Horacio Salgán: The last of the greatest tango maestros of the 20th century
The history has it, that Astor Piazzolla nearly gave up tango because of Horacio Salgán. In his mind, Piazzolla could not match the brilliance of Salgán.Maestro Salgán (b.1916) was a musicians' musician until recent times, because, unfortunately, the most productive years of his carrier happen to be during the years when Argentine tango experienced decline.
Sources
ToDoTango - a comprehensive source of Argentine tango music, poetry and history
Robert Farris
Thompson,
Tango: The Art History of Love
(the whole chapter "Horacio Salgán:
one-man conservatory")
Quinteto Real (an earlier formation, I included the tangos from
Nuestros 30 Mejores Tangos
) and Nuevo
Quinteto Real are Salgan's bands.
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