Persecuta

by Astor Piazzolla

Persecuta cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Trova
  • Country: Argentina
  • Length: 34:11
  • Community rating: 4.12/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The visionary bandoneon master further obliterates the boundaries of traditional Argentine music by heavily incorporating electric bass, complex synthesizers, and sweeping symphonic arrangements. The intensely cinematic compositions bridge the passionate melancholy of the tango tradition with the rhythmic complexity of contemporary jazz-fusion. It stands as a dark, overwhelmingly powerful masterpiece recorded amidst severe political turmoil in his homeland.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, melodic, progressive, fusion, orchestral, complex

Tracklist

  1. Persecuta (2:43)
  2. Cit猫 tango (5:35)
  3. Pia sol la sol (4:49)
  4. Largo tangabile (6:53)
  5. Windy (3:57)
  6. Moderato tangabile (3:29)
  7. Chant et fugue (6:43)

Credits

  • Astor Piazzolla - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, conductor, bandoneon
  • Grande Orchestra D'Archi - primary artist
  • Ennio Miori - cello
  • Tullio De Piscopo - drums, percussion, effects
  • Gigi Cappellotto - electric bass
  • Hugo Heredia - flute
  • Sergio Farina - guitar
  • Arnaldo Ciato - piano, organ, electric piano

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