Piazzolla and Rovira are usually presented as the two pioneers of avant-garde tango. It has been claimed that there was a certain rivalry between them, and it is a subject of debate which of the two was the first to modernize tango. While nothing clear has emerged from this controversy, it is a good starting point to understand why SONICO wished to rediscover the birth of contemporary tango!
This show presents the music of two key groups at the forefront of modern tango, together for the first time: the Octeto Buenos Aires (Piazzolla) and the Octeto La Plata (Rovira). With these ensembles, Rovira and Piazzolla explored the boundaries (“the edge”) of tango for the first time. The programme includes not only lost material that was previously recorded (Piazzolla burned the scores; Rovira’s original scores were damaged by a flood) but also includes four previously unreleased pieces.
Premiered on March 22, 2021, at the KLARA Festival 2021
UPCOMING DATES
31/03/26 Arsonic – Mons (BE)
18/06/26 Lenzburgiade Festival – Lenzburg (CH)
01/09/26 Den Sorte Diamant – Copenhagen (DK)
02/09/26 Victoriateatern – Malmö (SE)
08/10/26 TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht (NL)
09/10/26 Concertgebouw – Amsterdam (NL)
10/10/26 Amare – The Hague (NL)
05/05/27 Merode Festival – Kessel-Lo (BE)
04/06/27 Salle Philharmonique de Liège (BE)
THE EDGE OF TANGO
CONCERT – 9 MUSICIANS
TECHNICAL SHEET • VISUAL PRESENTATION
AVAILABLE indoors/outdoors
LENGTH 90 minutes
PART 1: EDUARDO ROVIRA Octeto La Plata (1956-1961)
Nonino (arr. Eduardo Rovira) Astor Piazzolla
Tango del Ángel (arr. Eduardo Rovira) Astor Piazzolla
A Horacio Paz (arr. Eduardo Rovira) Enrique Lannoo
Nostálgico (arr. Eduardo Rovira) Julián Plaza
A los Amigos (arr. Eduardo Rovira) Armando Pontier
Preludio de la guitarra abandonada Eduardo Rovira
Melancólico Buenos Aires (arr. Eduardo Rovira) Astor Piazzolla
PART 2: ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Octeto Buenos Aires (1956- 1958)
Marrón y Azul Astor Piazzolla
Taconeando (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Pedro Maffia
Arrabal (arr. Astor Piazzolla) José Pascual
Tierra Querida (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Julio De Caro
Los Mareados (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Juan Carlos Cobian
El Entrerriano (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Rosendo Mendizábal
Tango Ballet Astor Piazzolla
A Fuego Lento (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Horacio Salgán
CREDITS
Lysandre Donoso – Bandoneon
Carmela Delgado – Bandoneon
Stephen Meyer – Violin
Daniel Hurtado Jimenez – Violin
Bartosz Korus – Viola
Guillaume Lagravière – Cello
Alejandro Schwarz – Electric Guitar
Ariel Eberstein – Double bass
Ivo De Greef – Piano
A PRODUCTION OF EL ANTITANGO MANAGEMENT
COPRODUCED BY CULTUURCENTRUM DE BOGAARD
WITH THE SUPPORT OF VLAAMSE GEMEENSCHAP AND FÉDÉRATION WALLONIE-BRUXELLES