Piazzolla dazzled in the heart of London
by Nino Ramella
+ Astor Piazzolla, Argentine, "but in Mar del Plata",
according to their own references,
loved the last few hours on Friday, more precisely, to an audience that filled the church
St. Martin-In-The- Fields in Trafalgar Square
there in the very heart of
London, opposite the National Gallery.
The concert was called "Vivaldi-Piazzolla.
Four stations at Candlelight" by the Trafalgar
Sinfonia, which is the new name of former
chamber group led by Ivor Setterfield
was known as
New London Soloists Orchestra.
Piazzolla's first topic,
closing the first part started with the
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Bach
followed by the Spring of Vivaldi's Four Seasons
was Verano Porteño. At
English ... well, this heterogeneous community of diverse origin
living
London, nothing ever gets its inveterate
moderation. It was evident without
But it sounds coming out of the woods
-but not exactly the
strings, as is often the work of Mar del Plata-
surprised many
and good way to judge from the applause that came close to
final chord.
It was not just the music of Piazzolla
As regulars captivated music lovers that
site, which stand
churches since 800 years ago, although the present is the beginning of S.
XVIII. The virtuosity of violinist Magnus Johnston
be dazzled by
undertaken this work as if the soul of Piazzolla
revived not only in composition but also
manner of implementation.
was a wonderful end of the first part,
and then resumed the concert with Vivaldi Autumn
. Invierno Porteño
came quickly and again the unique feeling of what happens
in a room when you hear it
surrender any resistance. The violin
this time was sublime. The candles and the church impeccable
restored to perfection without losing
its ancient air, I could not move in a more forceful
this
marplatense who had the wonderful opportunity to be there for
view and, above all, feel.
The concert continued after the
Sinfonia for Strings (Alla Rusticana) and
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins in C minor by Bach, where the violinist
aforementioned
joined his colleague Helen Davies, achieving a memorable dialogue .
Applause asked for more. The surprise was that unscheduled
, Trafalgar Sinfonia
and above all the excellence of Magnus Johnston, assailed
Oblivion Piazzolla.
At the end of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
find a wet and drizzly night,
to remind us that we were in London.
Admiral Nelson, whose celebrated
column stands in the middle of the square that bears the name
of the battle in which the glory and death
came together, seemed pleased with the melody
Piazzolla.
will become more so when we complete the organic
chamber group with an accordion. Very close to Leicester Square opened
bustle of Friday night
extending stronger us into the
Soho. However, nothing replaces the
beautiful music that emerged from the genius of Argentine
, "but in Mar del Plata."
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