Piazzolla, Beytelmann: Veni, vola, veni Stick&Bow & Gustavo Beytelmann

• Ástor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992):
• 1 Piazzolla: Buenos Aires hora cero (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 04:03
• Gustavo Beytelmann (b. 1945):
• 2 Beytelmann: Travesia (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 06:18
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 3 Piazzolla: Rio Sena (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 04:26
• 4 Piazzolla: Revirado (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 03:37
• 5 Piazzolla: Soledad (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 05:51
• Gustavo Beytelmann:
• 6 Beytelmann: Mientras, antes... (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 13:25
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 7 Piazzolla: Contrastes (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 03:34
• Gustavo Beytelmann: 5 Imagenes:
• 8 Beytelmann: 5 Imagenes: I (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 01:04
• 9 Beytelmann: 5 Imagenes: II (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) 02:17
• 10 Beytelmann: 5 Imagenes: III (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) (44.1khz) 01:21
• 11 Beytelmann: 5 Imagenes: IV (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) (44.1khz) 04:05
• 12 Beytelmann: 5 Imagenes: V (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) (44.1khz) 02:18
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 13 Piazzolla: Picasso (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) (44.1khz) 03:47
• 14 Piazzolla: Vardarito (Arr. for piano, cello and vibraphone by Gustavo Beytelmann) (44.1khz) 06:51
• Total Runtime 01:02:57

Info for Piazzolla, Beytelmann: Veni, vola, veni

Founded in 2018, Stick&Bow is a Montreal-based duo composed of Krystina Marcoux on marimba and Argentine-born Juan Sebastian Delgado on cello. Although they are classically trained, their repertoire is eclectic, ranging from baroque music to tango. For this album, entitled Veni, vola, veni and dedicated to Astor Piazzola, they joined forces with the famous Argentinean pianist Gustavo Beytelmann, who also wrote the arrangements.

Veni, vola, veni is Stick&Bow’s third album. After having recorded works by Bach in collaboration with harpsichordist Luc Beauséjour, they now tackle tango with the master Gustavo Beytelmann. Working with Beytelmann was an immense privilege for both musicians, who readily admit that this experience will be a milestone in their career and that it changed their vision of tango, while deepening their knowledge of this style of music. The result is there and no one doubts that the realization of Veni, vola, veni gives them wings for the future…

Argentinean pianist, refugee in Paris in 1976, Gustavo Beytelmann accompanied Astor Piazzola during his European tour in 1977. With Patrice Carratini and Juan José Mosalini, he founded a trio that gave numerous concerts in Europe over the next 12 years and recorded three albums. In addition to his activities as a pianist, Beytelmann is also a renowned composer, defining himself as a “composer who plays the piano”. Since 1996 he has been the artistic director of the Tango Department at the Rotterdam Conservatory. He also gives master classes at the Academy of Music in Monaco.

In 2018, Krystina Marcoux and Juan Sebastian Delgado found Stick&Bow were among the “young emerging artists” of Jeunesses Musicales Canada for the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 season. They have performed at festivals including Festival Classica, Le Festival Musique du Bout du Monde, and the Montreal Bach Festival, and are currently touring with Jeunesses Musicales France.

With a PhD in cello from McGill University, Juan Sebastian Delgado practices contemporary music and nuevo tango. He also studied at the Boston Conservatory, where he conducted several research and creation projects. As a member of the Orchestra of the America, an ensemble that brings together young talents from 25 different countries in the Americas, he has been called upon to teach young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in various places, including Belize, Colombia and Armenia.

A graduate of the Gatineau Conservatory, first prize winner of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO) competition in 2012, and holder of a doctorate from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Lyon, Krystina Marcoux participated in Pierre Lapointe’s European tours in 2018 and 2019. With a particular interest in interdisciplinary practices, she blends theater, dance, mime or humor with her percussion. She made her debut as a soloist at the OSM in 2019, under the direction of Kent Nagano.

