christianne Stotijn, performing/directing the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, combining violin and viola in one appearance, or being a soloist with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic or NHK Tokyo. Above all, being faithful to the music is her highest priority.
She has over the course of her career engaged works written by contemporary composers. She had many concertos written especially for her (Theo Loevendie, Erkki-Sven Tüür) and has many other 20th and 21st century works in her repertoire: Concertos by Henri Dutilleux, John Adams and Lera Auerbach. She also likes to perform less known works by Colin Matthews and Concertos by Krenek, Pettersson and Busoni.

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Christian Gerber (bandoneon)

Christian Gerber is one of the most sought after and versatile bandoneon. With its founded in 2001, 'Quinteto Angel' He is a regular guest all over Europe and shared the stage with numerous sizes of the tango as Alberto Podestá, Juan José Mosalini, Alfredo Marcucci, Raul Garello, Luis Stazo and others.  As a guest he played among others already at the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne radio, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsoper Hannover, the Hamburg Philharmonic and the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra. In addition to the participation in numerous genre - cross-border projects and concerts with contemporary music, film and theater music and round - compositions (eg for the German Theater Berlin, the Schaubühne Berlin, the Hamburg Schauspielhaus) his musical work from.  Since 2003, he...
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Christian Gerber is one of the most sought after and versatile bandoneon.
With its founded in 2001, "Quinteto Angel" He is a regular guest all over Europe and shared the stage with numerous sizes of the tango as Alberto Podestá, Juan José Mosalini, Alfredo Marcucci, Raul Garello, Luis Stazo and others. As a guest he played among others already at the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne radio, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsoper Hannover, the Hamburg Philharmonic and the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra.
In addition to the participation in numerous genre - cross-border projects and concerts with contemporary music, film and theater music and round - compositions (eg for the German Theater Berlin, the Schaubühne Berlin, the Hamburg Schauspielhaus) his musical work from. Since 2003, he plays with the group "Tango Crash" ("Prize of German Record Critics' 2008") and is part of the group "Stazo Mayor" by Grammy award winner Luis Stazo.

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Ulrike Payer (piano)

Ulrike Payer counts among the most versatile pianists of our time. Her repertoire not only includes solo pieces, as well as all renowned concerts and chamber music pieces and lieder, but also covers various styles and eras, from Baroque to modern day classical music. Having been born into a theatre-based family in Wuppertal, Ulrike Payer studied in Brussels, Cologne and Hanover, winning several international prizes. Additionally she studied with Alexis Weissenberg, Tatjana Nikolajewa and the Amadeus Quartet. Apart from working with different orchestras und such renowned conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, Kirill Petrenko and Justus Frantz, Ulrike Payer is a regular guest at festivals throughout the world, for example at Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival, Delfter Kammermusikfestival, Peking Festival, Usedomer Musikfestival,...
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Ulrike Payer counts among the most versatile pianists of our time. Her repertoire not only includes solo pieces, as well as all renowned concerts and chamber music pieces and lieder, but also covers various styles and eras, from Baroque to modern day classical music.
Having been born into a theatre-based family in Wuppertal, Ulrike Payer studied in Brussels, Cologne and Hanover, winning several international prizes. Additionally she studied with Alexis Weissenberg, Tatjana Nikolajewa and the Amadeus Quartet.
Apart from working with different orchestras und such renowned conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, Kirill Petrenko and Justus Frantz, Ulrike Payer is a regular guest at festivals throughout the world, for example at Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival, Delfter Kammermusikfestival, Peking Festival, Usedomer Musikfestival, La folle journée au Japon. Radio-, CD- and TV recordings document the wide variety of the artist’s work.
As a pianist, Ulrike Payer distinguished herself not only in the world of classical music, but also as an interpreter of Tango Argentino. An encounter with Alfredo Marcucci in 1998 was followed by concert appearances and an intense and fundamental exploration of the genre. Consequently, Ulrike Payer played concerts alongside the most prominent Argentine musicians, such as Cholo Montironi, Norberto Bondino, Carlos Buono and the Sexteto Mayor .
As a pianist with the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, Ulrike Payer worked with conductors Semyon Bychkov, Michael Gielen, Alan Gilbert und Andris Nelsons. Her chamber music partners include Isabelle van Keulen und Orfeo Mandozzi; in recent years, she has co-operated with Christian Poltéra, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Alisa Weilerstein und Saschko Gawriloff. A close collaboration exists with the actors Nina Hoger and Christian Brückner.
From 1999 to 2003 Ulrike Payer held a teaching assignment at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main. Since 2004, she has been teaching at the Musikhochschule Mainz and the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken and is currently working with Nobuko Imai and Nils Mönkemeyer at Kronberg Academy.

