Astor Piazzolla, Maria de Buenos Aires - 1h 1m 40s

Tracks & Durations

1. Scene 1: Elevation	6:22
2. Scene 2: Maria's Theme	1:53
3. Scene 3: Tito's Theme	4:59
4. Scene 4: Ballad For a Crazy Little Organ	1:32
5. Scene 5: Milonga of The Annuciation	3:26
6. Scene 6: Milonga Carrieguienne	2:04
7. Scene 7: Fugue And Mystery	4:18
8. Scene 9: Valseado Poem	2:53
9. Scene 11: Mob Misery	4:27
10. Scene 12: The Funeral Contramilonga	9:09
11. Scene 16: The Circus of Analysts	4:41
12. Scene 17: Fugue And Mystery	3:02
13. Scene 18: at The Magic Bar	4:17
14. Scene 21: Elevation Ii	4:54
15. Scene 22: The Final Alleluia	3:33

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Review

For years the only available commercial CD of Astor Piazzolla's tango operetta, this live recording of Theatre Municipal de Tourcoing's 1987 staging suffers from its good intentions. The oversized production, meant as a tribute to the composer's legacy, doubles and triples the number of musicians in Piazzolla's original 11-part arrangement. When the bandoneon player, Nestor Marconi, is singled out as a soloist, you know that tight ensemble work is not the order of the day. The desire to pump up the "opera" quotient in Piazzolla's highly original "tango operetta" format results in a highly European-ized rendition of what is essentially a street opera. María tells the story of a young woman who loses herself to the Buenos Aires underworld and is cursed to wander the streets as a ghost. Gone is the simplicity of Piazzolla's tight composition; in its place is a self-consciously grand opera, whose major roles turn the songs into epic, heart-heaving arias. The 14 excerpts heard here (approximately 60 percent of the full opera) are done further disservice by a very poor recording, which sounds like we're taking it in from the lobby. The Gidon Kremer María, recorded a decade later, is highly recommended. --Marc Weidenbaum

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

Maria de Buenos Aires

Tracks: 14 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 2m 19s (+0m 39s)

Maria de Buenos Aires

Tracks: 12 (-3 tracks), Disk length: 1h 2m 47s (+1m 7s)

Maria De Buenos Aires

Tracks: 15, Disk length: 1h 14m 5s (+12m 25s)

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