Gustavo Fedel
About the composer
Gustavo Fedel is a composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. He was born in 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied at the Carlos López Buchardo National Conservatory of Music and the Manuel de Falla Municipal Conservatory, focusing on harmony, composition, instrumentation, and orchestral conducting under various instructors.
In 1984, while in Madrid, Spain, the Argentine composer and bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla encountered his music and encouraged him to dedicate himself to composition. Fedel subsequently created “Danza del abismo” for the bandoneonist Daniel Binelli and the suite “The Other City,” a work for ballet and quartet, which was included on the album “Memoria y Tango” (1991). He also introduced his work “Él y Yo” with The New Tango Quartet in Melbourne, Australia, dedicating it to maestro Astor Piazzolla.
Throughout his career, he has composed and arranged for numerous important musical events, albums and performers. He has collaborated with notable artists such as guitarist Cacho Tirao and the orchestra of maestro Osvaldo Pugliese. Additionally, he served as pianist for singer Estela Raval and performed with the Guadalajara Symphony Orchestra in Mexico. Furthermore, Fedel was a keyboardist for singer-songwriter Alberto Cortéz from 1981 to 1984, touring together across Latin America, Europe and Africa.
About the Stabat Mater
| Date: | 2007 |
| Performers: | Choir, contralto, strings, organ and timpani |
| Length: | 26.00 minutes |
| Particulars: | Fedel shared with us that his Stabat Mater premiere in 2007 was in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires at the request of the then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (now Pope Francis). Fedel cordially wrote to us: |
| Textual variations: | The Stabat Mater is divided in 13 parts. Stanza’s 11,13, and 15 - 18 are not sung. The Analecta version has been used. In stanza 12, Tui nati, soloist and choir are humming. Stanza 19 is the text of the Vatican version (Christe cum sit..). |
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Information about the recording
| MP3: | Gustavo Fedel, Stabat Mater, Sonata Cromática. |
| More info: | Recorded and mastered at LG and EPG Studios, Buenos Aires, between March and May 2019. |
| Orchestra: | Gustavo Fedel Ensamble |
| Choir: | Ensamble Espacio Coral |
| Conductor: | Gustavo Fedel |
| Soloists: | Verónica Cánaves, contralto |
| Other works: | Sonata Cromática |
| Code: | FED-01 |
