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Tango in 1974
In 1974, two Argentine set designers, Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, decided to create a tango production with dancers from across Argentina [1]. Astor Piazzolla signed a European representation agreement, toured abroad and recorded the album Summit in Italy [2]. A discography lists studio work that year by Juan D'Arienzo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Alfredo De Angelis, Héctor Varela and others [8].
This article collects dossier-documented events, personnel changes, publications and recordings connected with tango in the year 1974 [1][2][8]. The material covers stage production, Astor Piazzolla's career, changes in established ensembles, literary tributes and a large body of recordings listed with a 1974 date [1][2][6][7][8].
The political setting is touched on in a biography of the singer Susana Rinaldi [7]. It records that former president Juan Domingo Perón died in 1974 and that his wife, Isabel Perón, then received the office he had held [7]. The same source describes the political violence of the following year: in May 1975 alone, 29 crimes were attributed to the Triple A [7]. A biography of Piazzolla likewise refers to the chaotic political situation in Argentina in the 1970s as the background to his search for a recording contract in Europe [2].
In the theatre, the origin of the later production Tango Argentino is placed in 1974 [1]. That year, Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, two Argentine set designers, decided to put together a production about tango using what the source calls the best dancers in all of Argentina [1].
History: Astor Piazzolla in 1974
A Spanish-language biography of Astor Piazzolla states that in the 1970s, in view of the chaotic political situation in Argentina, he was looking for a recording contract in Europe [2]. In March 1974 the producer Aldo Pagani telephoned him to offer an agreement: Pagani would act as his representative, and the two would sign a contract valid for three years [2].
The same source records that in 1974 he undertook a tour that it calls European, covering Italy, France, Spain, Venezuela and Brazil, with Buenos Aires as the final destination to close the tour [2].
Also in 1974, the album Summit was recorded and released in Italy [2]. It was a collaboration with the American saxophonist and jazz musician Gerry Mulligan [2].
Ensembles and performers
The Sexteto Mayor changed its violin section in this period [6]. The violinist Mario Abramovich joined in September 1973, and Mauricio Mise joined in November 1974 [6]. The two replaced Reynaldo Nichele and Fernando Suárez Paz [6].
A biography of Raúl Garello states that in 1974 he made his debut with his first group, a sextet [9]. The debut took place at "El viejo almacén" in San Telmo, whose owner the source describes as a singer [9]. The excerpt in the dossier does not name that owner [9].
The recorded output of the Cuarteto Cedrón was issued in Argentina from 1964 to 1974 and again from 2004 onward [3]. In France it was issued from 1974 to 2004 [3]. On this account, 1974 marks the point at which issue of the group's records moved from Argentina to France [3].
The singer Roberto Goyeneche recorded Personalidad y tango (1974) with the orquesta típica of Atilio Stampone, on the RCA label [5].
Literature and other works
In 1974 the writer Julio Cortázar dedicated a poem, A la voz de Susana Rinaldi, to the singer [7]. It contains the line «No sé lo que hay detrás de tu voz...» [7].
The filmography or works list in a biography of the dancer Juan Carlos Copes includes the entry "1974 - Ésta es mi Argentina", by Leo Fleider, with texts by Cátulo Castillo [4]. The dossier does not say what kind of work this was or what role Copes had in it [4].
Recordings
A discography lists a large number of recordings dated 1974 [8]. Some entries carry a full date and others only the year [8]. These dates show when the recordings were made or issued according to the listing. They are not composition or first-performance dates [8].