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Rüdiger Ludwig (double bass)

Rüdiger Ludwig was born 1970 in Mainz and received his first double-bass lessons at the age of fifteen. After one year he joined the National German Youth Orchestra and  participated in the young talent classes from the conservatory of Mainz and two years later he continued his studies with Professor Günter Klaus at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main. 1991 he joined the European Union Youth Orchestra and performed as principal double-bass under the direction of conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Bernard Haitink, Carlo Maria Giulini, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Ashkenazy and James Conlon. After playing for one year at the Saarbrücken Radio Orchestra, Rüdiger Ludwig became 1995 co-principal double-bass at the NDR Hanover Radiophilharmonie, where he since performs...
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Rüdiger Ludwig was born 1970 in Mainz and received his first double-bass lessons at the age of fifteen. After one year he joined the National German Youth Orchestra and participated in the young talent classes from the conservatory of Mainz and two years later he continued his studies with Professor Günter Klaus at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.
1991 he joined the European Union Youth Orchestra and performed as principal double-bass under the direction of conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Bernard Haitink, Carlo Maria Giulini, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Ashkenazy and James Conlon.
After playing for one year at the Saarbrücken Radio Orchestra, Rüdiger Ludwig became 1995 co-principal double-bass at the NDR Hanover Radiophilharmonie, where he since performs in concerts both for radio and television in Germany and countries abroad like Japan, Spain, Brasil, Argentina, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, France and Norway. Next to this he performs regularly as a guest in orchestras like Hamburg State Opera, WDR Radio-Orchestra Köln, HR Radio-Orchestra Frankfurt, Luzern Festival Orchestra and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. Over the years he interpreted all the major double-bass concertos with several orchestras.
Rüdiger Ludwig made recordings for the NDR Radio, both solo and chamber music as a member of the Ensemble Oktoplus among other soloist of the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Furthermore he appears regularly on chamber music platforms with artists like Isabelle van Keulen, the Leopold String Trio and Ulrike Payer.
He performs on a Auguste Sebastien Phillipe Bernardel („Вernardel Pere“) double-bass from 1856.

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Composer(s)

Ástor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) is one of most important tango composers of all time. Surprisingly, he spent a large part of his youth in New York. In 1937, Piazzolla returned to his mother country Argentina. There, he started to focus on a career as a classical pianist while in the evening he would play accordion in tango cabaret. From 1955, he worked on his own compositions and wove these two influences together to a new, refreshing sound: the 'tango neuvo'.  At the wedding of crown prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta, Carl Kraayenhof made a spectacular impression with his performance of Adios Noniño. Piazzolla died in 1992. 
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Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) is one of most important tango composers of all time. Surprisingly, he spent a large part of his youth in New York. In 1937, Piazzolla returned to his mother country Argentina. There, he started to focus on a career as a classical pianist while in the evening he would play accordion in tango cabaret. From 1955, he worked on his own compositions and wove these two influences together to a new, refreshing sound: the 'tango neuvo'.

At the wedding of crown prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta, Carl Kraayenhof made a spectacular impression with his performance of Adios Noniño. Piazzolla died in 1992.


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Press

"Listen right away in the first track Bando to the protrusive swinging bass, be amazed in Soledad about the sensitive sighing pino-intro, enjoy the sharp bandoneon cries in, for example, Otoño Porteña and become above all in love with the playing of Isabelle van Keulen"
Luister Magazine, 01-3-2016

"Right from the first notes of this new cd the game is on, violinist Isabelle van Keulen gives her full vibrato and paints with the sound of her violin."  
Klassieke Zaken, 01-2-2016

But what does this CD tell us, when it contains nine pieces by Astor Piazzolla, that not really have any adhesion? A lack of enthusiasm, not to say of craziness? A way of playing this too academic? Or the fact that these new songs are quite similar and that listening to them leaves you being a bit bored. This proves that tango is a complex and subtle music, and its perfect execution requires soul commitment. Sound 8 - Booklet 6 - Repertory 8 - Interpretation 5
Crescendo, 01-2-2016

["]..Tango does when Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble what he must do: he dances, he bites and understands, he cries and soothes, scratches and caresses the heart, desde el corazón. Piazolla 's music lives tormented and ardent but always elegant."
Klassiek Centraal, 19-12-2015

["] .. The CD is suitable for all mind creations voice: immersive sad-not-quite- sentimental, merry making and increasingly impressive through the innovative compositions and virtuoso musical performance."
Friesch Dagblad, 12-11-2015

CD of the week on Radio 4 
NTR Radio 4, 02-11-2015

''Playing the violin is my life's fullfillment, i don't find that hard anymore: that is pure luck.''
Harper's Bazaar, 02-11-2015

Interview with Rudiger Ludwig and Isabelle van Keulen
NDR.de, 15-10-2015

"It strongly appears that Isabelle van Keulen and her outstanding musical partners have oriented themselves on the original Astor Quartet."
Quadrevisie, 01-10-2015

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