In the early 1980s, American pianist Yvar Mikhashoff commissioned no fewer than 127 tangos from a broad range of composers from 30 countries. A few were lost or never completed, but Mikhashoff presented 88 tangos in a marathon 1985 concert and later issued a recording featuring 19 works. This release by pianist Hanna Shybayeva does not duplicate Mikhashoff's recording, although there are some works in common. It's especially valuable because Mikhashoff's tango collection, inspired by the pianist's earlier stint as a ...
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In the early 1980s, American pianist Yvar Mikhashoff commissioned no fewer than 127 tangos from a broad range of composers from 30 countries. A few were lost or never completed, but Mikhashoff presented 88 tangos in a marathon 1985 concert and later issued a recording featuring 19 works. This release by pianist Hanna Shybayeva does not duplicate Mikhashoff's recording, although there are some works in common. It's especially valuable because Mikhashoff's tango collection, inspired by the pianist's earlier stint as a ballroom dancer, has never been published; it's held in a library at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In an era when composers are trying to reestablish links between concert music and its popular surroundings, Mikhashoff's project seems a good bet for revival, and Shybayeva's set gives an idea of what could be gained. She navigates skillfully among the various kinds of pieces composers made of the basic tango material. There are some well-known composers here: Milton Babbitt's...
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