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Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Nationality:
Argentine
Born: March 11, 1921, Mar del Plata Died: July 4, 1992, Buenos Aires (age 71)
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires [Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas] for Piano Trio
(for violin, cello and piano)
| 5:20 | I. | Primavera Porteña | |
| 6:50 | II. | Verano Porteño | |
| 5:48 | III. | Otoño Porteño | |
| 5:34 | IV. | Invierno Porteño |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1965-1970 (age 43-49)
Note: Originally written as separate pieces but often combined into a four-part suite. Originally for quintet with bandoneon. Arranged for piano trio by José Bragato. There are two different orderings. Most commonly: spring, summer, autumn and winter, but also: summer, autumn, spring, winter.
5 recordings,
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25:54
Nouvelle Philharmonie Piano Trio
4:55
Trio Solisti
I.
Primavera Porteña
7:24
Trio Solisti
II.
Verano Porteño
5:15
Trio Solisti
III.
Otoño Porteño
5:55
Trio Solisti
IV.
Invierno Porteño
23:42
Sami Merdinian, Mihai Marica, Carlos Avila
4:31
Zürcher Klaviertrio
I.
Primavera Porteña
6:31
Zürcher Klaviertrio
II.
Verano Porteño
6:02
Zürcher Klaviertrio
III.
Otoño Porteño
6:19
Zürcher Klaviertrio
IV.
Invierno Porteño
6:35
Alacorde Piano Trio
I.
Primavera Porteña
6:36
Alacorde Piano Trio
II.
Verano Porteño
6:08
Alacorde Piano Trio
III.
Otoño Porteño
4:28
Alacorde Piano Trio
IV.
Invierno Porteño
glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
- suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
- transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.
- trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players