M27Music's video: Oblivion Piazzolla : Orquesta de Camara Vivaldi de Honduras

Oblivion is an instrumental composition by Astor Piazzolla from 1982, which is part of the soundtrack of Enrico IV , a film by Marco Bellocchio . The piece was originally instrumented for bandoneon, piano and bass. It has become one of Piazzolla's most popular works, being covered in a large number of instrumental features and recorded on many record productions. The piece was composed by Astor Piazzolla in 1982, during his stay in New York City. Piazzolla composed it trying to evoke the musical image of oblivion. The piece was included in the film Enrico IV , by Marco Bellocchio, in 1984. The work is an adaptation of the self-referential play by Luigi Pirandello , in which the character who represents Henry IV in a play, suffers a falls and loses consciousness, and when he wakes up he has already assumed the identity of the character represented; that is, King Henry IV. Since then the piece became one of Piazzolla's most popular, being considered captivating and atmospheric. In May 2021, the San Juan Bicentennial Theater held an exhibition titled "Oblivion, the sounds of silence", alluding to Piazzolla's piece. This exhibition, held in the context of International Museum Day, offered a collection of instruments, as well as a tribute to Astor Piazzolla himself.