Biography
Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
Effective period / Period of releases: 1970
Members: Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Ferrer, Héctor De Rosas, Amelita Baltar, Cacho Tirao, Victor Pontino, José Bragato, Nestor Panik, Kicho Diaz, Jaime Gosis, Tito Bisio, Antonio Agri, Arturo Schneider, José Corriale, Egle Martin, Simón Zlotnik
For the traditional Orchestra directed by Piazzolla in the 40s, use Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta TípicaUnnamed studio & theatre orchestra of Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer, numbered around ten performers plus singers, Amelita Baltar & Héctor de Rosas. The project originally involved Egle Martin, who broke away in the early stages.
Active from 1968 to 1972. Performed the María de Buenos Aires theatre operetta in 1968 followed by it's studio LP, famous song Balada Para un Loco, recorded in Baltar's Interpreta A Piazzolla - Ferrer, Piazzolla-Ferrer solo work En Persona and Roberto Goyeneche's Balada Para Un Loco / Chiquilín De Baquín. Plus film score Pulsación. Last recordings were Las Ciudades / Los Paraguas De Buenos Aires and La Primera Palabra / No Quiero Otro, 1972. It was workings a second operetta called El Pueblo Joven. Health complications of Piazzolla led to the end of the ensemble and unknown causes to the loss of the El Pueblo Joven recordings.