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Brilliant Classics

Piazzolla: Maria De Buenos Aires

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Details

Composer
Astor Piazzolla
Artist
Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
BRI96762
UPC
5028421967622

About

Maria de Buenos Aires is a tango operita (little opera) composed by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) with a libretto by poet Horacio Ferrer. Premiering in 1968, the piece is one of Piazzolla's most ambitious and innovative works, blending tango, classical music, and surrealist poetry. It represents a major departure from traditional tango, showcasing Piazzolla's distinctive nuevo tango style-complex, dramatic, and infused with elements of jazz and avant-garde music. -The operita tells the symbolic and enigmatic story of Maria, a woman born "one day when God was drunk" in the slums of Buenos Aires. She becomes a tango singer and a symbol of sensuality and suffering. After her death, Maria's shadow wanders through the underworld of the city, encountering surreal characters such as the Duende (a goblin-like narrator) and a chorus of psychoanalysts, construction workers, and thieves. The narrative is abstract, filled with metaphors and mystical elements, portraying Maria both as a real woman and an allegory for Buenos Aires itself, particularly it's tango culture. Musically, Maria de Buenos Aires is richly textured, featuring bandoneon (a type of concertina essential in tango music), piano, violin, and voice. Piazzolla's score breaks traditional tango rhythms and harmonies, pushing the genre into new emotional and intellectual territory. The work is often interpreted as a meditation on identity, femininity, urban life, and rebirth. Despite it's initial mixed reception, it has gained recognition as a groundbreaking piece in 20th-century music and a key work in Piazzolla's oeuvre. Maria de Buenos Aires remains a vivid, haunting exploration of the soul of Buenos Aires, where tango is not just a dance or music form, but a poetic expression of passion, loss, and resilience. Performed by Ce Suarez Paz (soprano Maria), Cesare Chiacchiaretta (bandoneon), soloists and the Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria, conducted by Filippo Arlia.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Part I Scene 1: Alevare (El Duende) 06:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part I Scene 1: Alevare (El Duende)
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Gualtiero Scola, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  2. 2 Part I Scene 2: Tema de María 04:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part I Scene 2: Tema de María
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  3. 3 Part I Scene 3a: Balada Renga para un Organito Loco (La Voz de un Payador, Voces de los Hombres que volvieron del Misterio, El Duende) 07:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part I Scene 3a: Balada Renga para un Organito Loco (La Voz de un Payador, Voces de los Hombres que volvieron del Misterio, El Duende)
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Gualtiero Scola, Alberto Maria Munafò, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  4. 4 Part I Scene 3b: Yo soy María (María) 03:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part I Scene 3b: Yo soy María (María)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  5. 5 Part I Scene 4: Milonga Carrieguera por María la Niña (Porteño Gorrión con Sueño, María) 05:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I Scene 4: Milonga Carrieguera por María la Niña (Porteño Gorrión con Sueño, María)
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Alberto Maria Munafò, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  6. 6 Part I Scene 5: Fuga y Misterio 03:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part I Scene 5: Fuga y Misterio
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  7. 7 Part I Scene 6: Poema Valseado (María) 02:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part I Scene 6: Poema Valseado (María)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  8. 8 Part I Scene 7: Tocata Rea (El Duende) 04:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part I Scene 7: Tocata Rea (El Duende)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Gualtiero Scola, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  9. 9 Part I Scene 8: Miserere Canyengue de los Ladrones Antiguos en las Alcantarillas (Ladrón Antiguo Mayor, Voces de las Viejas Madamas, Voces de los Ladrones Antiguos) 06:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part I Scene 8: Miserere Canyengue de los Ladrones Antiguos en las Alcantarillas (Ladrón Antiguo Mayor, Voces de las Viejas Madamas, Voces de los Ladrones Antiguos)
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Alberto Maria Munafò, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  10. 10 Part II Scene 9: Contramilonga a la Funerala por la Primera Muerte de María (El Duende) 05:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part II Scene 9: Contramilonga a la Funerala por la Primera Muerte de María (El Duende)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Gualtiero Scola, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  11. 11 Part II Scene 10: Tangata del Alba 04:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part II Scene 10: Tangata del Alba
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  12. 12 Part II Scene 11: Carta a los Árboles y a las Chimeneas (La Sombra de María) 03:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    Part II Scene 11: Carta a los Árboles y a las Chimeneas (La Sombra de María)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  13. 13 Part II Scene 12: Aria de los Analistas (Voces de los Analistas, Analista Primero, La Sombra de María) 08:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    Part II Scene 12: Aria de los Analistas (Voces de los Analistas, Analista Primero, La Sombra de María)
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  14. 14 Part II Scene 13: Romanza del Duende Poeta y Curda (El Duende, Voces de las 3 Marionetas Borrachas de Cosas) 05:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    Part II Scene 13: Romanza del Duende Poeta y Curda (El Duende, Voces de las 3 Marionetas Borrachas de Cosas)
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Gualtiero Scola, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  15. 15 Part II Scene 14: Allegro Tangabile 03:01
    Track
    15
    Title
    Part II Scene 14: Allegro Tangabile
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  16. 16 Part II Scene 15: Milonga de la Anunciación (La Sombra de María) 03:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    Part II Scene 15: Milonga de la Anunciación (La Sombra de María)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia
  17. 17 Part II Scene 16: Tangus Dei (Una Voz de Ese Domingo, El Duende, Voces de las Amasadoras de Tallarines, Voces de los 3 Albañiles Magos, La Sombra de María, Voces de los Espectadores) 10:34
    Track
    17
    Title
    Part II Scene 16: Tangus Dei (Una Voz de Ese Domingo, El Duende, Voces de las Amasadoras de Tallarines, Voces de los 3 Albañiles Magos, La Sombra de María, Voces de los Espectadores)
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Ce Suárez Paz, Alberto Maria Munafò, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Filippo Arlia, Nico Fuscaldo
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria
    Conductor
    Filippo Arlia