Juan D'Arienzo's orchestra has a group of recordings all dated 11 December 1974, with the singers Alberto Echagüe, Armando Laborde and Osvaldo Ramos [8]:
- Cachadora, with Alberto Echagüe [8]
- Mala suerte, with Alberto Echagüe [8]
- Nunca más, with Alberto Echagüe [8]
- Churrasca, with Armando Laborde [8]
- Mis amigos de ayer, with Armando Laborde [8]
- Tango amigo, with Armando Laborde [8]
- Dímelo al oído, with Osvaldo Ramos [8]
- Muchachita del campo, with Osvaldo Ramos [8]
- Sombras nada más, with Osvaldo Ramos [8]
- Si dejaras de quererme, with Armando Laborde and Osvaldo Ramos [8]
- La rezongona, instrumental [8]
- Muñequita, instrumental [8]
Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra has entries on three dates, some with the singer Abel Córdoba [8]:
Alfredo De Angelis has entries in April 1974 [8]:
Héctor Varela has a long list of 1974 entries, dated by year only [8]. Several feature Tita Merello and others feature the singers Diego Solís, Jorge Falcón, Fernando Soler and Argentino Ledesma [8]:
- Al tango lo canto así, Con permiso (milonga) and Padrino pelao, with Tita Merello [8]
- Al final para qué, with Diego Solís [8]
- En un sueño te perdí and Malena Siglo XX, with Jorge Falcón [8]
- Con ganas de vivir (milonga), with Fernando Soler, Jorge Falcón and Diego Solís [8]
- Y el viejo no está (vals), with Jorge Falcón and Diego Solís [8]
- Qué tarde que has venido, with Argentino Ledesma [8]
- Tiempos viejos, with Fernando Soler, also listed as Tiempos viejos (Te acordás hermano) under the same work code [8]
- 50 años de tango, Abran cancha (milonga), El arroyito, El espiante, El pensamiento, La macumba (milonga), No me hablen de ella and Queja indiana, without a named singer [8]
Osvaldo Requena's orchestra recorded with the singer Alberto Castillo, all dated 1974 [8]:
Hugo Díaz has numerous 1974 entries without named singers [8]:
Florindo Sassone has 1974 entries, one with the singer Rodolfo Lemos [8]:
Jorge Maciel has entries in May and June 1974 [8]:
Other 1974 entries in the listing include the following [8]:
Several entries in the listing lack a usable performer field [8]. These include Canaro en París, Taconeando and Verano porteño (1 October 1974), La cumparsita (26 September 1974 and a further undated 1974 entry), La puñalada (milonga), Otoño porteño and Payadora [8].
References
- Tango Argentino (musical) · en.wikipedia.org“In 1974, Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, two Argentine set designers, decided to put together a production about tango using the best dancers in all”
- Astor Piazzolla · es.wikipedia.org“Para los años 1970 y en vista de la caótica situación política en Argentina, Piazzolla estaba en búsqueda de un contrato discográfico en Europa,”
- Cuarteto Cedrón · es.wikipedia.org“La obra discográfica del Cuarteto Cedrón fue editada en Argentina en el periodo 1964-1974 y 2004 en adelante, y en Francia, en el periodo 1974”
- Juan Carlos Copes · es.wikipedia.org“1974 - Ésta es mi Argentina, de Leo Fleider, con textos de Cátulo Castillo.”
- Roberto Goyeneche · es.wikipedia.org“Personalidad y tango (1974), con la orquesta típica de Atilio Stampone, RCA.”
- Sexteto Mayor · es.wikipedia.org“En septiembre de 1973 ingreso el violinista Mario Abramovich y en noviembre de 1974, Mauricio Mise, reemplazando a Reynaldo Nichele y Fernando Suárez Paz.”
- Susana Rinaldi · es.wikipedia.org“Solamente en el mes de mayo de 1975 hubo 29 crímenes atribuidos a la Triple A mientras Isabel Perón mostraba una imagen de indefensión tal”
- tango.info · tango.info“50 años de tango | T0370336303 | tango | Héctor Varela | - | zxx | 1974 | 02:48 | 1 | info”
- www.todotango.com · todotango.com“In 1974 he made his debut with his first group, a sextet, at “El viejo almacén” of San Telmo whose owner was the great singer”
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