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Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
A number of composers have tried to put the seasons to music, so we can have them all year round. Antonio Vivaldi dominates the field with his Four Seasons from 1725. But since 1999, thanks to an arrangement for classical orchestra called Eight Seasons by Leonid Desyatnikov, a concert programme now alternates movements from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi and those by the Argentinian Astor Piazzolla from his tango suite The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, also known as Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas. Let's take Piazzolla out from the shadow of Vivaldi by taking a closer look at his Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
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The Musical Box
Like most people, my musical box contains its own personal mix. You'll find stuff about discovery, about heroes. There are recollections of those songs which just won't stop playing on your inner juke box. There are also pieces on Tango, which I discovered in France, and which taught me to dance and to live and listen to music differently. I hope you enjoy the mix!
