Arturs Maskats Tango (1)

Composer Arturs Maskats was born in Valmiera, Latvia, in 1957, and currently serves as a Professor of Composition at the Jazeps Vitols Academy of Music in Riga. His Tango, composed in 2002, was selected as one of the six finalists (out of more than 1,000 entries) at the prestigious British "Masterprize" competition in 2003.

Maskats wrote, "Tango -- in taverns, in city streets flashing with midnight lights, and tango -- in the greatest theatres, the most illustrious concert houses. Tangos have been written by Stravinsky, Ravel, Shostakovich, even our own Janis Medins, and by many, many others. Astor Piazzolla -- the classic writer of tangos, one of the late 20th century's most distinctive musical voices. I wanted to unite all these many facets of tango in one dramatic story for symphony orchestra. Ravel did something on these lines at the beginning of the 20th century with the waltz. I would like to try it out with the tango!"

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• Arturs
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• Tango
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