Buenos Aires

A rendition of a tango operita, commissioned by the Argentinian Ministry of Culture (this rendition anyway), was revived by violinist Gidon Kremer, who had such a love for the original LPs from Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer that he wanted to recreate the music. Ferrer was kept on as El Duende (the Goblin) – the role that he created when he wrote the libretto thirty years earlier. Regrettably, Piazzolla had passed on prior to the remake. Nonetheless, the arrangements and orchestrations are remarkable. The suffering and the passion of Maria (the main character in the show) are perfectly portrayed by the tango. The music changes forms as her character progresses, taking on traditional tangos, modern tangos, milongas, waltzes, and other styles to reflect changes in Maria. The music is always well-composed. This is an opera for the display of modern music, and the tango of Piazzolla is modern music at its finest.

Electronic tango is causing an authentic revolution in the global music scene. Popular throughout the world, these discs are a must buy for the thousands of tourists who travel through Buenos Aires and other corners of the country where local aficionados are rediscovering their beloved music with a whole new sound. For those who have not yet visited Argentina, it is the latest in exotic electronic music and its status as ''hard to find'' makes it all the more desirable. The electronic tango rage has moved a number of artists to undertake new productions of true artistic value. In the midst of all this hype, Buenos Aires/Paris is the most important album of the genre, the defining double disc anthology with material from top musicians who have provided their best known tracks…

Singular work by three musicians involved in its creation: the multicultural pianist and Argentine-Spanish-Jewish-Palestinian Daniel Barenboim (Buenos Aires, 1942), the bandoneon player Rodolfo Mederos (Buenos Aires, 1940) and the bass Hector Console (Buenos Aires, 1939). A classical piano teacher who enters the land of tango, but has also composed works of this genre, with the help of which was partner and is currently the undisputed heir of Piazzolla's bandoneon and double bass also worked with Piazzolla in 1978. This trio is an example of good taste and universalization of instrumental tango. We are not in the traditional tango, but to its classical debugging. Music filled with nostalgia to recreate another vision of tango and to share their rhythms, melodies and eternal magic: the universal and classic tango.

Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra - Live Is A Miracle In Buenos Aires
EAC+LOG+CUE | WV: 515 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Nikitin # 4607173157546 | Country/Year: Russia 2005
Genre: Folk, World | Style: Folk Rock

From 1986–88, Kusturica played bass guitar in Zabranjeno Pušenje, a rock band from Sarajevo (SR Bosnia and Herzegovina). Although Kusturica played a minor musical role in the band, he returned to the group following the Black Cat, White Cat film and the band's name changed to Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra.