Astor Piazzolla: The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires

Astor Piazzolla: The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires

Astor Piazzolla: The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires
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Composer: Astor Piazzolla
Performer: Quinteto Villa-Lobos
Performer: Rio Cello Trio
Orchestra: Orquesta de Cordas Brasileiras
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-03-09
Music Label: Milan Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Spring Of Buenos Aires
  2. Summer Of Buenos Aires
  3. Autumn Of Buenos Aires
  4. Winter Of Buenos Aires
  5. Fugue 9
  6. Years Of Solitude - Paulo Sergio Santos
  7. Libertango - Chiquinho Do Acordeon
  8. Tristango - Chiquinho Do Acordeon
  9. Novitango - Chiquinho Do Acordeon
  10. Deus Xango - Paulo Sergio Santos

Music reviews of Astor Piazzolla: The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires

Music Review: Don't Be Fooled
Rating: 4 Stars

Milan Records owns the rights to a lot of the later Piazzolla canon, and since his death has steadily been mining its holdings with a number of CD reissues and compilations that are readily identified as Milan's by the similarity of the cover art used. Don't be fooled by the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, however. While it is a fine recording, Piazzolla does not appear on it as anything but the composer.
I didn't read the back of the CD cover before I bought it and so when I opened it, I was surprised to find that the cover had fooled me into thinking Piazzolla was featured. I played it anyway, prepared for the worst, as many offerings of Piazzolla compositions turn out mediocre at best. At first, it seemed like my fears were confirmed, but after several listens I warmed to the music.
Those familiar with AP's "Four Seasons" sequence know that they are among the most classically oriented of his works and have only the slightest connection to tango. But they also know that when performed by Piazzolla and one of his musical formations, that they are among the most powerful of his longer works. Anyone taking on the task of interpretation had better know well what the heck they are doing or risk making musical fools of themselves.
This interpretation of the "Four Seasons" is done by a Brazilian orchestra that in my view started rather weakly. It isn't until "winter" (Invierno Porteno) was reached that the power and majesty of the music comes to fruition.
From there on out, the rest of the CD is quite good. My favorites of the remainder are the three parts of the "Libertango" sequence that they performed and which features some excellent mandolin work and Deus Xango, which closes the recording with a jazzy rendering oddly reminiscent of some of the old CTI-era jazz recordings.
The weakness of the start drops a star, but its the rest of the recording which puts this in the recommended category for anyone who loves the music of Astor Piazzolla.
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