: Rated it 4/5, describing it as "undoubtedly one of Dino Saluzzi's most intimate albums" . If you'd like, I can: Provide a track-by-track breakdown with run times.
Compare this solo work to his like Kultrum (1982) or Andina (1988).
Released in 2020 on ECM Records , (meaning "daybreak") marks Argentine master Dino Saluzzi's first solo bandoneon recording in over 32 years . Recorded in Buenos Aires at Saluzzi Music Studios, the album is a deeply introspective "artistic manifesto" that showcases the full expressive range of the bandoneon . Musical Overview Dino Saluzzi - Albores (2020, ECM)
: Pieces feel like stories told through the instrument, blending memories, ancestral links, and literary parallels .
: Reviewers from ukvibe noted that Saluzzi and his instrument appear as "one unified source," with no distinction between human and object . : Rated it 4/5, describing it as "undoubtedly
: Noted the absence of vocals or percussion (found on earlier solo sets like Kultrum ), which allows the bandoneon to "breathe and sing with ever deeper patience and poetry" .
: A nearly 10-minute centerpiece dedicated to Dino's father, Cayetano, exploring early memories and the fleeting passage of time . Released in 2020 on ECM Records , (meaning
: A somber farewell to the late Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who passed away in 2019 .