Jose Bragato (1915) - Present

Jose Bragato (October 12, 1915 - Still Alive)
Jose Bragato is a famous Argentine composer as well as cellist, pianist, conductor, and overall legendary musician. He was born in 1915 in Udine, Italy, but his family emigrated to Saavedra, Buenos Aires after World War I because of the hardships they faced in Italy. In Argentina, Bragato along with his brothers, began to really focus on his passion for music and art. Bragato started playing the piano at a very early age, and continue to hone his skills.

In 1930, Bragato began to receive free cello lessons from the German maestro and cellist, Ernst Peltz. Peltz gifted Bragato a cello, and from that point forward, Bragato began to focus on and dedicate himself to classical and popular music. He played Argentine folk music along with his father and siblings, who were also musicians as well. He also collaborated with numerous Argentine composers.


He joined various tango orchestras, and in 1954 he was chosen to be part of Astor Piazzolla's tango octect called Octeco Bueno Aires, as a solo cellist playing the form of tango called Nuevo Tango, which was a major accomplishment since prior to that, the only solo instrument in tango was the violin. Bragato helped Piazzolla bring the tango audience to international levels.

Bragato is best known in Argentina and into the history of tango for his inclusion of the cello in typical orchestras, and most importantly for essentially saving the classical national music and spreading Argentine folk songs. In 1999 he was awarded the SADAIC's Francisco Canaro prize for his career and also that same year, the city of Buenos Aires acknowledged his talents and interest in spreading the musical national culture internationally by awarding him with "Merito a la Trayectoria" prize.



Discography
• A Mauricio (Guarania y Galopa Paraguaya)
• A un Amigo
• Amo Ka Aru lado
• Ave Maria Andina
• Campanas de la Encarnacion
• Chacarera
• Cuatro Fragmentos Liricos
• Cuatro Bocetos Sobre Ritmos
• Dos Canciones Argentinas
• Dos Canciones sobre Ritmos Paraguayos
• El Instante Anhelado
• El Vals de Laura Andrea
• Elsita 
• Fantasía Folklórica
• Farra Jhape Sapucai
• Flauta Retozona
• Graciela y Buenos Aires
• Impresionista
• In Memoriam
• Leitmotiv
• Lis Ciancons Che Ciantave Me Mari
• Luz Del Corazón
• Malambo
• Marcha Funebre Para Mis Padres
• Melodía Para Mis Padres
• Mi Paraguay
• Milontan
• Minibi Retia E
• Nieblas
• Noposepe
• Para Adriana
• Para Candy
• Para Gina
• Paraguay - Yasî Retá
• Saudade
• Sé Que Te Perdí
• Solo Una Vez
• Suite For Strings
• Techagaú
• Tres Canciones Paraguayas
• Tres Movimientos Porteños
• Triste y Zamba
• Tu Silencio
• Vanguardista
• Villancico
  Bibliography
"José Bragrato." José Bragrato. Editorial Board. Web. 28 June 2013.
http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/jbragato.html

"José Bragato." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 June 2013. Web. 29 June 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Bragato. (for discography)

"José Bragato Y Flia." José Bragato Y Flia. N.p., 19 June 2011. Web. 29 June 2013.
http://www.josebragatoyfamilia.blogspot.com/.