Quintetango

(PT)

Quintetango is a chamber music quintet dedicated to the interpretation of the musical work of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) – “Nuevo Tango”.

The quintet was born in 2016 in the continuity of several artistic partnerships between the five musicians and teachers of the Coimbra Conservatory of Music.
Andrew Madeira classical guitar
Artur Fernandes concertina
Catarina Peixinho Piano
Hugo Brito Violin
Miguel Calhaz Contrabass

Between 2016 and 2018, Quintetango began by performing in public in the localities of its members:
COIMBRA · Coimbra Music Conservatory Auditorium
WATER · CAA – Águeda Arts Center
SERTA · Culture house

Between 2018 and 2022 the group performed at 5 prestigious Portuguese festivals with a predominance of chamber music:
2018 · PONTA DELGADA · World Music Festival
2020 · VISEU · International Spring Music Festival
2020 · BRAGA · Music Festival of Ponte
2021 · TORRES VEDRAS · World Accordion Festival
2022 · VILA REAL · Guitar Point Festival

Meanwhile, in 2021, recordings began for the debut CD, which took place at the Great Auditorium of the Conservatório de Música de Coimbra in early 2021 and were directed by Gonçalo Santos, who also mixed and mastered the album.

The selected works were composed by Piazzolla between 1965 and 1971 – the time of his first Quinteto Tango Nuevo, highlighting the suite “Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas”.

Also part of the debut album by Quintetango are three works that were re-recorded by Astor Piazzolla and his Quinteto Tango Nuevo, in their last studio albums (80s) – “Milonga del Angel”, “Soledad” and “Concierto para Quinteto”. .

Tangent was published in July 2022 by the German publisher GalileoMusic, with international distribution. Tangent was disk Antena 2.

Later that year, and after significant media exposure, of which the following stand out: International: German magazine Latin-Mag, German radio Z.net, German magazine NA DANN, Austrian magazine Concerto, TV: SIC Notícias, RTP2, RTP Memória; Radio: Antena 1, Antena 2, RDP Internacional; written press: Express, Public, Saturday, Tangent was presented live at the Coimbra Conservatory of Music Auditorium in September 2022.