Raúl Garello

Raúl Garello was born on 3 January 1936 ^[3]. At about eighteen, around 1954, he joined the house orchestra of Radio Belgrano, where he met Leopoldo Federico ^[1].

In 1963 he joined Aníbal Troilo's orchestra as a bandoneonist and arranger, and he stayed with it until Troilo's death in 1975 ^[1]. From 1965 he also recorded for Victor as director of the Orquesta Típica Porteña ^[2]. In 1969 Troilo's orchestra premiered his tango "Che Buenos Aires" ^[1].

Garello debuted his first group of his own, a sextet, in 1974 ^[1]. In 1980 he became founding co-director of the Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires with Carlos García ^[1]. He received Konex awards in 1985, 1995 and 2005 ^[1], and died of a heart attack in Buenos Aires on 29 September 2016 ^[1].

History

### Early career

Garello was born on 3 January 1936 ^[3]. Around 1954, at about eighteen, he joined the house orchestra of Radio Belgrano, where he met the bandoneonist Leopoldo Federico ^[1].

### With Aníbal Troilo

In 1963 Garello joined Aníbal Troilo's orchestra in the dual role of bandoneonist and arranger ^[1]. He remained with the orchestra until Troilo's death in 1975 ^[1]. During these years Troilo's orchestra premiered Garello's tango "Che Buenos Aires" in 1969 ^[1].

### Orquesta Típica Porteña

In 1965 Garello began recording for the Victor label as director of the Orquesta Típica Porteña ^[2].

### Own groups

In 1974 Garello debuted his first own group, a sextet, at El Viejo Almacén in the San Telmo district, the venue of Edmundo Rivero ^[1]. In 1977 he began a series of four instrumental albums of his own tangos with a 27-piece orchestra ^[1].

### Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires

In 1980 Garello became founding co-director of the Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires, sharing the post with Carlos García ^[1].

### Later career

Garello received his first Konex award in 1985, with further Konex awards following in 1995 and 2005 ^[1]. In 1988 he appeared with his group in Héctor Olivera's film Tango for Two (Two to Tango) ^[1]. On 9 July 1990 he led his orchestra at the Teatro Colón ^[1]. In 1992 he wrote and recorded fifteen orchestrations of works by Gardel for the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michel Plasson ^[1].

Garello died of a heart attack in Buenos Aires on 29 September 2016 ^[1].

Recordings

Recording activity documented in the sources includes the following ^[1][2]:

- From 1965: recordings for Victor as director of the Orquesta Típica Porteña ^[2]. - From 1977: a series of four instrumental albums of his own tangos, made with a 27-piece orchestra ^[1]. - 1992: fifteen orchestrations of Gardel works, written and recorded for the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse under Michel Plasson ^[1].

Repertoire

Garello composed the tango "Che Buenos Aires", which Aníbal Troilo's orchestra premiered in 1969 ^[1]. His own compositions also made up the four instrumental albums he began recording in 1977 with a 27-piece orchestra ^[1]. As an arranger he worked for Troilo's orchestra from 1963 to 1975 ^[1], and in 1992 he orchestrated fifteen works by Gardel for a French symphony orchestra ^[1].