Astor Piazzolla: Tango “Otono Porteño“ for piano (with score)

Performed by Christian Dillig (piano) This tango which captures a melancholic autumn mood is further part of the cycle Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas by the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921 -1992) in an arrangement for piano. The cycle describes the four seasons in the Argentine capital and port city of Buenos Aires. A porteño, or feminine porteña, is a term for a resident of a port city. Originally, these were four independent compositions, which Piazzolla later combined into the cycle. I have already recorded the part of the winter (“Invierno Porteño“): and of the summer (“Verano Porteño“): As in the Summer Tango, a strictly rhythmic part alternates with a freer part that, as in many of Piazzolla’s tangos, is not danceable as a strict tango. Pianists will see that the part is occasionally hardly tangible and you have to jump back and forth quite a bit on the keyboard. I have therefore omitted individual notes. The sheet music is available at Tonos Darmstadt. More tangos on piano by Piazzolla and other composers can be heard in this playlist: #piazzolla #pianotango #pianosheetmusic