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Virgilio Monti contrabajo
PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS
TANGO TINTO quintet
-EN- Tango Tinto is a quartet specialized in Argentinian Tango. It is composed by Gerardo Agnese (bandoneón), Bárbara Varassi Pega (piano), Virgilio Monti (double-bass) and Vincenzo Albini (violin), with Rubén Peloni (voice). Since years in the European scène, the ensemble stands out for a solid experience in the genre and a strong group energy, which make their main qualities. The repertoire embraces the different periods of this popular music, since its beginning “Guardia Vieja” to contemporary times, including own compositions as well as original arrangements of pieces by the most important composers in the genre (Pugliese, Troilo, Arolas, Plaza, Salgán, Cobián, De Caro, Piazzolla and others). Always well received by critics and the public, Tango Tinto has frequently performed in Argentina and Europe, also in collaboration with other art forms such as dance, video, electronics, fine arts, fashion, literature and architecture. Their wide repertoire and personal style make it possible for the ensemble to perform in shows and cultural events of all sorts, “milongas”, concert-rooms, café-concerts, festivals and theatres. Their last CD Camino Esquivo (2016) is a clear proof of their artistry with 12 innovative pieces exclusively composed or arranged by the ensemble members, with a unique contemporary touch. Other works include the CD's Éxtasis (2007) and Tango Tinto (2004, first presented during the “Festival Latinoamericando” in Milan, Italy).
-ITA- Tango Tinto è un ensemble di tango argentino composto da artisti argentini ed europei: Bárbara Varassi Pega, pianoforte; Gerardo Agnese, bandoneon; Vincenzo Albini, violino; Virgilio Monti, contrabbasso e Ruben Peloni, voce. Da più di 15 anni sulla scena europea, si distingue per una solida esperienza nello stile e un grande affiatamento che ne fanno il suo punto forte. Propone diversi spettacoli: concerti, spettacoli di musica, danza e montaggio video, repertorio da ballare e d’ascolto, tutti di alta qualità ed esperienza professionale. Il suo repertorio abbraccia i diversi periodi della storia di questa musica urbana, dalla "guardia vieja" ai contemporanei, comprendendo composizioni originali e arrangiamenti propri dei più noti compositori (Pugliese, Troilo, Gardel, Piazzolla, Cobián, De Caro, Salgán e tanti altri) offrendoli con uno stile proprio e caratteristico. Ha partecipato a numerosi eventi, milongas e festival in tutta Italia ed Europa tra i quali: Bologna Tango Festival; Cosenza Tango Festival; Bari Tango Congress; Rovigo Tango Festival; Torino Anima Tango; Sanremo Tango Festival; Verona Tango Festival; Crema Tango Festival; Vilnius Tango Festival, Lituania; London Tango Festival; Rotterdam Tango Festival; Tampere Tango Festival, Finlandia; Dublin Tango Festival, Irlanda. Ha collaborato con i più affermati maestri di Tango tra i quali: Miguel Angel Zotto, Ricardo Barrios e Laura Melos, Osvaldo Roldán, Alejandro Aquino e Graciela Rostom, Sebastián Romero e Silvina Agüera, Marco Palladino, Alejandro Angélica, Alberto e Sabrina Scarico, Mariano Navone, Pablo Moyano e Roberta Beccarini, Julio Luque y Geraldine Giudicelli e tanti altri ancora. Motivo d’orgoglio per l’ensemble è la collaborazione allo show “Tetralogia” del famoso coreografo argentino Leonardo Cuello. Dalla sua formazione si è esibito frequentemente in Argentina ed Europa ed è stato sempre ben accolto dalla critica e dal pubblico. Ha al suo attivo tre CD: “Tango Tinto” (2004); “Éxtasis” (2007), con la partecipazione di bravissimi musicisti invitati; e “Camino Esquivo” (2016), interamente composto da brani e arrangiamenti propri.
-ESP- Tango Tinto es un cuarteto formado por Bárbara Varassi Pega (piano), Gerardo Agnese (bandoneón), Virgilio Monti (contrabajo) y Vincenzo Albini (violín), con Rubén Peloni (voz). Desde hace años en la escena europea, el ensemble se distingue por una sólida experiencia en el género y un gran trabajo de grupo. Propone diversos espectáculos: conciertos; shows de música, danza y montaje de video; repertorio para bailar y de concierto; todos de alta calidad y experiencia profesional. Su repertorio abarca los diversos períodos de la historia de la música ciudadana, desde la “Guardia Vieja” a los contemporáneos, incluyendo composiciones propias y arreglos propios de temas de los compositores más importantes (Pugliese, Troilo, Gardel, Piazzolla, Cobián, De Caro, etc.) y proponiéndolos con un estilo personal y característico en milongas, salas de concierto, café-concerts, festivales y teatros. Desde su formación ha dado conciertos en Argentina y Europa con gran éxito. Cuenta con la realización de tres CD: “Tango Tinto” (2004); “Éxtasis” (2007), con la participación de excelentes músicos invitados; y “Camino Esquivo” (2016), con 12 temas enteramente compuestos y/o arreglados por los miembros del ensemble.
