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 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.
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
Monroe 3307 Eduardo Rovira 4’21
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Octeto Buenos Aires (1956- 1958)
Marrón y Azul Astor Piazzolla
Taconeando (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Pedro Maffia
Tangology (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Horacio Malvicino
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 A Fuego Lento (arr. Astor Piazzolla) Horacio Salgán
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
Coproduced by Cultuurcentrum de Bogaard
This production is realized with the support of Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles