Latin American music in a philharmonic sound is the trademark of the Bolero Berlin ensemble. The musicians, whether members of the Berliner Philharmoniker or jazz instrumentalists, are united by their love of Cuban bolero and Argentinean tango. But not exclusively – as the programme of this concert shows: Bolero Berlin spans the musical spectrum from Johann Sebastian Bach to Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and from songs and chansons by Weill, Gershwin and Bizet to Piazzolla’s Tangos and a dreamy work by Nadia Boulanger.
Bolero Berlin
Martin Stegner viola
Manfred Preis clarinet and saxophone
Paulo Morello guitar
Raphael Haeger piano
Esko Laine double bass
Daniel "Topo" Gioia percussion
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (arr. Raphael Haeger)
Lionel Belasco
Carmencita (arr. for jazz ensemble by Helmut Nieberle)
Paulo Morello
7x1
Kurt Weill
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
Zequinha de Abréu
Tico Tico no fubá
Astor Piazzolla
María de Buenos Aires: Fuga y Misterio
Nadia Boulanger
3 Pieces for cello and piano: No. 1 Modéré (arr. Raphael Haeger)
Astor Piazzolla
Las cuatro estaciones porteñas: Verano porteño
Paulo Morello
One for Nib
George Gershwin
Summertime
Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales. Nr. 2 Très lent (Arrangement für Jazz-Ensemble von Raphael Haeger)
Georges Bizet
Carmen: Habanera (arr. Martin Stegner)