Luft - Air - Saxophon & Bandoneon

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A saxophone that doesn’t sound like jazz and a bandoneon that offers a lot more than dance music? And what’s more, the two instruments playing together? Maja Lisac Barroso and Marcelo Nisinman evidently like to put their listeners’ expectations to a challenge. In LUFT – AIR, a Slovenian (Lisac Barroso) who grew up in Switzerland and an Argentinian with Polish roots (Nisinman) find their homeland in the unique music they make. The musicians have performed together for eight years, in large ensembles as well as in a duo. The current duo program LUFT – AIR features an highly original and unique tracklisting of pieces for bandoneon and saxophone, some original compositions but mostly arrangements by the artists themselves. The selection shows a great variety of styles and epochs, from baroque works by Dietrich Buxtehude to Tangos by Juan Carlos Cobián and Astor Piazzolla. The versatile saxophonist uses instruments of various sizes, from the soprano to double bass saxophone. The bandoneonist, a widely respected tango specialist and composer, creates captivating compositions with delicate arrangements and a sometimes ironic sense of humor. This duo finds common ground in creating sound through air and breath, thus the program title: LUFT – AIR.