Tango in 1982

This article collects dated facts about tango in 1982. The sources are articles on individual musicians, an article on Argentina's Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, a discography arranged by year, a biography of Luis Stazo and a newspaper report on tango in Europe ^{[1][4][7][8][9]}. Nearly every claim rests on a single source, and most of the recording detail comes from one year-indexed discography ^[7].

In Argentina, the sources record new work by Astor Piazzolla. This included Le Grand Tango for cello and piano, dedicated to the Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropóvich ^[1]. Piazzolla also made a live recording with Roberto Goyeneche at the Teatro Regina in May 1982, issued by RCA ^[5]. Albums dated 1982 include Arrabal salvaje by Cuarteto Cedrón and two titles connected with Francisco Canaro, one of them with the singer Argentino Ledesma ^[2][3].

The year's political background included the Malvinas War. Once the war began, a ban on music in English came into force ^[4]. The same source names Mercedes Sosa, in 1982, as one of the first musicians to return to the stage ^[4].

Outside Argentina, a biography of Luis Stazo states that a sextet appeared in Germany in 1981 and 1982, "awakening the tango passion of the Europeans" ^[8]. In Berlin, Juan Dietrich Lange began teaching Argentine tango in 1982 and organised a large tango festival there the same year ^[9].

An article on the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional states that after the Malvinas War began in 1982, an unprecedented ban on music in English came into force ^[4]. The same article states that the group Almendra, at the end of 1979, and Mercedes Sosa, in 1982, were the first musicians to return to the stage ^[4].

As summarised in the dossier, this source does not link these events to tango. It names no tango works or performers affected by the ban ^[4].

In 1982 Astor Piazzolla wrote Le Grand Tango for cello and piano. He dedicated the piece to the Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropóvich ^[1]. The same Piazzolla article lists an item titled "Volver" by David Lypszyo, dated 1982 ^[1]. The dossier does not say what kind of work this is or what Piazzolla's role in it was ^[1].

In May 1982 Astor Piazzolla and Roberto Goyeneche recorded a live album at the Teatro Regina, titled Piazzolla Goyeneche en vivo and issued by RCA ^[5].

Cuarteto Cedrón's discography includes Arrabal salvaje, dated 1982 ^[2]. It appeared as an LP and CD on the Spalax label under catalogue number Spalax 6840, and was later reissued by Sony Music ^[2].

The source does not say whether these Canaro albums contained new recordings or earlier material ^[3].

An article on Susana Rinaldi states that in 2005, back in Argentina, she revived the show Hoy como ayer at the Teatro Maipo ^[6]. The revival used texts and songs by María Elena Walsh ^[6]. It also reused the staging that María Herminia Avellaneda had created in 1982 ^[6]. The source says the 2005 revival was well received by audiences ^[6].

The same discography lists Chacabuqueando twice under one work code: once with the full date of 1982-11-15 and once with the year 1982 only ^[7].

Caminito, La cumparsita and Vida mía each appear twice in the 1982 listing under the same work code: once under Rosanna Falasca and once with no performer named ^[7]. These dates are recording dates in the listing. They do not show when the works were composed or first performed ^[7].

According to a biography of Luis Stazo, a sextet that had already toured throughout America appeared in Germany in 1981 and 1982 ^[8]. The biography credits these appearances with "awakening the tango passion of the Europeans" ^[8].

Juan Dietrich Lange began teaching Argentine tango in Berlin in 1982. He also organised a large tango festival there the same year ^[9]. A newspaper report quotes Lange's own account that he was the first person in Europe to teach the dance again, in Berlin in 1982 ^[9]. This is presented as Lange's statement and is not independently confirmed in the dossier ^[9].