Juan José Mosalini (29 November 1943 – 27 May 2022)Murió el bandoneonista Juan José Mosalini
was an Argentine

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player. He specialized in

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and resided in France.

Biography

Background

Juan José was born into a family of artisans who were passionate about music. His father and grandfather, who both played the bandoneon, brought him to Argentina's musical traditions. Eight years old, he started himself to learn this instrument. Mosalini was a largely self-taught musician who learned a lot of music on the street. At the age of 13, he had already started playing in ballrooms as a member of an orchestra consisting of four bandoneons, four violins, one piano, one bass and two singers.

Career

In 1961 he won first prize in a contest organized by the Argentine television. 17 years old, he became a professional musician. While most of the young people of the time were more interested in rock music, he devoted his entire life to traditional music. Until 1976 he lived in Argentina where he played with some of the most famous orchestras and soloists. He composed, arranged, interpreted, accompanied and produced recordings with, among others, José Basso,

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Moselini work with Italian singer-songwriter

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, playing bandoneon in album '' Signora Bovary''. Mosalini worked to disseminate knowledge and taught bandoneon in France and in 1999 founded the first bandoneon course in Europe at the Conservatory of Music in

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. As a composer, he has also written film scores including

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's ''Double Face'' and ''Le 4ème Pouvoir'' and

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's '' Das Autogramm''.

Discography

* ''Don Bandoneón'' (LP, Album) (Hexagone 1979) * ''La Bordona'' (LP, Album) by Juan Jose Mosalini, Gustavo Beytelmann, Patrice Caratini (Productions Patrice Caratini 1982) * ''Inspiracion Del Tango'' (LP) by Mosalini, Beytelmann, Caratini (Eigelstein Musikproduktion 1983) * ''Buenas Noches'' Che Bandoneon (LP, Album) (Eigelstein Musikproduktion Teldec 1983) * ''World Music Meeting'' (LP, Album + 7") by Hozan Yamamoto, Charlie Mariano. Juan José Mosalini, Krzesimir Debski, Alfred Harth, Karl Berger, Peter Kowald, Ken Johnson. Ponda O'Bryan, Trilok Gurtu, Barry Altshul (Eigelstein Musikproduktion 1985) * ''Imagenes'' (LP, Album) by Mosalini, Beytelmann, Caratini (Eigelstein Musikproduktion 1987) * ''Violento'' (CD, Album) by Mosalini, Beytelmann, Caratini (Harmonia Mundi – Label Bleu 1990) * ''Ché Bandoneo''n (CD) Label Bleu 1992) * ''Tango La Elegia'' De Quienes Ya No Estan (CD) (Telarc) by Rudolf Werthen, I Fiamminghi, Juán José Mosalini 1999 * ''Conciertos Para Bandoneon Y Guitarra'' (CD) by Juán José Mosalini, Leonardo Sanchez, L'Ensemble de Basse-Normandie, Dominique Debart (Label Bleu 1990) * ''Clásico Y Moderno'' (CD, Album, Spe) by Mosalini og Quatuor Benaïm (Mañana 2005) * ''Piazzolla Vol. 2 (Sinfonía Buenos Aires / Mar Del Plata 70 / Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas / Concerto For Bandoneón, String Orchestra And Percussion)'' (CD) by Astor Piazzolla, Juán José Mosalini, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Gabriel Castagna (Chandos 2007)

References

External links

Official website

Juan José Mosalini at Allmusic
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Juan José Mosalini on Spotify

Juan José Mosalini on Label Bleu
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosalini, Juan Jose 1943 births 2022 deaths Argentine bandoneonists Label Bleu artists Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese Shanachie Records artists Musicians from Buenos Aires