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Tango in 1988

In 1988 the tango world saw recordings by Osvaldo Pugliese, Horacio Salgán and Susana Rinaldi [7][2][6], the release of Fernando Solanas's film Sur with a soundtrack involving Astor Piazzolla and Roberto Goyeneche [1][5], and new European initiatives such as multi-day tango events at El Corte in Nijmegen and a bandoneon school in Gennevilliers near Paris [9][10].

This article collects documented tango-related events dated to 1988 [1][7]. The available sources cover four main areas: recordings, film and stage work, international performances and honours, and the growth of tango teaching and dancing in Europe [2][4][9][10].

Astor Piazzolla underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1988 [1]. At the beginning of the following year he formed his last ensemble, the Sexteto Nuevo Tango [1]. Its line-up was two bandoneons, piano, electric guitar, double bass and cello [1].

Fernando Solanas's film Sur is dated 1988 [1][5]. Its soundtrack involved Astor Piazzolla and Néstor Marconi, and Roberto Goyeneche sang several songs on it [5].

Osvaldo Pugliese recorded several tangos during the year, according to a discography [7]. He also performed in Spain with the singer Joan Manuel Serrat [8]. In Europe, sources record two new institutions for dancers and musicians: an event series in the Netherlands [9] and a bandoneon school in France [10].

Recordings

A discography lists several tango recordings with dates in 1988 [7]. These dates are recording dates. They do not show when the works were composed or first performed [7].

Recordings by Osvaldo Pugliese with 1988 dates include: - 'Barriada' (genre not given), recorded 4 February 1988 [7] - 'Shusheta | El aristócrata' (tango), recorded 19 May 1988 [7] - 'Averán' (genre not given), recorded 15 August 1988, with a listed duration of 03:09 [7]

The same discography lists Susana Rinaldi's recording of 'Naranjo en flor' (tango), dated October 1988 [7].

Horacio Salgán recorded the album Trottoirs de Buenos Aires - Tango with Ubaldo de Lío [2]. It was released on the Circé label in 1988 [2].

Film and stage

Sur, a film by Fernando Solanas, is listed with the year 1988 in the article on Astor Piazzolla [1]. The soundtrack for Sur (1988) was recorded with Astor Piazzolla and Néstor Marconi [5]. Roberto Goyeneche sang several numbers on it, and it was released as BMG Milán Sur [5].

In the article on dancer Juan Carlos Copes, the work Tango, Bayle nuestro by Jorge Zanada is listed under 1988 [3]. The source does not specify the nature of the work or Copes's role in it [3].

In 1988 Susana Rinaldi played Pirate Jenny in Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera (La ópera de tres centavos) [6]. The production was staged at the Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires, where she appeared alongside Víctor Laplace [6].

Performances and honours

In 1988 Osvaldo Pugliese performed at the Teatro Albéniz in Madrid with the singer Joan Manuel Serrat [8]. He also played in Barcelona [8].

The French government named Pugliese a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1988 [4]. In the same passage, the source states that the government of Cuba awarded him the Alejo Carpentier medal, which it calls the island's highest cultural distinction [4]. The sentence does not make clear whether the Cuban award also dates from 1988 [4].

Piazzolla's 1988 heart surgery came shortly before he formed the Sexteto Nuevo Tango in early 1989 [1].

Dance and teaching in Europe

From 1988, El Corte in Nijmegen, Netherlands, associated with Eric Jørissen, hosted multi-day tango events [9]. According to one account, people from all over Europe could dance non-stop for many days at these events [9].

Also in 1988, Juan José Mosalini and César Stroscio founded a bandoneon school in Gennevilliers, near Paris [10]. A French tango history source describes it as the most important bandoneon school in the world [10].

References

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  1. Astor Piazzolla · es.wikipedia.org“En 1988 fue operado del corazón en un cuádruple bypass y a principios del año siguiente formaría su último conjunto, el Sexteto Nuevo Tango”
  2. Horacio Salgán · es.wikipedia.orgSource page“Trottoirs de Buenos Aires - Tango, con Ubaldo de Lío (Circé, 1988)”
  3. Juan Carlos Copes · es.wikipedia.org“1988 - Tango, Bayle nuestro, de Jorge Zanada.​”
  4. Osvaldo Pugliese · es.wikipedia.org“El gobierno de Cuba le otorgó la medalla Alejo Carpentier, la más importante distinción cultural de la isla, el gobierno francés lo nombró Commandeur”
  5. Roberto Goyeneche · es.wikipedia.org“Sur (1988), con Astor Piazzolla y Néstor Marconi, banda musical de la película donde Goyeneche canta varios temas, BMG Milán Sur.”
  6. Susana Rinaldi · es.wikipedia.org“En 1988, interpretó el personaje de la pirata Jenny en la La ópera de tres centavos de Bertolt Brecht en el Teatro San Martín”
  7. tango.info · tango.info“Averán | T0370103368 | ? | Osvaldo Pugliese | - | zxx | 1988-08-15 | 03:09 | 1 | info”
  8. en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org“1988 playing in Madrid, at Teatro Albéniz with the singer Joan Manuel Serrat, and Barcelona”
  9. radiocrossovertango.blogspot.com · radiocrossovertango.blogspot.com“since 1988, hosted tango events where you could dance non-stop for many days with people from all Europe”
  10. www.bibletango.com · bibletango.com“a été créée en 1988 la plus importante école de bandonéon du monde, dirigée par ... Juan Jose Mosalini et Cesar Stroscio”
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