Astor Piazzolla: Preparense; Rio Sena; Chau Paris; Sens unique; Luz y sombra; Bando; Fracanapa; Oblivion
+Nadia Boulanger: Stücke für Orgel Nr. 1-3; Pièce sur des airs populaires flamands
+Lili Boulanger: Soleils de septembre
+Alberto Ginastera: Amerikanische Preludes op. 12 Nr. 1-12 (Auszug)
+Johann Sebastian Bach: Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben aus BWV 244; O Mensch, bewein' dein Sünde groß BWV 622
+Carlos Gardel: El dia que me quieras
+Igor Strawinsky: Tango
+Gabriel Fauré: Pavane op. 50

Astor Piazzolla was just over thirty years old when he traveled to France to study composition with Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau. Her lessons had a profound influence on his music. While Piazzolla strove to perfect his classical writing, Boulanger encouraged him to stand by his roots in tango - she advised him not to abandon his identity, but to elevate and refine it. The album by the ensemble L'Acheron celebrates the meeting of these two personalities by interweaving their respective musical worlds: Piazzolla's Argentine heritage from Carlos Gardel to Alberto Ginastera and Boulanger's French influences, in particular Gabriel Fauré and Lili Boulanger, complemented by her fondness for early music. The works are performed by a consort of viols, complemented by a bandoneon. The dialog between classical works and pieces from Piazzolla's Parisian period revives this extraordinary exchange: unexpected, magical and unique.