Quatuor Voce

Our latest CD-project, with two sides, exploring both traditional and modern Argentinina music, to be released in autumn 25. Declined here in 3 versions : string quartet, quartet + bandoneon, quartet + guitar.

Figures Argentines (string quartet)


A. Ginastera
Quartet n°1 op. 20

Piazzolla
« four for tango » for string quartet

F. Fiszbein
Gardel Picado, version for string quartet and Carlos Gardel (with electronics, commisioned by les Voce)

Traditional Argentinian music, bagalas, zambas and chacareras for string quartet, arranged by Gabriel Sivak and Fernando Fiszbein (10’)

Figures Argentines (traditional)

With Jean-Baptiste Henry, bandoneon 

A festive program, giving a pannel of Argentinian folk music, including tangos of course but also zambas, bagalas, chacareras, arranged for the Voce musicians and Jean-Baptiste Henry, in different formations of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 musicians.

A glimpse of the pieces that would be played here (not in order, not exhaustive, can be slightly modified) :

Boedo (arr. G. Sivak)
Quintet for bandoneon and string quartet

Nieblas del riachuelo (arr G. Sivak)
for violin, cello, bandonéon

A Orlando Goñi (arr G. Sivak)
for violin, cello and bandoneon

La ultima curda (Troilo / JB Henry) 
for bandoneon

Duello criollo (Bayardo / Becker/ Henry) 
for viola and bandoneon

Candombaby (JB Henry)
for viola and bandoneon

Four for Tango (Piazzolla) 
for string quartet

La casita de mis viejos (arr G. Sivak)
Quintet for bandoneon and string quartet

Tangos sensations (Piazzolla) 
for bandoneon and string quartet

Bagalas by Leda Valladares (arr G Sivak)
for string quartet

Zamba de la viuda / chacarera del Zorrito (arr F. Fiszbein)
for string quartet

Alfonsina y el mar (arr G Sivak)
for bandoneon and string quartet 

La pobrecita (Yupanqui / JB Henry)
for bandoneon and string quartet

Figures Argentines
Quatuor Voce & Pablo Marquez, guitar

The Voce quartet invites the amazing guitar player Pablo Marquez to explore modern Argentinian music, playing the young and the old Alberto Ginastera : the quartet (1948) is very much influenced by folk music, and the guitar sonata (1976), his late manner’s masterpiece, explores all the possibilities of the instrument. The new piece by the Argentinian composer Fernando Fiszbein, commissioned by les Voce, plays with the voice of the legendary tango singer Carlos Gardel, answering to the joyful Boccherini Quintet that opens this colorful program.

Boccherini Fandango Quintet 
Ginastera sonata for guitar 
Ginastera quartet n°1 
Fiszbein Gardel Picado, for guitar, string quartet and Carlos Gardel (electronics)