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Songs of a Grand Voyage
Each one of Quadro Nuevo’s songs transports us to a different part of the world and carries within it the pure atmosphere of that particular place:
a wild ride across the harsh Crimean peninsula, London’s old world charm, the lightness of the Mediterranean, a Tango from New York, crazy days in Istanbul, a night of revelry in Transylvania, secret gardens in Malaysia, warm rain in Paris.
But sometimes even the most arduous of journeys doesn’t bring us to where we want to be and the tone poem “Die Reise nach Batumi” (Journey to Batumi) is, above all, a story of that which is denied us. What remains is longing.
Four suitcases full of melodies, bursting with impressions and encounters, overflowing with exhilarating experiences and the joy of making music.
The music of Quadro Nuevo, gleaned here and there, yesterday and today, tells of the vagabond life of four wanderers moved between the winds of west and east.
Starting out with their own distinctly European-flavored brand of Tango, the musicians continued to embellish their tone poetry with arabesques, Balkan swing, delicate ballads and daredevil improvisations, all performed with the Mediterranean lightness that has long become their trademark.
Since 1996, the instrumental quartet has given over 2500 concerts on every continent. Passionate and diversified “music junkies”, they play in Jazz clubs and at international festivals, as street musicians on the Piazzas of southern Europe, take the stage by storm as a late-night Tango dance band and, as a concert ensemble, perform in famous venues such as New York’s Carnegie hall.
As well as climbing into the Jazz and World Music Top Ten, their CDs have received the German Jazz Award and, in Paris, the European Phono Award.
The Echo, the German Phono Academy’s highest distinction, was presented to Quadro Nuevo in both 2010 and 2011 in the category “Jazz/World Music, Best Live Act”.
Mulo Francel: Saxophone, Clarinets
Andreas Hinterseher: Accordion, Vibrandoneon, Bandoneon
D.D. Lowka: Acoustic Bass, Percussion
Evelyn Huber: Concert Grand Harp, Hammered Dulcimer
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Quadro Nuevo is the European answer to the Argentine tango
Arabesques, Balkan swing, ballads, daredevil improvisations, the melodies of old Europe and the lightness of the Mediterranean merge into fabulous songs full of joyous colour.
These melodies tell of the vagabond life, of experiences and encounters on this great journey of life, of small coincidences and great moments, of tenderness and wild temperament driven between the winds of east and west, caught between consuming yearning and joyful fulfillment – between the bitter and the sweet.
Quadro Nuevo has been touring the globe since 1996 and has given over 2500 concerts. Over the course of time the quartet has established its own form of melodic poetry beyond all genre pigeon holes, unmistakably shaped by the passionate love of the instrument and the joy of making music. The secret is devotion and it is a rare experience to hear music performed with so much excitement, verve and empathy with cultures not ones own.
The Quartet’s venues are as diverse as the roots of their music and are not limited to concert halls and festivals. Quadro Nuevo’s ardent virtuosi are just as much at home busking on the piazzas of southern Europe or, as a night-time tango band, enticing audiences to dance. They have taken to the stage in jazz clubs and in locations as famous as New York’s Carnegie Hall.
As well as climbing into the Jazz and World Music Top Ten, their CDs have received the German Jazz Award and, in Paris, the European Phono Award.
The Echo, the German Phono Academy’s highest distinction, was presented to Quadro Nuevo in both 2010 and 2011 in the category “Jazz/World Music, Best Live Act”.
Mulo Francel: Saxophones, Clarinets
D.D. Lowka: Acoustic Bass, percussion
Andreas Hinterseher: Accordion, Vibrandoneon
Evelyn Huber: Harp, hammered Dulcimer
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Magnetic melodies from Europe – wild temperament driven between easterly and westerly winds, between ardent desire and joyful fulfilment. Between the bitter and the sweet.
This is the world of the tango, as played by Quadro Nuevo. The instrumental quartet has long since established its own form of poetical sound, beyond the genre stereotypes.
