…the infinite tango takes me towards everything…
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
"There are recital and disc programs that are so thought-provoking as to reveal a window into the musical philosophy of the performer. And then there are delightful rarities like pianist Svetozar Ivanov’s Naked Tango that push the concept even further, coaxing the listener to consider links between pieces and eras in ways rarely examined." - Fanfare Magazine
"Superbly original, quite moving, personal and musically adsorbing" - All Music Guide
"Superbly original, quite moving, personal and musically adsorbing" - All Music Guide
"In 1914 Erik Satie composed “Perpetual Tango” which was meant to be repeated eternally. Seventy years later John Cage wrote a piece with the same title, shape and structure as Satie’s tango. Separately and superimposed, these two works encircle this CD endlessly. The title, “Naked Tango” is borrowed from a stunning work (reproduced on the cover) by Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca.
I was very fortunate to know Robert Helps during the last few years of his life and he remains a great inspiration for me as a person and as a musician. His music, which is the heart of this CD, along with timeless sounds from the distant past (Tisdall, Rameau) is woven into the perpetual rhythm of the tango as expressed by Nazareth, Stravinsky, Shchedrin and Barber." - Svetozar Ivanov
I was very fortunate to know Robert Helps during the last few years of his life and he remains a great inspiration for me as a person and as a musician. His music, which is the heart of this CD, along with timeless sounds from the distant past (Tisdall, Rameau) is woven into the perpetual rhythm of the tango as expressed by Nazareth, Stravinsky, Shchedrin and Barber." - Svetozar Ivanov