5 April 2011
Amir Farid and Zoe Knighton
After the successful delivery of their CD of Mendelssohn’s complete music for cello and piano, Amir and Zoe have returned to record a CD of Argentinean music for cello and piano. The centrepiece is Piazzolla’s spectacular 12-minute Le Grand Tango.
The other compositions demonstrate that tango is never far from the thoughts of Argentinean composers, from Tengo un tango, a piece by the Juan María Solare who now lives in Germany, to an exciting three-movement sonata by Constantino Gaito (1878-1945) written during the First World War. The CD is called “Argentine Cello” and is to be released in mid-May.
Further reading
Amir Farid
Pianist Amir Farid has been described as "a highly creative musician - a pianist of great intelligence and integrity. He brings strong musical substance to all that he does, imbuing it with his own particular experience and understanding", and who "in a well populated field...distinguishes himself for all the right reasons".
Zoë Knighton
Zoë is at the fore of a new generation of performer intent on forging an innovative path for the enjoyment of 'classical' music. A founding member of Flinders Quartet, she has toured internationally through Sweden, Canada and the UK and appears regularly at Australian festivals as well as their own celebrated subscription series.
Argentine Cello
More than just Piazzolla, hear the tango as presented by 7 fantastic composers and performed by two of Australia's finest young musicians, Zoe Knighton (cello) and Amir Farid (piano).
