Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Le grand Tango

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Danse espagnole n° 1 "La vida breve"

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
Danse slave n° 3 en la majeur

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Danse hongroise n° 2

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Gigue, suite pour violoncelle n° 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007
Allemande, suite pour violoncelle n° 3 en do majeur, BWV 1009
Courante, suite pour violoncelle n° 6 en ré majeur, BWV 1012

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovski (1840-1893)
Valse sentimentale

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Danse espagnole n° 5 "Andaluza"

Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)
Danse du Diable vert

David Popper (1843-1913)
elfentanz, op. 39

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65

Thomas Auner, violoncelle
Irina Auner, piano

Dance is movement but furthermore it is also a means of expression of a society and its people. With his debut-CD, Austrian cellist Thomas Auner discovers the world of Dance and together with Irina Auner, piano, presents pieces from various countries and cultures. Starting with Le grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla and Slavonic and Hungarian Dances by Antonin Dvorak and Johannes Brahms, three movements from the Suites for Cello solo by Johann Sebastian Bach can also be found. Spanish influences appear with Maurice Ravel (Pièce en forme de Habanera), Gaspar Cassadó (Danse de Diable vert), Enrique Granados' Danza Espagnola - Andaluza and Danse espagnole by Manuel de Falla. Valse sentimentale by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky shows a more melancholic mood, whereas Invitation to the Dance by Carl Maria von Weber in Auners own arrangement for cello and piano strikes with sublimity, not least due to his breathtaking virtuosity.