TANGO TINTO
Barbara Varassi Pega, pianoforte; Gerardo Agnese, bandoneon; Vincenzo Albini, violino; Virgilio Monti, contrabbasso e Ruben Peloni, voce.
TRASNOCHE tango quintet
TRASNOCHE is a recently formed quintet devoted to performing new music. All its members have a solid trajectory and come together in this project with the common goal of performing new compositions and arrangements based or inspired mainly but not only on Argentine tango music.
Santiago Cimadevilla, Mark Wyman, Virgilio Monti, Elliot Muusses, Ebred Reijnen.
TANGO GRADUS AD PARNASSUM
Laboratory ensemble By Barbara Varassi Pega
“Tango Gradus ad Parnassum” is a musical project in which I integrate elements from two distinct cultural traditions that very much define me: the River Plate tango and the so-called Western Art music (classical or contemporary). The repertoire has been entirely composed or arranged by myself, in doing so finding my own “voice”, that which expresses my musical and personal identity as well as my own history.“Gradus ad Parnassum” comes from a Latin expression derived from Greek mythology, in which the Parnassus mount represents an arrival point, a higher peak than the one from which we were departed. With the affix of the word “tango” I state the two main goals of my project: the study of the constitutive elements of tango music and a thorough research aimed at expanding its configuration possibilities by integrating materials and techniques from Western Art music (including computer assisted composition). In addition, “Gradus” implies a gradual movement, in this sense related to my trajectory as an artist: parallel to a long and intense professional activity devoted to traditional tango I have decided to undertake a new, challenging journey of creative experimentation more in line with my nature and the reality surrounding me.The project consists on a group of pieces of variable geometry, with diverse instrumental combinations that range from a soloist to the complete ensemble: Santiago Cimadevilla, bandoneon; Ruzana Tsymbalova, violin; Álvaro Rovira Ruiz, electric and acoustic guitars; Virgilio Monti, double bass; and me, as pianist and conductor.n to the possibility of exciting projects with new perspectives.
SOBRE EL PUCHO quartet
The tango ensemble Sobre el Pucho is formed by first class musicians who find their nexus in the popular music of Buenos Aires and the Rio de la Plata.
With a vast experience in the genre, each musician contributes to creating the unique atmosphere that this music evokes. From the intimacy of a solo piece to the full dynamic range of the trio, the ensemble offers to the audience a wide variety of colours and atmospheres as well as a journey trough different and exiting rhythms that constitute the soundscape of the River Plate.
Sobre el Pucho specializes in playing new tango repertoire: compositions and arrangements written by the members of the ensemble as well as by leading contemporary tango composers.The main part of the ensemble's program is conceived and based on the search for interesting variations and arrangements of old tangos and the gems of a new tango generation.
Based in the city of Rotterdam, Sobre el Pucho aims at performing on an extensive international scene, particulary in Europe. Collaborations with musicians from different nationalities and backgrounds, keep them constantly linked with foreign artists and keeps them open to the possibility of exciting projects with new perspectives.
Matias Pedrana, Alvaro Rovira Ruis, Barbara Varassi Pega, Virgilio Monti.
SEPTETOSCOPIO tango septet
SEPTETOSCOPIO is a tango ensemble formed by musicians from 5 different nationalities, which find their common interest in the popular music of Buenos Aires: the Tango. With a vast experience in the genre, each musician contributes to creating the unique atmosphere that this music evokes. Consisting of two bandoneons, two violins, violoncello, piano and double bass, this ensemble proposes a wide palette of colours and moods; from the splendour of a gran orquesta tipica, to the intimacy of a string quartet or bandoneón duo. Septetoscopio specializes in playing new tango repertoire; particularly of music composed and/or arranged by bandoneonist Claudio Constantini. While getting its inspiration and knowledge from the great masters of the past and present, Septetoscopio aims towards the brilliant future of this ever-expanding and fascinating genre. Septetoscopio has been invited to play in important theaters and festivals around Europe, and is currently involved in the recording of its’ debut cd..
Zarate Quintet.
Mannen van de tango - Het Internationaal Danstheater
Zarate Quintet and the international dancetheater.
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