Piazzolla "Verano Porteno" for CELLO solo. Georg Mertens from CD "Cello Solos"

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Arranged for cello solo and performed by Georg Mertens on 21 June 2008 at Jenolan Caves Australia.
The sheet music of "Verano Porteno" is available on the web page: http://www.georgcello.com/sheetmusic.htm

Transcribed and performed by Georg Mertens / Australia. This version of the Tango is a daring reduction from the original Nonet/Quintet to a lonely cello! The arrangement for solo guitar by Baltazar Benitez supplied the ground work for this version, which seems to have more strength of character than the guitar.

More Youtube videos from the CD "Cello Solos" - Live Recordings from the Concerts in the Cave" on the same channel:
Cathedral Ciaconna (G.Mertens)
Erh Hu improvisation (G.Mertens)
Arabian Improvisation (G. Mertens)
Variations on Neidhardt's "Maienzeit" (G. Mertens)
Asturias [Leyenda] (Albeniz)
Tango Celloguitar (G. Mertens)
The Swan (Saint-Saens)
Tarantella (H. Squire)
Spanish Romance (Anonymus / Mertens)
Vocalise (Rachmaninov)
Meditation from Thais (Massenet)
Prelude No 3 (Villa Lobos)

This transcription is part of a program dedicated to the concert venue, the Cathedral Chamber at Jenolan Caves, reputed for the world's most pure acoustics.

The CELLO CONCERTS with Georg Mertens at Jenolan Caves are the longest series of cello concerts in history with more than 140 cello concerts in over 12 years.
Concerts are held regularly every 3d Sat. of the month 4pm.
Bookings (AU) 02 6359 3911
Program:
http://www.georgcello.com/cello.htm

Apart from giving concerts Georg Mertens teaches cello and Classical guitar in Katoomba / Blue Mountains.

This video has been recorded and edited by "bushtrailer" (see youtube site).

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[Julireynoso]

i think is very good, but im from argentina and i suggest you need to feel more the spirit of this song. but really good.

[georgcello]

Thank you. For me Piazzolla is not a Tango writer like Gardel or other Argentinian composers, strong rhythm, but a sort of soft bounce as well. I find Piazzolla in his Nonett plays with a starkness and harshness contrasted by sweetness (as from 1.51min) For me he has picked up from Boulez some of the 20th century European love of clashes. People complain when I make stark cello sounds like that. That's ok, because I can make the sound they want very well too.

[AmideusVladimir]

got to love it....beautiful*!*!*!

[jdh91741]

Can not confuse him with Yo Yo Ma

[kolopaper123]

nice interception,if i ask you for the sheet are you going to e-mail them to me ? :D

[SakuraYasunaymaa]

nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~ just... beautiful ^o^

[StopTheMoti0n]

ahhh i love the cello, 2nd only to the bass. bravo! my favorite guitar piece played so beautifully on such a different instrument!

[AliciaStorm]

lovely, and he's playing in Jenolan Caves :D

[izuminakahara]

me too... hmmm (i happen to be one) haha

[michanita]

Wow really nice!!

[caseyg27]

You know whats really fascinating, many violinist like listening to the cello..... I wonder why?