Alexia-Cristiana Pasquariello & Clara Gatti-Comini - Histoire du Tango & Thaïs Méditation

Alexia-Cristiana Pasquariello flute & Clara Gatti-Comini harp (Cherubim Young Musicians). Aperitif Recital at the Savile Club, February 2024
Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazolla - Bordel 1900 :: Cafe 1930
Histoire du Tango was originally published for flute and guitar in 1986. It was Piazzolla's life work to bring the tango from the bordellos and dance halls of Argentina into the concert hall. He is among the astonishingly varied group of composers who were taught by Nadia Boulanger. The work attempts to convey the history and evolution of the tango in four movements:
Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet
This beautiful melody is often performed as a concert work, but it originated as an intermezzo in Massenet's opera, Thaïs. During its lifetime, the piece has been arranged for almost every instrument.
Series curated and filmed by Michael Maxwell SteerCherubim Music Trust is a charity that loans professional-calibre orchestral instruments to advanced music students in the UK, aged 15-25, who cannot afford one that matches their ability. See cherubimtrust.org/