Tanguisimo

Description

Astor Piazzolla carved out his own musical aesthetic, as personal as it is universal, and raised tango to the ranks of classical music without causing it to lose any of its force, its character, its originality or its roots. The clear break he brought about by shaking up the musical codes of tango felt like sacrilege to the older generation, but like a much-needed revolution to those who dreamed of modernity. The second real icon in the history of Argentinian music alongside Carlos Gardel, Piazzolla, like his illustrious forefather, left his imprint on this style of music in spite of its rules, which were anchored in a set of seemingly immutable traditions. This splendid retrospective, released to celebrate the anniversary of Piazzolla's death, features original recordings made by the master himself spanning from 1945 to 1961.