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Francisco Canaro

1888-11-26

1970-01-01 (81 years old)

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Francisco Canaro (November 26, 1888 – December 14, 1964) was a Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader.

Canaro was born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay, in 1888. His parents were Italian immigrants, and later, when he was less than 10 years old, they emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina in the late nineteenth century. As a young man he found work in a factory, where an empty oil can, in his skilled hands, became his first violin. Performing in seedy bars initially, he ultimately forged a career that spanned many decades, and his orchestra was one of the most recorded. His introduction to the tango came by orquesta típica leader Vicente Greco in 1908, and in 1912 he composed "Pinta brava" ("Fierce Look"). Canaro composed the music for the 1915 Argentine classic film Nobleza gaucha. He later was romantically attached to Argentine actress and tango vocalist Ada Falcón, but the relationship, which began in the early 1920s, grew apart a decade later.

In 1920 Canaro discovered Azucena Maizani, who rapidly developed into a major tango star.

Canaro was active in the cause of intellectual property rights from 1918 onwards, and was instrumental in the establishment of the Argentine Society of Composers and Songwriters (SADAIC), in 1935, purchasing the downtown Buenos Aires lot where its headquarters were built. He performed in Paris with his orchestra in 1925, and a success among local audiences, he remained in Europe for a decade. Becoming a naturalized Argentine citizen in 1940, much of his recorded music is in the classic salon style of that decade, but he is also considered a member of the old guard, and some of his later recordings contributed to the transition to concert tango.

Canaro's orchestra became a fixture on Argentine radio during the 1940s and early 1950s, though for many contemporary dancers and listeners, his early golden age recordings remained the best in their genre. Canaro authored his memoirs, Mis 50 años con el tango (My Fifty Years with the Tango) in 1956, but later developed Paget's disease, and was forced to retire. He died in Buenos Aires in 1964.

Quinteto Pirincho

1940-12-14

1970-01-01 (29 years old)

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Quinteto Pirincho es un conjunto musical argentino de tango iniciado el 14 de diciembre de 1940 por Francisco Canaro.^[1]

Creado específicamente para grabar discos, con un estilo que respetaba la modalidad interpretativa utilizada antes de 1920, las ventas del quinteto superaron a las de la orquesta típica con la que Canaro continuaba presentándose.

El nombre del quinteto alude al apodo de su creador, «Pirincho» Canaro. Su primera formación estaba compuesta por los mismos integrantes que su antecesor, el Quinteto Don Pancho formado en 1937: Francisco Canaro como director, Juan José Gallastegui y Octavio J. Scaglione en violines, en el piano Luis Riccardi, y en el contrabajo Olindo Sinibaldi.

En 1959 participaron en la película He nacido en Buenos Aires, con Mario Fortuna y María Luisa Robledo, doblando a los personajes que conformaban un grupo musical. Interpretaron los tangos El entrerriano, El porteñito, El choclo y El pollito, con los cuales el sello Odeon editó un LP.

Durante veinticuatro años de trayectoria tuvieron cambios tanto de sellos discográficos como de integrantes; en algunas oportunidades el puesto del bandoneón fue ocupado por Alfredo De Franco, Oscar Bassil y Minotto Di Cicco, en el piano estuvieron Mariano Mores y Oscar Sabino, en el contrabajo José Alegre y Ariel Pedernera, en violines Antonio D'Alessandro, y por un corto período formó parte del quinteto el flautista Juvencio Física. El cantor Eduardo Adrián tuvo una breve participación como coplero en el tango polqueado Torta frita. Este período del quinteto terminó en 1964, año del fallecimiento de su creador.

En 1970 algunos de los integrantes conformaron nuevamente el Quinteto Pirincho permaneciendo juntos hasta 1980. Durante este período la dirección de la orquesta estuvo a cargo de Oscar Bassil, luego de Antonio D'Alessandro y finalmente de Federico Scorticati.

En 2001 la hija de Francisco Canaro, Rafaela Canaro, designa director y arreglador de la «Orquesta Símbolo Francisco Canaro» y del «Quinteto Pirincho» a Jorge Dragone. En esta etapa se incorporan vocalistas y en 2010 se editó un CD, «Quinteto Pirincho - Francisco Canaro» con temas clásicos y otros de autoría de Rafaela Canaro y Jorge Dragone.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]