Libertango is certainly the most oft played and most oft abused piece of music that Piazzolla composed. Its popularity (nearly 25% of the Piazzolla videos posted on YouTube are of Libertango) is no doubt due to the fact that the "bones" of the music just sound right to the listeners. When a talented performer puts some spice on those "bones" or a talented arranger puts some meat around those "bones", the musical experience can be quite rewarding. The video below represents a triumph of the arranger - not to say that the performance is lacks something, it is superb.
The group is the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin - a well toured and talented Russian orchestra led by Misha Rachlevsky. Piazzolla's music is apparently not a major part of their repertoire but is listed on their website as part of their "encores'.
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