Gustavo Beytelmann, piano
Stick&Bow

Stick&Bow
“The trailblazing Montreal duo that plays everything from Bach to Radiohead” (CBC Music’ The Intro), unites Canadian marimba player Krystina Marcoux and Argentinian cellist Juan Sebastian Delgado. Classically trained musicians, they strive to present a wide spectrum of musical styles, ranging from rock to gypsy-jazz, baroque or tango. Their eclectic repertoire features original arrangements of some of the most celebrated works in history, showing the potential of their instruments combined. In their creative process, they combine musical narration with humor and story-telling in which the powerful combination of cello&marimba transforms the listening of familiar works in refreshing and unexpected ways. Stick&Bow is also strongly committed to the music of our time, commissioning works that are daring yet accessible from composers Luis Naon, Camille Pépin, Luna Pearl Woolf, Jason Noble, Marcelo Nisinman, Jean-Pierre Drouet and more. ​

Stick & Bow’s critically-acclaimed debut album Resonance is praised by Toronto’s The WholeNote as “just brilliant” & “totally delightful” and by La Scena Musicale as full of “pleasant surprises.” Marimba player Krystina Marcoux and cellist Juan Sebastian Delgado have brought their innovative new program – featuring music from Bach to Radiohead – around Quebec and New Brunswick as “Emerging Artists” of Jeunesses Musicales du Canada in 2019, along with recent stops in Paris’ Belleviloise for a full house and in New York City’s APAP showcase in January 2020. ​

Featured in CBC Music’s The Intro as “boldly going where no cello and marimba have gone before”, they have been very active during the crisis of Covid-19. They were one of the few classical crossover groups to be selected by the National Arts Center for the #Canadaperforms live concerts; they arranged the song Pour déjouer l’ennui and released a video together with star singer Pierre Lapointe which was watched over 100K in less than 24 hours; they recorded their second album with harpsichord and baroque expert Luc Beauséjour; they arranged, recorded and performed a new full Latin American program commissioned by Baruch College in New York; and they recorded professionally with the label Leaf Music 5 new music videos to be released in the fall 2020. ​

Some of their upcoming projects in 2020 will bring alive : All the Madman featuring music from Beethoven to Bowie, commissioned by Festival Classica to be premiered on December 13th on the platform Concert Bleu ; a new theatrical show, “Bavela et ses 7 vies d’aventure” around El dia de la muerte commissioned by Arte Musica et Salle Bourgie; Johann Sebastian Bach’s six trio sonatas along with renowned harpsichordist Luc Beauséjour at the Festival Bach, on November 22nd. They have also been chosen by the prestigious organization Jeunesses Musicales France for a 6-week tour in 2022. ​

First-prize winner at the Latin-American Cello Competition (2008), Juan Sebastian holds a Doctoral degree in cello performance from McGill University and Krystina, first-prize winner of the OSM Competition (2012), holds a PhD from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et danse de Lyon. Their music has brought them to share magical moments with audiences from Banff to Colombia, passing by Armenia, Italy, the USA, Ecuador, France, as well as two panCanadian tours in 2019 and 2020 as “Emerging Artists” with Jeunesses Musicales du Canada.

Gustavo Beytelmann
is this country's most innovative tango composer and pianist. He was born in 1945 in Venado Tuerto in the Argentine province of Rosario. As a child he learnt to play the piano and soon began appearing in various jazz and tango orchestras.

After studying composing under Francisco Kroepfl he wrote numerous film scores and worked as an arranger and musical director for Argentine record companies. In 1976 he emigrated for political reasons to Paris, where he has worked as a pianist and composer ever since. In 1977 he accompanied his role model Astor Piazzolla on his tour of Europe. He then founded the "Tiempo Argentino" group with other exiled Argentine musicians to demonstrate musically against the Argentine military dictatorship.

In the 80s he was a member of the legendary Mosalini / Beytelmann / Caratini trio for which he rearranged traditional tangos and composed new scores. He also composed for the Italian, French and German TV and cinema. From 1995 to 1999 he was city composer of Dijon and there wrote "Paris, tres situaciones" for viola and piano, "Ecos" for violins, violon cello and piano and "Tres piezas para orquesta" among other works. He has been musical director of the tango section of the Rotterdam conservatorium since 1996.

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