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ABOUT THE ALBUM
Anna Maria Mendieta celebrates the release of her new album called “Tango Del Cielo” (Tango of Heaven) which debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Classical Crossover Charts! Recorded at Skywalker Sound, the album features Tango & Flamenco with Harp and Orchestra, with outstanding musicians and a Grammy® winning team of composers, arrangers, and engineers. The album gives focus to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Astor Piazzolla with connections and history with the most important and influential figures in the tango world; and brought to life through the lens of some of Piazzolla’s closest colleagues and artistic collaborators, creating a groundbreaking vision for tango and harp.
GRAMMY® CATEGORIES
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Full Album
Best Classical Instrumental Solo - Performance: “Milonga en el Viento”
Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella:
“Oblivion” arranged by Jorge Calandrelli
“Milonga en el Viento” by Pablo Ziegler (Prelude by Michael Touchi)
Best Instrumental Composition:
“Al Colón” by Jeremy Cohen
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Producer of the Year, Classical
Music Video “Libertango”
“...an exceptional soloist, harpist Anna Maria Mendieta, was even more impressive. A charismatic player, she ranged through her instrument: exquisite, finger flicked dustings up and across the strings; or guitar-like strums, crisp and percussive; or rich-blooded low notes or brilliant high ones. The interwoven sound of Mendieta and the orchestra was luminous…”
ARTIST STATEMENT
In 2004, I was first introduced to the music of Astor Piazzolla and the world of tango. I was captivated, intrigued, and mesmerized. I found the music to be fiery, passionate and intricately rhythmic. To fully express all that this music has to offer, I had to develop my own technique and create my own arrangements for the harp. It has been rewarding in every way. My hope and prayer is that when you listen to this music, it will take you on an amazing journey as well.
-Anna Maria Mendieta
CREDITS
Producers
Anna Maria Mendieta, Russell Bond, Jeremy Cohen
Engineers
Russell Bond – Recording, Editing, Mixing
Leslie Ann Jones – Recording Engineer, Skywalker Sound
Dann Thompson – Assistant Engineer, Skywalker
Robert Gatley – Assistant Engineer, Skywalker
Andre Zweers – Assistant Engineer, Skywalker, Screaming Lizard
Judith Kirschner – Assistant Engineer, Skywalker, Screaming Lizard
Piper Payne - Mastering, Infrasonic Sound
Arrangers
Jorge Calandrelli
Jeremy Cohen
Vincent Russo
Michael Touchi
Pablo Ziegler
Recorded at
Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm Ltd. Company, Marin, CA
Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA
Howling Point Studios, Los Gatos, CA
Anna Maria Mendieta performs on a Lyon & Healy Salzedo harp.
TRACK LIST
1. Libertango – Astor Piazzolla (Arr. by Jeremy Cohen)
2. Asturias – Isaac Albéniz (Arr. by Mendieta & Vincent Russo)
3. Histoire du Tango - 1st Movt. “Bordel-1900” – Piazzolla (Arr. by Mendieta & Cohen)
4. Introducción al Ángel – Astor Piazzolla (Harp Cadenza & Arrangement by Pablo Ziegler)
5. Milonga en el Viento – Pablo Ziegler (Harp Cadenza Prelude - by Michael Touchi)
6. Jalousie – Jacob Gade (Arr. by Cohen)
7. Oblivion – Astor Piazzolla (Arr. by Jorge Calandrelli)
8. Al Colón – Jeremy Cohen
9. Ave Maria – Astor Piazzolla (Arr. by Mendieta)
10. La Cumparsita – Gerardo Matos Rodríguez & Roberto Firpo (Arr. by Cohen)
11. Tientos – Raoul Laparra (Arr. by Marjorie Chauvel & Anna Maria Mendieta)
12. Malagueña – Ernesto Lecuona & Malagueña Milonga – by Anna Maria Mendieta
ABOUT ANNA MARIA MENDIETA
Ms. Mendieta performs all over the world and enjoys a busy career as a concert soloist, ensemble leader, recording artist and teacher. She is the principal harpist with the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera and has performed with many symphony orchestras and chamber music groups across the U.S. and abroad. Specializing in Spanish Classical and Argentine Tango, Ms. Mendieta is often featured performing special tango arrangements created for her by Grammy® Award-winning composers and arrangers. She has received international recognition as a pioneer and "an exceptional soloist" by the League of American Orchestras for the tango music of Astor Piazzolla marking history with the unique programming and use of harp in this musical style. Her international touring concert-show of award-winning performers, "Tango del Cielo" (Tango of Heaven) was the featured show for the 2019 International Tango Festival in Victoria, Canada. Ms. Mendieta has appeared as a soloist for motion pictures, television, and National Public Radio. She has performed for Pope Benedict XVI, for President Clinton, President Gorbachev and the King and Queen of Spain.