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Tango in 1984
In 1984, Astor Piazzolla performed with the singer Milva in Paris and Vienna, Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra toured France and Cuba, and the stage show Tango Argentino returned to the Châtelet in Paris [1][10][11]. The year also saw a range of recordings, the death of the writer Julio Cortázar on 12 February and the death of Mariano Mores's son Nito Mores on 1 May [8][7][4].
This article gathers facts dated to 1984 from biographies of tango figures and from a discography listing [1][8]. It is not a complete survey of the year, and several areas are not covered by the available material [1][8].
Much of the documented activity took place outside Argentina. Astor Piazzolla appeared in France, Austria and the Netherlands [1]. Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra toured France and Cuba [10]. The show Tango Argentino returned to Paris for a month [11].
The discography listing for the year includes sides by Los Solistas de D'Arienzo, Susana Rinaldi, Osvaldo Pugliese, Donato Racciatti and María Graña, as well as recordings by Piazzolla with Milva [8]. Biographies also link the year to Roberto Goyeneche's album Reunión de maestros with the Sexteto Tango on RCA, to the live album Live in Wien by Piazzolla's Quinteto Tango Nuevo, and to the first record Luis Stazo made as leader [6][1][9].
Several deaths connected to tango figures are recorded for 1984. Julio Cortázar, who had a relationship with the singer Susana Rinaldi, died in February [7]. Nito Mores, the son of Mariano Mores, died in May [4].
Performances and tours
In 1984 Astor Piazzolla performed with the singer Milva at the Bouffes du Nord in Paris, France [1]. In Vienna, Austria, he played with the Quinteto Tango Nuevo, and there he recorded the live album Live in Wien [1]. His biography also refers to a 1984 concert in Utrecht. It introduces a statement Piazzolla made while presenting that concert, but the text of the statement is not included in the available excerpt [1].
Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra toured France and Cuba in 1984 [10]. The same source lists further visits to Cuba in 1988 and 1992, and gives 1984 as the year of the visit to France [10]. Also in 1984, a documentary titled Tango y Tango was filmed in Havana during the Festival Internacional del Tango, and the documentary is listed in Pugliese's biography [5]. The sources do not state directly whether the orchestra's Cuban tour coincided with that festival [5][10].
The stage show Tango Argentino returned to the Châtelet in Paris in 1984, this time for a run of one month [11]. According to the source, the show came back to the same hall the year after its earlier appearance there [11].
Albums and first records
Roberto Goyeneche's discography lists the album Reunión de maestros (1984), made with the Sexteto Tango and released on the RCA label [6].
Piazzolla's live album Live in Wien was recorded in Vienna with the Quinteto Tango Nuevo during his 1984 activity in Austria [1]. The available excerpt does not give the exact recording date or the release date [1].
A biography of Luis Stazo states that only in 1984 did he make his first record as leader [9]. According to that biography, the record took an exclusively instrumental approach and searched for new timbres and colors, and it added a voice choir [9].
Recordings in a 1984 discography listing
A discography listing for 1984 credits the recordings below [8]. The dates are the recording dates shown in the listing [8]. They are not dates of composition or first performance [8].
Los Solistas de D'Arienzo account for eight entries, three of them with the singer Walter Gutiérrez [8]:
Astor Piazzolla with Milva has four entries, all dated 29 September 1984 [8]:
Osvaldo Pugliese has entries dated 16 October 1984 [8]:
Toda mi vida appears twice in the listing under the same catalogue code, T0370171882 [8]. One entry gives the full date of 16 October 1984 and the other gives only the year [8].
Susana Rinaldi is credited with three recordings in different rhythms [8]:
Other entries for the year [8]:
Film and broadcasting
Tango y Tango (1984) was a documentary co-produced by Argentina and Cuba and directed by Mauricio Berú [5]. It was filmed in Havana during the Festival Internacional del Tango [5].
Astor Piazzolla's biography lists two films from 1984: Cuarteles de Invierno by Lautaro Murúa and Enrico IV by Marco Bellocchio [1]. The available excerpts do not say what part Piazzolla played in these productions [1].
Susana Rinaldi's biography mentions a broadcast programme, described as a cycle ("ciclo"), that drew criticism and skepticism for its journalistic and opinion content [7]. The programme was taken off the air six months after its launch because it did not meet the expectations it had raised [7]. The wording of the source leaves unclear whether 1984 was the year of the launch or the year it was removed [7].
Deaths and commemorations
The writer Julio Cortázar died on 12 February 1984, at the age of 69 [7]. According to Susana Rinaldi's biography, her friendship with Cortázar developed into a brief romantic relationship that lasted until his death [7].
Nito Mores, the son of Mariano Mores, died on 1 May 1984, aged 39 [4]. The source describes his death as a tragedy from which Mariano Mores never fully recovered [4]. Nito Mores had been part of the artistic group known as the familia Mores, which joined Mariano Mores's shows [4]. Other members named in the source are his wife Myrna Mores, his brother Enrique Lucero, his daughter Silvia Mores, his daughter-in-law Claudia Mores, his grandchildren Gabriel Mores and Mariana Fabbiani, and his nephew Daniel Mores [4].
Carlos Gardel's biography records that a woman named Adela lived until 1984 [2]. She died without forced heirs and left all her property to Nuria de Fortuny [2].
In December 1984, Edmundo Rivero attended a lunch held in Gardel's honour at the presidential residence in Olivos [3]. The same source notes that on 11 May 1977 he had travelled to Venezuela with a large group of civilians who accompanied the dictator Jorge Rafael Videla on a diplomatic visit [3].
References
- Astor Piazzolla · es.wikipedia.org“En 1984 tocó con la cantante Milva en Bouffes du Nord en París, Francia, y en Viena, Austria, con el Quinteto Tango Nuevo donde grabó”
- Carlos Gardel · es.wikipedia.org“Adela vivió hasta 1984 y falleció sin herederos forzosos, legando todos sus bienes a Nuria de Fortuny.”
- Edmundo Rivero · es.wikipedia.org“El 11 de mayo de 1977 viajó a Venezuela, junto con un numerosa comitiva de civiles, que acompañó al dictador Jorge Rafael Videla en visita”
- Mariano Mores · es.wikipedia.org“Varios integrantes de su familia se sumaron a sus espectáculos, conformando un grupo artístico conocido como la familia Mores, entre los que se destacan su”
- Osvaldo Pugliese · es.wikipedia.org“Tango y Tango (1984): documental coproducción de Argentina y Cuba dirigido por Mauricio Berú filmado en La Habana durante el Festival Internacional del Tango.”
- Roberto Goyeneche · es.wikipedia.org“Reunión de maestros (1984), con el Sexteto Tango, RCA”
- Susana Rinaldi · es.wikipedia.org“La amistad entre ambos derivó en un breve vínculo amoroso que perduró hasta la muerte del”
- tango.info · tango.info“Al compás del corazón | T0370174472 | tango | Donato Racciatti | - | zxx | 1984 | 02:04 | 1 | info”
- www.todotango.com · todotango.com“Only in 1984 he cut his first record as leader with an exclusively instrumental approach, searching for new timbres and colors, plus a voice choir.”
- en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org“Cuba (1984, 1988, 1992) ... France (1984)”
- www.bibletango.com · bibletango.com“L’année suivante, le spectacle est revenu dans la même salle, un mois cette fois”
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