Denis Plante • Tango Boréal Original music for Bandoneon, Guitar and Double Bass Denis Plante bandoneon and composer David Jacques guitar, Ian Simpson double bass ACD2 2661 • Bandoneonist and composer Denis Plante has selected the pieces on this recording from a body of work that he has accumulated over a period of 12 years.   He composed his first impressionistic tangos in 1998 during the celebrated Quebec Ice Storm.   He took refuge in his parents' basement with some staff paper and an ambitious project in mind: to write music for a new ensemble devoted to tango nuevo. • Three pieces on this CD pay homage to composers who left their mark on their times.   El tigre del bandoneón was the nickname given to Eduardo Arolas (1882-1924) who, like Cóbian and later Piazzolla, freed the tango from the conventions of the period and created original and personal work.   À la musique freely borrows the theme of a Schubert lied. • El Zorzal was the nickname given to Carlos Gardel, the first star of Argentian tango.   This solo is a countermelody to one of Gardel's most popular melodies, Por Una Cabeza.   If you have a good ear, you may hear humming… • Denis Plante plays one of the famous doble A series bandoneons.   His unusual career as a performer and composer makes him the bandoneon artist in Canada, and an exceptional figure in contemporary tango on the world scene.   A spiritual son of Astor Piazzolla, he has enriched the bandoneon repertoire with dozens of works capturing the essential pulse of the tango. Original composition by Denis Plante   1. PAMPA BLUES   2. À LA MUSIQUE       after « An die musik » by Schubert.   3. RONDES   4. JARDIN D'HIVER   5. TANGO ROMANCE   6. PRÉLUDE   7. FLORES DE NACAR   8. VALSE POUR LAURA   9. VALLÉE DE LA LUNE 10. ONIROS 11. RUE ABERDEEN 12. HABANERA 13. EL ZORZAL 14. EL TIGRE 15. DANZA 16. L'ÉTOILE DU NORD 17. AVE MARIA ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879