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Latin
Release Date: 09/29/1998
A rendition of a
tango operita, commissioned by the Argentinian Ministry of Culture (this rendition anyway), was revived by violinist
Gidon Kremer, who had such a love for the original LPs from
Piazzolla and
Horacio Ferrer that he wanted to recreate the music.
Ferrer was kept on as
El Duende (
the Goblin) -- the role that he created when he wrote the libretto thirty years earlier. Regrettably,
Piazzolla had passed on prior to the remake. Nonetheless, the arrangements and orchestrations are remarkable. The suffering and the passion of
Maria (the main character in the show) are perfectly portrayed by the
tango. The music changes forms as her character progresses, taking on traditional
tangos, modern
tangos,
milongas,
waltzes, and other styles to reflect changes in
Maria. The music is always well-composed. This is an
opera for the display of modern music, and the
tango of
Piazzolla is modern music at its finest.
~Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
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