The core of this record from Martin Klett and his ensemble Cuarteto SolTango are the two Concertos by J S Bach. Bach’s works are, unusually, coupled with Tango pieces, a combination which has a very personal connection by the artists. The players include Martin Klett (piano), Jonian Ilias Kadesha (Violine), Thomas Reif (Violine - Concert Master of Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonic Orchestra), Karel Bredenhorst (Dutch Cellist) and also three Bandoneon Players, all from different countries.

”The project of doing Bach concertos with a chamber ensemble of solo strings had been going around in my head for almost a decade. And Bach, in a way, is the core of the programme on this CD. His music often tends to be combined with other works: with new music, or with Romantic music. Piazzolla’s Four Seasons are often coupled with those of Vivaldi. Thus, the idea of combining Baroque music with tango isn’t new. But this specific repertoire is something quite different. Then we have my personal journey with tango: my ensemble Cuarteto SolTango and my passion for dance. What grew out of all this? A rather large-scale project (for chamber music), with musicians from many different countries - and an intense week I will probably never forget.

”We play tango as tango, and Bach as Bach. The combination emerged from my personal connection with each of them. What is more, the Lamento runs like a red thread through the entire programme. I hear lamentation in each of these styles. The title Lamento is inspired by the tango song Mi lamento, and lamentation naturally plays an outstanding role in Bach’s music: not always, but quite often.” -Martin Klett (Excerpt from the booklet)

Martin Klett has made a name for himself as a solo pianist and chamber musician. Ever since winning the International Johannes Brahms Competition and the German National Music Competition, he has become a welcome guest at the prestigious music festivals of Lucerne, Schleswig-Holstein, Heidelberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schwetzingen to name just a few. Further invitations have led to performances throughout Europe and Asia. Apart from his activities as a classical performer, Klett is an avid arranger and bears a keen interest for Argentine tango. In 2008 he founded the Cuarteto SolTango, which performs Tango Argentino in the spirit of true chamber musicianship, challenging the repertoire of classical concert series.