Breathe
Melbourne duo Nougat – guitarist and composer Tania Ravbar Costantino with mandolinist Ruth Roshan – place Breathe on the cusp of world and classical music.
Jorge Ben Jor composer
Waldir Azevedo composer
Astor Piazzolla composer
Rafael Hernández composer
Isaac Albéniz composer
James Last composer
Vittorio Monti composer
Rezső Seress composer
Sting composer
Arrangements of familiar pieces from around the world sit beside Costantino’s original E.I.B.L. Suite. Brazilian, Argentine and Spanish standards share the programme with Irish and European favourites, closing with Sting’s Fragilidad.
The recording follows Nougat’s self-titled debut of 2000.
Artist
Nougat
Nougat seeks to highlight the beauty and versatility of mandolin and guitar. Their music sits on the cusp of world and classical music, and they are comfortable in both classical and world music environments. They are Melbourne based and have an established reputation in Melbourne and Victoria.
Audio previews
Tracks
- Energetic 3:30
- Illusions 3:47
- Breathe 3:57
- Life 3:33
- Más Que Nada Jorge Ben Jor 3:35
- Il Brasileirinho Waldir Azevedo 3:36
- Buenos Aires Hora Cero Astor Piazzolla 3:38
- Adiós Nonino Astor Piazzolla 4:35
- El Cumbanchero Rafael Hernández 1:36
- Leyenda Isaac Albéniz 7:16
- Romanza (Anonymous) 3:18
- Devil's Dream (Anonymous) 1:36
- Irish Medley (Traditional) 3:27
- The Lonely Shepherd James Last 5:10
- Czardas Vittorio Monti 3:56
- Gloomy Sunday Rezső Seress 3:38
- Fragilidad Sting 5:03
E.I.B.L. Suite Tania Ravbar Costantino
Performers
Composers
Isaac Albéniz
Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) was a Spanish pianist and composer whose piano music, steeped in folk idioms, helped give Spanish art music a distinctive national voice.
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla turned the tango into something sharper, more restless and chamber-like. His nuevo tango draws jazz harmony and classical counterpoint into the dance without blunting its edge.
Tania Ravbar Costantino
Tania Ravbar Costantino is a guitarist and composer of exceptional ability. She has post graduate credentials from the Victorian College of the Arts and won the Australian Guitar Competition back in 1990.
Vittorio Monti
Vittorio Monti’s Csárdás, written around 1904, is the piece that carries his name: a Hungarian dance of slow lament and whirling fire that has become a virtuoso showpiece far beyond its original scoring.
Sting
Sting's songs move between rock, jazz, reggae and intimate ballad writing. Fragile and Fields of Gold have become standards beyond pop, taken up by classical and crossover players in fresh arrangements.
Where to listen
Breathe is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Breathe is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MCD 279
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 65 minutes 11 seconds
- Release date
- 2004
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2004 Nougat
- Categories
- Australian, Classical, Cross-cultural
- Genres
- World & Cross-cultural, Folk
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574027921