For a long time now, I have been fascinated by tango, not only by the genre’s classics, such as those interpreted by Carlos Gardel,but even more so by the ‘tango nuevo’, closely associated with the extraordinary bandoneon player and composer Astor Piazzolla.

Tango cósmico combines classic tango elements (tonal melodic borrowings, the striking emphasis on all metrical positions in the bar, impulsive upbeats to the next bar centre, melancholic interludes) with expressive, added harmonies and ...