Astor Piazzolla : a memoir / by Natalio Gorin ; translated, annotated, and expanded by Fernando Gonzalez.
| Author/creator | Piazzolla, Astor |
| Other author | Gorin, Natalio, author. |
| Other author | Gonzalez, Fernando, 1954- translator, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Portland, OR : Amadeus Press, 2001. |
| Description | 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Astor Piazzolla. English |
| Contents | Alevare -- New York, New York (First movement) -- Maestro, why don't you play a tango? -- Suite Troileana -- Nadia of Paris, Alberto of Barracas -- New York, New York (Second movement) -- For fans only -- Aria for chorus -- Love theme -- Love theme (encore) -- Self portrait -- Bandoneon -- 500 motivations -- Triunfal -- The penultimate goodbye -- Milonga for four -- My crazy bandoneon -- Piazzolla's musicians and singers -- Discography of recordings / Astor Piazzolla. |
| Abstract | Piazzolla, brilliant, iconoclastic tango musician and composer, has become a national hero in Argentina and a cult figure for classical and jazz lovers worldwide, but only after a lifetime of controversy and struggle. The outspoken, headstrong Piazzolla told his story to journalist and longtime fan Natalio Gorin in the spring of 1990 in a series of frank interviews. Among the firsthand observations of others who knew Piazzolla well are those of his lyricist Horacio Ferrer, his fellow musicians, and his colleagues. Translator Fernando Gonzalez, an Argentine native and American popular music critic who covered Piazzolla's career in the United States, has annotated the Amadeus edition for the widening audience that is rediscovering Piazzolla. |
| Abstract | A series of interviews with the revolutionary tango musician. |
| General note | Translation of: Astor Piazzolla : a manera de memorias. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 220-248), bibliographical references (pages 252-253), and index. |
| LCCN | 2001022151 |
| ISBN | 1574670662 |
| ISBN | 1574670670 (pbk.) |