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Trio Esquina
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César Stroscio bandoneòn
Leonardo Sanchez guitar
Hubert Tissier double bass
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| Esquina, symbol of Buenos Aires |
In spanish ESQUINA
means "streetcorner" or "junction" whereas
in the Buenos Aires slang esquina is the place where we meet,
we become friends, we fall in love and we split. The esquina
is where the barriada (gang of neighbours) feels at home; we
date at the esquina and then we go elsewhere and from anywhere
we always go back to the esquina; esquina so-and-so is the
place-name we carry in our heart and we like to remember when
we are far
and exiled.
Tener esquina or no tener esquina is an idiomatic phrase meaning
to have or have not experience in life, to have or have not
that hard and cynical view on human things which is so typical
porteño.
As a matter of fact, the esquina is a symbol of the Buenos Aires everyday life,
of its sentiments and its wonderful music.
Here comes the philosophy of this band: Tango with scents of Jazz and Contemporary
Music, border sounds, crossroads opportunities. Their arrangements are complex,
but not affected, they are refined and relentlessly sincere, as we can expect
from who is used to know a lot of esquinas. And there is also something more:
these three great musicians can't hide their enormous joy of playing together.
Marco Castellani, october 1991
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| The essential
Esquina |
The TRIO ESQUINA
was born in 1991 as a quartet with the bassplayer Carlos Carlsen
and the singer Susanna Rizzi.
In 1994, when Hubert Tissier joined the group it reached the line-up of today .
From 1992 up to now, it has recorded five albums and played important theatres
and Festivals in Europe - Avignon, Cartoucherie de Vincennes, Barbican Center
of London, The Genoa Opera, Barcelona's Grec. In 1995, the group's second CD
was awarded with the Charles Cros prize by the french critics.
From 1996 to 1998 the Trio Esquina has taken part in Womad, which is the travelling
Festival created by Peter Gabriel in order to promote the World Music. With
Womad, Esquina toured Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Usa and China extensively.
The recent collaborations with artists such as Enrico Rava, Vinicio Capossela
and Misia are of remarkable interest. In 2000 the Trio was invited to perform
at the Paris Olympia by this Fado singer.
Also the Esquina's forays into Poetry and Dance, through the album Ruiseñores
de nuevo with Juan Gelman and the shows Postales de Buenos Aires, Catalogo,
Desdelalma with the Mariachiara Michieli choreography and the César
Stroscio and Claudio Enriquez original arrangements, are worth a mention.
In 2004, guitarist Leonardo Sanchez joined the group in Pino's place.
Two cds, with a selection of Esquina's production, have been released in Argentina in 2009.
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| Masters of contemporary tango |
César Stroscio
One of the outstanding bondoneonists of today,
christened by Le Monde as the Poet of Bandoneòn, César
Stroscio has a sparkling career of almost forty years: from
Cuarteto Cedròn to the collaborations with Paco Ibañez,
Georges Moustaky, Angel Parra, and more recently with Enrico
Rava, Vinicio Capossela, Angelique Ionatos, Gian Maria Testa
and Misia.
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Leonardo Sanchez
Since 2004, Leonardo is the steady guitar player in Esquina. Gifted musician, composer and arranger, he can boast large collaborations with Juan José Mosalini, Michel Portal, Gian Maria Testa,
Jairo. Leonardo's line of action is not only tango, but also folk, jazz and contemporary music.
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Hubert Tissier
French bass-player, Hubert has performed with
the Gilbert Becaud Orchestra for many years and has been first
bass at the Comedie Française. He also plays baroque
music regularly.
In the Tango, he played with Osvaldo Piro, Luis Rizzo and Miguel Angel Estrella.
He joined Esquina in 1995.
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Discography
1993
Cuarteto Esquina Esquina
Materiali Sonori CD 90058
1995
Trio Esquina Musiques du Rio
de la Plata
Buda
Musique CD 82905-2
Prix Charles Cros de la Critique Française
1997
César
Stroscio & Juan Gelman Ruiseñores
de nuevo
Buda CD 82956-2
1998
Trio Esquina Tango
CD Materiali Sonori in the Hugo Pratt's book, Edizioni Lizard
2002
César Stroscio & Esquina Los Tangos de Corto
Buda
Musique CD 82241-2
2009
César Stroscio & Esquina Tangos para Corto
Acqua Records CD AQ 225
2009
César Stroscio & Esquina Azul y vos
Buda
Musique CD AQ 226
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Cinco de Abril
by Horacio Vitale, arrangement by Eduardo Rovira
runnung time: 3'48" (3.5 Mb)
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