Estaciones Porteñas
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The Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas, also known as the Estaciones Porteñas or The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, are a set of four tango compositions written by Ástor Piazzolla
, which were originally conceived and treated as different compositions rather than one suite, although Piazzolla performed them together from time to time. The pieces were scored for his quintet of violin (viola), piano, electric guitar, double bass and bandoneón
. By giving the adjective porteño
, referring to those born in Buenos Aires
, the Argentine capital city, Piazzolla gives an impression of the four seasons in Buenos Aires.
In 2009, the Russian conductor Leonid Desyatnikov had a new arrangement of the above four pieces with more obvious link between Vivaldi and Piazzolla, by converting each of pieces into three-section pieces, and re-arranging for solo violin and string orchestra. In each piece he included several quotations from original Vivaldi's work but due to seasons being inverted between northern and southern hemispheres, thus, for example, Verano Porteño had added elements of L'inverno (Winter) of Vivaldi.
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Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
, which were originally conceived and treated as different compositions rather than one suite, although Piazzolla performed them together from time to time. The pieces were scored for his quintet of violin (viola), piano, electric guitar, double bass and bandoneón
Bandoneón
The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
. By giving the adjective porteño
Porteño
Porteño in Spanish is used to refer to a person who is from or lives in a port city, but it can also be used as an adjective for anything related to those port cities....
, referring to those born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, the Argentine capital city, Piazzolla gives an impression of the four seasons in Buenos Aires.
The Seasons
- Verano Porteño (Buenos Aires Summer)
written in 1965, originally as incidental music for the play 'Melenita de Oro' by Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz. - Otoño Porteño (Buenos Aires Autumn)
written in 1969. - Primavera Porteña (Buenos Aires Spring)
written in 1970, contains counterpoint. - Invierno Porteño (Buenos Aires Winter)
written in 1970.
In 2009, the Russian conductor Leonid Desyatnikov had a new arrangement of the above four pieces with more obvious link between Vivaldi and Piazzolla, by converting each of pieces into three-section pieces, and re-arranging for solo violin and string orchestra. In each piece he included several quotations from original Vivaldi's work but due to seasons being inverted between northern and southern hemispheres, thus, for example, Verano Porteño had added elements of L'inverno (Winter) of Vivaldi.
External links
- Invierno Porteño (Buenos Aires winter) performed as nuevo tangoNuevo tangoTango Nuevo - either a form of music in which new elements are incorporated into traditional Argentine tango, or an evolution of tango dance that began to develop in the 1980s...
by Meredith Klein and Andrés Amarilla while on tour in Gdansk, Poland, April 14, 2007.
- Primavera Porteña (Buenos Aires spring) performed by Fugata Quintet at Pushkin House London, UK, May 3, 2009.
External links
- Verano Porteño played by Ástor Piazzolla and his quintet ensemble
- Invierno Porteño video by Martín Testa
- Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas audio by Fandango Band
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