Barcos
In 2016, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer Eduardo Garcia joined forces with the Le Page Ensemble to record Barcos, an album of his extraordinary Tango influenced works. In addition to the works composed by Garcia for the bandoneon and string quartet, the album also features music by the renowned Argentinian visionary Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) whose uncompromising musical innovations completely changed the face of Tango over four decades. Garcia’s music is inspired by the life-changing journey across the Atlantic made by Europeans seeking a new life in the Americas. Soulful, cinematic and deeply nostalgic, this album is full of the distinctive flavours of South America.
"When I was a child, I loved to spend many afternoons making paper ships. Without knowing it, I was playing with my own history, the history of my family and the history of my country. Ships move us away from loved ones and lead us to unknown lands of uncertain futures. The sailing is slow, like dragging one’s feet, but it gives us time to look at the open sea and imagine our new lives. These pieces are humble ‘sound ships’ sailing hopeful seas...” Eduardo Garcia
Eduardo García was born in Argentina in 1964. He studied the bandoneon in Buenos Aires under the most prestigious of maestros such as A. Barletta, D. Binelli and Rodolfo Mederos. In 1983, he founded the “Apertura” orchestra and recorded a CD, which was awarded several major prizes. Eduardo García has also performed with many other musicians and orchestras including Horacio Salgan, Orlando Tripodi, Jorge Sobral, Erlin Kroner and “Tango por dos”, and in many plays and radio and TV programmes. When Eduardo arrived in France in 1992, the famous director Alfredo Arias asked him to play in his show “Mortadela”, which was awarded the Molière best musical show award. Since then, Eduardo has performed as a soloist in France and overseas with many artists including Lio, Gustavo Beytelmann, Antonio Agri and Omar Espinoza, and recorded several CDs with other musicians such as Ombu, Luis Rizzo Quinteto, Jean-Paul Poletti, Santos Chilemi, François Beranger, Dimitra Galani and the Cuarteto Cedron.
"When I was a child, I loved to spend many afternoons making paper ships. Without knowing it, I was playing with my own history, the history of my family and the history of my country. Ships move us away from loved ones and lead us to unknown lands of uncertain futures. The sailing is slow, like dragging one’s feet, but it gives us time to look at the open sea and imagine our new lives. These pieces are humble ‘sound ships’ sailing hopeful seas...” Eduardo Garcia
Eduardo García was born in Argentina in 1964. He studied the bandoneon in Buenos Aires under the most prestigious of maestros such as A. Barletta, D. Binelli and Rodolfo Mederos. In 1983, he founded the “Apertura” orchestra and recorded a CD, which was awarded several major prizes. Eduardo García has also performed with many other musicians and orchestras including Horacio Salgan, Orlando Tripodi, Jorge Sobral, Erlin Kroner and “Tango por dos”, and in many plays and radio and TV programmes. When Eduardo arrived in France in 1992, the famous director Alfredo Arias asked him to play in his show “Mortadela”, which was awarded the Molière best musical show award. Since then, Eduardo has performed as a soloist in France and overseas with many artists including Lio, Gustavo Beytelmann, Antonio Agri and Omar Espinoza, and recorded several CDs with other musicians such as Ombu, Luis Rizzo Quinteto, Jean-Paul Poletti, Santos Chilemi, François Beranger, Dimitra Galani and the Cuarteto Cedron.
