In each piece he included several quotations from original Vivaldi's work but due to seasons being inverted between northern and southern hemispheres, thus, for example, Verano Porteño had added elements of L'inverno (Winter) of Vivaldi. In 1996-1998, the Russian composer Leonid Desyatnikov made a new arrangement of the above four pieces with more obvious link between Vivaldi and Piazzolla, by converting each of pieces into three-section pieces, and re-arranging for solo violin and string orchestra. Primavera Porteña ( Buenos Aires Spring).Invierno Porteño ( Buenos Aires Winter).Written in 1965, originally as incidental music for the play 'Melenita de Oro' by Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz. By giving the adjective porteño, referring to those born in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital city, Piazzolla gives an impression of the four seasons in Buenos Aires. Primavera Porteño Spring Astor Piazzolla - 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires Piano Solo Coversart 29.9K subscribers Subscribe 2.

The pieces were scored for his quintet of violin (viola), piano, electric guitar, double bass and bandoneón.

The Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas, also known as the Estaciones Porteñas or The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, are a set of four tango compositions written by Ástor Piazzolla, which were originally conceived and treated as different compositions rather than one suite, although Piazzolla performed them together from time to time.

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