After the Golden Age

Piazzolla struck out some new directions in the 1950s, which he refused to call tango. But what happened to tango in Argentina after the Golden Age puttered to a close in the mid-1950s? Check out 6 of the great ensembles that set up after the Golden Age closed. That’s this Sunday on Tango Capital, 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

Astor Piazzolla – Suites, from the master

This year is the centenary of Piazzolla’s birth, and this week Tango Capital again acknowledges his legacy  by looking at how his interpretation of his Suites evolved over two decades .That’s this Sunday on Tango Capital, 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

Image Credit: Detail from image of Astor Piazzolla with Horacio Ferrer in 1970. Image in the public domain.

Astor Piazzolla – Suites (from Australia)

This year is the centenary of Piazzolla’s birth, and this week Tango Capital again acknowledges his legacy with two of his suites of tango nuevo, as interpreted by two Australian classical ensembles – the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Macquarie Trio . That’s this Sunday on Tango Capital, 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

Image Credit: Astor Piazzolla in 1971; Pupeto Mastropasqua; image in the public domain.