TANGORAMA

AN ANTHOLOGY OF 20^TH CENTURY TANGO • 1

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MIRIAN CONTI

‘My love for tango music began only after I had moved to the US from Argentina. In the late 1980s, I discovered, to my surprise, the enormity of the tango repertoire, its bewitching sounds, the sophistication of the writing, and especially the high degree of artistry and virtuosity of the tango performers. I inherited an incredible collection of hundreds of rare tango scores from Mario Broeders, an Argentine composer who had lived in New York since the late 1950s. Ironically, all these scores were with me in New York up until last year when I decided to move back to Argentina. This music returned with me to its original home, full circle. In selecting the 25 tangos that appear in this collection spanning several decades, I included those that are pianistic and hoped that I might successfully be able to bring to light what each composer wished to express. My intention is to place these tangos on the concert stage for concert pianists where the piano becomes the main star and the pianist shines with this music.’ – Mirian Conti