Astor Piazzolla - Elvino Vardaro

Argentine bandoneon player, orchestra director, Tango, Tango Nuevo, Classical and Score composer. He arranged, directed and sometimes recorded the scores of over a hundred films and theatre shows. Father of , grandfather of . Born: 11th March 1921, Mar del Plata, Argentina / Died: 4th July 1992. The following lists are provided to aid in the identification of his albums from generic compilations and recordings of his compositions performed by other artists: Names in bold represent database articles / master releases or individual songs. Live bootlegs are arranged by date of recording and name after earliest release. Orchestras he performed in: " A number of local ensembles and radio bands, 1937-39. " . 1939 - Weeks long stint, no recorded material. " . 1939-44 - Orchestra of director . Performed the Bandoneon and was part of the arranger corpus. Direct involvement in recordings is mostly unknown. " . 1944-46 - Orchestra assembled by singer and directed by Piazzolla. Bandoneon, arrangements & direction. Recorded material released in 12 double-sided shellac 10''s under Odeon (30201 - 30212). Compositions he arranged but wasn't involved in their recording, or were never recorded: " Composed Tangazo " Tango 6 " El Hombre De La Esquina Rosada " Jeanne y Paul / El Penúltimo " Este Amor Es Como El Viento " 500 Motivaciones " Provided Arrangements for: Canta a Borges (Some arrangements) - Jairo's 1985 self-titled (Piazzolla-Ferrer compositions) - 's Winter Was Hard (composed Four for Tango) " Film scores: Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Eté - Famille d'Artistes - El Infierno Tan Temido Ensembles and recordings: " , 1946-51. Recordings were released in around 17 shellac 10'' discs. " aka Orquesta de Cuerdas, 1955-59. Recorded: Sinfonía de Tango " Astor Piazzolla Son Bandonéon Et Ses Cordes EP " Piazzola Et Son Orchestre EP " Tango en Hi-Fi " Lo Que Vendrá " Azabache / Negracha " Sensiblero / Lo Que Vendrá. " , 1955-58. Recorded: Tango Progresivo " Tango Moderno. Also recorded Tango Ballet for film Violencia en al Ciudad, both movie and recording are lost. " aka Jazz-Tango Quintet, 1959. Recorded: Take Me Dancing!. Unused recordings were later released in Evening In Buenos Aires. " aka Quinteto Nuevo Tango, 1960-70+73-74. Recorded: Piazzolla Interpreta a Piazzolla " Piazzolla O No? " Nuestro Tiempo " Tango Para Una Ciudad " Vanguardia with " Concierto De Tango En El Philharmonic Hall de New York " Contemporáneo EP " Revolucionario Y Retrato De Alfredo Gobbi " El Tango With " Adiós Nonino " 's Balada Para un Loco 7'' " Con Alma y Vida " En El Teatro Regina " Concierto Para Quinteto ///// Live bootleg recordings: Introducción al Ángel - Vol. 1 - Circa '63 (1963-??-??) " Muerte del Ángel (1973-??-??). " aka Octeto Contemporáneo, 1963. Recorded: Tango Contemporáneo " Bragatissimo / Ciudad Triste. " Argentinian Session recordings: Recorded: Canta Tangos as " 5º Año Nacional " 20 Años de Vanguardía as " La Historia del Tango, Vol I & II as " EP. " aka Piazzola-Ferrer-Baltar Ensemble, 1968-72. Uncredited on most recordings. Recorded: María de Buenos Aires " Interpreta A Piazzolla - Ferrer " En Persona with " Balada Para un Loco with " Pulsación " Las Ciudades / Los Paraguas De Buenos Aires " La Primera Palabra / No Quiero Otro. " aka Noneto, 1971-72 & 1983. Recorded: Música Contempóranea de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Vol I & II " 's La Bicicleta Blanca " 's Balada Para Mi Muerte. ///// Live bootleg recordings: Astor Piazzolla Y Su Noneto (1972-04-17) " Concierto de Nácar (1983-04-11) " En El Teatro Colón (1983-06-11) " Italian-French Session recordings: Recorded in Milan: Libertango " 's Moustaki " 's Summit ///// Recorded in Paris and Milan: Les Voyages des Noses (published as Viaje de Bodas) " Armaguedón " Persecuta " Mundial 78. " aka Electronic Octet, 1975-77. Never formally credited. Recorded: Suite Troileana / Lumiere " Il Pleut Sur Santiago " 's Balada Para un Loco. ///// Live bootleg recordings: Libertango (1976-??-??) " Olympia 77 (1977-04-??). " Argentinian-French-American Session recordings: Composed in Argentina: Concierto Para Bandoneón Y Orquesta " Suite Punta del Este " Tres Tangos Para Bandoneón Y Orquesta, performed live on various recordings. ///// Recorded in France: Woe " Oblivion (Score for Enrico IV) " L'exil De Gardel " Tango with the Liéje Philharmonic " Maria De Buenos Aires (operetta ver.). ///// Recorded in the USA: The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night (Score for Tango Apasionado) " Concierto Para Bandoneón " Tres Tangos with " Five Tango Sensations with . " aka Quinteto Nuevo Tango, 1978-88. Recorded: Biyuya " Thèmes Originaux (Score for La Intrusa, uncredited) " 's En Vivo - Teatro Regina (uncredited) " Live In Wein " Tristezas De Un Doble A " Live At The "Bouffes Du Nord" with " Tango: Hora Zero " The New Tango with " Sur " La Camorra (uncredited). ///// Live bootleg recordings: Concierto Para Quinteto (1981-12-20) " Live in Tokyo 1982 (1982-11-21) " Tres Minutos Con La Realidad (1983-04-??) " Live Lugano 13 Ottobre 1983 (1983-10-13) " Libertango (1984-02-??) " Otoño Porteño (1984-06-29) " Il Bandoneon Di Astor Piazzolla and Milonga Del Ángel (1984-10-15) " Libertango (1984-10-15 & 1981-04-02) " Utrecht 1984 (1984-10-27) " Live In Colonia, 1984 (1984-11-14) " The Central Park Concert (1987-09-06) " Live In Tokyo 1988 (1988-06-26). " aka Sexteto Nuevo Tango, 1989. No officially recorded material. Live bootleg recordings: Tres Minutos Con La Realidad (1989-04-??) " Finally Together Vol. I (uncredited) (1989-06-26) " Live At The BBC 1989 (1989-07-10) " The Lausanne Concert (uncredited) (1989-09-04) " 57 Minutos Con La Realidad (uncredited) (????-??-??) " Adiós Noniño (Live!) (????-??-??) " Solo bootleg recordings: Introducción al Ángel - Vol. 1 - Circa '63 (1963) " Bandoneón Sinfónico (1990-06-03) " Libertango (1984-10-15 & 1981-04-02) List of articles representing unidentified or suspected Piazzolla ensembles: " "

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