Title: Maria de Buenos Aires Tracks: Alevare (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Tema de Maria (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Balada para un organito loco (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Milonga carrieguera (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Fuga y misterio Poema valseado (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Tocata rea (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Miserere canyengue (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Contramilonga a la funerala (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Tangata del alba Carta a los arboles y las chimeneas (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Aria de los analistas (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Romanza del duende (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Allegro tangabile Milonga de la anunciacion (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Tangus Dei (Piazzolla/Ferrer) All compositions by Astor Piazzolla except where noted. Group: Piazzolla, Astor/Ferrer, Horacio Musicians: Baltar (Amelita) - vocals De Rosas (Hector) - vocals Ferrer (Horacio) - narrator Piazzolla (Astor) - bandonenon Gosis (Jaime) - piano Agri (Antonio) - violin Baralis (Hugo) - violin Pontino (Victor) - cello Panik (Nestor) - viola Diaz (Kicho) - bass Tirao (Cacho) - guitar Schneider (Arturo) - flute Correale (Jose) - percussion Bisio (Tito) - vibes Label: Alfa Country: Spain Catalog number: AFCD-14/15 Media: CD Year of release: 1990 Studio or Live: Studio Year of performance: 1968 Description: Style: Piazzolla/Ferrer and Other Works with Singers (1963-1972 and later) Comments: The opera, 'operita tango' as was originally called, Maria de Buenos Aires is arguably Piazzolla's masterpiece. Written on a libretto by Horacio Ferrer, it has been released in several versions including highlights and instrumental pieces. This double CD contains the original and complete version as recorded in the studio and released in 1968 (the live version as premiered by Piazzolla/Ferrer in Buenos Aires apparently contained two more compositions which were never recorded or released). Originally it was LP Trova TL-20/2. The Trova re-issue as CD is Trova CD 5013 & 5014, 1993, Argentina.