Figures Argentines
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ALBERTO GINASTERA / ASTOR PIAZZOLLA / GABRIEL SIVAK / SEBASTIAN PIANA etc
Figures Argentines
Quatuor Voce, Pablo Márquez, Jean-Baptiste Henry
[ Alpha Classics / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 22 May 2026
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Always curious and seeking new horizons, the musicians of the Voce quartet fell in love with Argentina during their concert tours. In Buenos Aires and Rosario, they frequented peñas and milongas (folk music dance clubs) and had exciting working sessions with the illustrious Dino Saluzzi.
They decided to ask composers Fernando Fiszbein, Gabriel Sivak and Jean-Baptiste Henry to write music and arrangements for them. They perform these pieces with the great Argentine guitarist Pablo Marquez and Jean-Baptiste Henry on bandoneon.
This colourful programme features tangos, but also zamba, chacarera, cueca, baguala... Not to mention a tribute to Piazzolla (Four for Tango for string quartet) and Alberto Ginastera, with his first string quartet and his emblematic sonata for guitar.
Tracks:
Alberto Ginastera:
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20: I. Allegro violente ed agitato
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20: II. Vivacissimo
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20: III. Calmo e poetico
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20: IV. Allegramente rustico
Guitar Sonata, Op. 47: I. Esordio
Guitar Sonata, Op. 47: II. Scherzo
Guitar Sonata, Op. 47: III. Canto
Guitar Sonata, Op. 47: IV. Finale
Gustavo Leguizamón:
Zamba de la viuda (Arr. for String Quartet by Fernando Fiszbein)
Chacarera del zorrito (Arr. for String Quartet by Fernando Fiszbein)
Fernando Fiszbein:
Gardel Picado (Version for String Quartet, Guitar and Mixed Sounds)
Ástor Piazzolla:
Four for Tango (Version for String Quartet)
Sebastian Piana:
Milonga triste (Arr. for String Quartet and Bandoneon by Jean-Baptiste Henry)
Gabriel Sivak:
Ajenas Vacas Arreando, Homage to Leda Valladares: I. Coplas de Baguala, de Jaime Dávalos (Version for String Quartet)
Ajenas Vacas Arreando, Homage to Leda Valladares: II. Tonadas o coplas (Creation on a Traditional Theme)
Ajenas Vacas Arreando, Homage to Leda Valladares: III. Carnaval, Canto y Anatas (Creation on a Traditional Theme)
Juan Carlos Cobián:
La casita de mis viejos (Arr. for String Quartet and Bandoneon by Gabriel Sivak)
Ricardo Vilca:
A Ricardo Vilca (Arr. for Viola and Bandoneon by Gabriel Sivak)
Alfredo Gobbi:
A Orlando Goñi (Arr. for Violin, Cello and Bandoneon by Gabriel Sivak)
Aníbal Troïlo:
La ultima curda (Arr. for Bandoneon by Rodolfo Mederos and Jean-Baptiste Henry)
Juan Bautista Domingo Rezzano:
Duelo criollo (Arr. for Viola and Bandoneon by Guillaume Becker and Jean-Baptiste Henry)
Juan Carlos Cobián:
Nieblas del Riachuelo (Arr. for Violin, Cello and Bandoneon by Gabriel Sivak)
Atahualpa Yupanqui:
La pobrecita (Arr. for String Quartet and Bandoneon by Jean-Baptiste Henry)
Julio De Caro:
Boedo (Arr. for String Quartet and Bandoneon by Gabriel Sivak)
Ástor Piazzolla:
Loving (Version for String Quartet and Bandoneon)
