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Title: Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzolla by Maria Susana Azzi, Simon Collier, Yo-Yo Ma ISBN: 0-19-512777-3 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Piazzolla fans should buy this book!
Comment: This is the best and most complete document about the life and work of Astor Piazzolla. The authors inter-link Piazzolla's work with the major events of his life and the artistic and political context of the time. If you are really interested in learning about Piazzolla, you should go ahead and buy this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Engaging Hagiography
Comment: Nearly ten years after Astor Piazzolla's death, the debate still rages about whether or not his music is "tango". Well, some of it is, and some of it isn't. But the roots of all his music lie deep in the tango tradition and whether or not a particular piece is or isn't tango is of no real importance. The fact is that Astor Piazzolla composed some of the finest music in any genre and all Argentines can take pride in that. I have been a fan of Astor Piazzolla for nearly 30 years but only knew the music. After having read Le Grand Tango, I now feel as though I know the man. Having "met" him, my understanding and admiration of both the music and the man has increased exponentially. Azzi and Collier have authored an easy to follow, entertaining and informative book about El Maestro. One learns not only about his music but about his forceful personality and the forces which shaped Piazzolla and drove him to be the most dazzling musician of the 20th century. His life, his loves, his triumphs and his failures all spring to life here. Though most readers will likely be hardcore fans of Piazzolla, its flowing style makes it an engaging hagiographical read for anyone who has even a mild interest in music history or in the forces and personalities which have shaped and regenerated tango throughout second half of the 20th century.
Rating: 5
Summary: Azzi and Collier have written a masterpiece.
Comment: Piazzola means tango for many people. The first tango music I ever purchased was Piazzola's music. His music dominated Sally Porter's movie, "Tango Lesson." This is a man that you must know about if you like tango, the dance and the music. Even if your interest is 20th century music, you will be fascinated. The story of Piazzola's life is a story of how cultures, music, and people are interrelated. As a person who was born in Argentina, his music was tango; as a kid named "Lefty" who grew up in Manhattan, he felt the influence of jazz. As a musician known as "El Gato," he built on the tango traditions of Troilo, Sarli, and Pugliese.
He began his musical career as a musician who could not read music. Anibal Troilo hired Piazzola because he had memorized the band's repertoire. He studied music and composition while playing in tango groups, and went on for more formal training in Paris. Piazzola loved everything from the classical music of Rubenstein to the jazz of Gershwin. Although we think of Piazzola in terms of tango, many of his contemporary tango aficionados hated his music because it was nontraditional, evolutionary, and avant gard.
This book was of value to me because it increased my understanding not just of Piazzola, but also of the major twentieth century tango musicians and composers. It may not make me a better dancer, but the increase of knowledge added to my appreciation of the music not just of Piazzola, but also of Pablo Ziegler, Romulo Larrea, and Felix Leclerc. It was a fitting complement to "Tango!" a collaborative book by Simon Collier, Artemis Cooper, Maria Susana Azzi, and Richard Martin. You don't have to be a serious student of music to enjoy either book. It will add to your appreciation of tango.
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Title: Astor Piazzolla: A Memoir by Astor Piazzolla, Fernando Gonzalez, Natalio Gorin ISBN: 1574670670 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Tango!: The Dance, the Song, the Story by Simon Collier, Artemis Cooper, Maria Susana Azzi, Richard Martin, Ken Haas ISBN: 0500279799 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title:Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla ASIN: B0000029XQ Publisher: Sony Pub. Date: 02 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.99 |
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Title:The Tango Fundamentals - Volume 1: Basic Elements ASIN: 0970648553 Pub. Date: 26 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $29.99 |
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Title: Tango and the Political Economy of Passion (Institutional Structures of Feeling) by Marta E. Savigliano ISBN: 0813316383 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $36.00 |
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