Based on European formed tango, Quadro Nuevo enriches this musical direction with elements of Flamenco, Valse Musette, Balkan swing, Oriental music, daring improvisations and an incomparable Mediterranean sense of ease. On their latest album tango bitter sweet euphoric classics like “Petite Fleur“, ”Tango Jalousie“ or the sabre dance blossom in fresh, opalescent colours. Almost forgotten melodies once again touch the senses, make butterflies dance on the skin and send a yearning to the heart.
These mix with electrifying self-compositions, recounting tales from the vagabond life of the four virtuosi. The unmistakable sound of Quadro Nuevo resounds on this CD too:
Sensual as the summer nights on the Mediterranean Sea, compelling as passion, bitter-sweet as lovesickness. Even the 1970s hits like Dalida’s “Paroles, Paroles“ or ”L’été indien“ from Joe Dassin are filled with so much personal flair that one hardly wants to let them go. The secret is devotion. Seldom has one experienced that music is performed with so much excitement, verve, almost tender love of the instrument and empathy with foreign cultures.
Quadro Nuevo has been distinguished by the German Phono Association with fifteen Jazz Awards and has received the European Impala three times. Their albums have been number one in the World Music Charts, Top Ten of the Jazz Charts and have reached the Top 50 of the German Album Charts.
The Echo, the German Phono Academy’s highest distinction, was presented to Quadro Nuevo in both 2010 and 2011 in the category “Jazz/World Music, Best Live Act”.
The four musicians have been touring the countries of the world for ten years and have so far given around 2500 concerts. Their venues are as diverse as the roots of their music: The nostalgic-acoustic ensemble not only appears in concert halls and at festivals. The fervent virtuosi also travel around the southern Mediterranean as street musicians inviting their audience to dance as a nightly tango band.
Quadro Nuevo performed concert tours in Singapore, Korea, Canada, Australia and throughout Europe from Spain to Estonia. The quartet has played at numerous renowned festivals, such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, the ’Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen’, the ’Rheingau Musikfestival’, the ’Meraner Musikwochen’ or Quebec Festival to name but a few.
Mulo Francel: saxophone, clarinets
D.D. Lowka: double bass, percussion
Andreas Hinterseher: accordion, vibrandoneon, xylophone
Evelyn Huber: harp, salterio
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Tango, valse musette, flamenco, arabesque lovingly recreated film music and an Italy almost lost in time – since 1996 Quadro Nuevo has given over 1500 concerts throughout Europe.
The four musicians’ venues are as diverse as the roots of their music: The nostalgic-acoustic ensemble not only appear in concert halls and at festivals. The fervent virtuosi also travel around the Southern Mediterranean as street musicians enticing their audience to dance as a nightly tango band. The Quadro Nuevo CD Mocca Flor appeared in 2004 – music like a good cup of mocha. Invigorating the senses, warming the soul and laden with the fragrance of oriental pleasures. Luxury for the moment. The sounds of Quadro Nuevo permeate like the comforting aroma of freshly ground coffee. Savouring the captivating experience, the listener is led into a world of swaying turbans, old taverns and passionate tango.
Orient and occident coalesce in the music of Mocca Flor. Spanish guitars, Balkan swing and arabesque melodies fuse with accordion rhythms into oriental tango. The magic of Klezmer and an bold melancholic saxophone add spice to old European coffee house music.
A magical story in sounds begins, whose adventure begins somewhere between Paris and Istanbul, Palermo and Cairo, Berlin and Piraeus. [...]
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In its programme Canzone della Strada Quadro Nuevo explores old Italian tango and lyrical canciones.
Music of an Italy almost lost in time, once so enchantingly presented by long forgotten singers of the likes of Carlo Buti, Nilla Pizzi, and Claudio Villa. Visions of the South, firing the melancholic fantasy yearning in North and Central Europeans since time immemorial, are awoken by their songs.
These take their place next to temperamental Neapolitan street hits and daring improvisations.
Quadro Nuevo drew its ideas and inspiration from long trips through Italy.
Musical jewels pickup up from the streets and squares of Mediterranean towns.
The CD released in 2002 Quadro Nuevo : Canzone della Strada records this musical dream. It was distinguished with the German Jazz Award and the Impala European Phono Award and climbed into the Top Ten of the Jazz and World Music Charts. [...]
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