INVIERNO PORTENO by ASTOR PIAZZOLLA performed by the Mandolin Chamber Orchestra Het CONSORT

The Invierno Porteno (Winter) by Astor Piazzolla performed by the Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra Het CONSORT conducted by Alex Timmerman, Amsterdam, March 20th at the 2010 Festival of the Dutch Mandolin Union.
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) is especially known for being one of the greatest Argentinean bandonean performers. He started to play the bandoneon at a very early age and played when only thirteen years old with Carlos Gardél and his band. Once his extraordinary talent was discovered he joint the band of Anibal Tróila, the master of the classical tango.
After Tróila´s death Piazzolla went to Paris to study with a government scholarship under Nadia Boulanger. Probably thanks to her Piazzolla became aware of the possibilities of the music of South America and, more particular, the tango music of his homeland Argentina.
From this time Piazzolla´s reformed the traditional tango into a style that was called the 'tango nuevo'. Back in his homeland he was soon recognized the leading figure of the genre and it didn´t take long before his international breakthrough became a fact. In 1973 he moved again to Europe; this time to Italy where he started a recording project that took five years to complete.

The Invierno Porteno (Winter) by Astor Piazzolla was composed in 1970 as the third Tango of the Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas also known as The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
The other three Tangos in this cycle are Verano Porteño (1964 - Buenos Aires Summer), Otoño Porteño (1969 - Buenos Aires Autumn) and Primavera Porteña (1970 - Buenos Aires Spring).

Although Piazzolla composed each of the four Tangos seperately and at first not as a Suite of music that belonged together he did perform them together every now and then. Piazzolla composed the Four Seasons for his own quintet that was compiled of a violin (viola), a piano, an electric guitar, a double bass and a bandoneon. The arrangement for mandolin orchestra was made by Alex Timmerman in 2009.

This video was made by Pauline Ulderink during a performance of Het CONSORT in Amsterdam (Netherlands), March 20th at the 2010 Festival of the Dutch Mandolin Union.


For more info about the concerts , CDs and other activities of HET CONSORT, please visit their website: http://www.hetconsort.net/

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[itsjeffo]

3:34 - sound funny ;)

but in total a very incredible performance!

[OrchestradiMandolini]

Hello @itsjeffo, You are absolutely right! A 'little' accident there...

Thanks for your comment and best greetings from Holland,

[pablenki]

buenisimo!

[roton89]

Very interesting-The Mandolins' character and lack of sustain change the sound and dynamics-Piazzolla might like the fact that this would be more difficult to dance to than his versions-but he might be joking.

A fun performance.

[juanfru53]

increible!! parece un coro

[MRsmartcards]

Absolutely fantastic! Thumbs up and thanks for sharing.

[cathal627]

Awesome!