Tom Schnabel explores the re-invention of tango by two modern masters, legendary composer Astor Piazzolla and Gustavo Santaollala of Bajofondo, whose new album "Presente" has just been released. The program features interview clips from a 1985 Morning Becomes Eclectic appearance by Piazzolla, never broadcast since it originally aired.
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Track List:
- Bajofondo | Caminante | Presente | Masterworks
- Astor Piazzolla | Milonga Loca | Love Tanguedia | Milan
- Astor Piazzolla | Interview from 1985 MBE Archives – Not allowed to change the tango
- Astor Piazzolla | Milonga del Angel | Tango Zero Hour | Nonesuch
- Astor Piazzolla | Libertango | The Rough Guide to Astor Piazzolla | Rough Guides
- Bajofondo | Codigo de Barra | Presente | Masterworks
- Gustavo Santaollala | Live Interview 5/2/13 – Astor Piazzolla & tango
- Bajofondo | Milongon | Presente | Masterworks
- Astor Piazzolla | Interview from 1985 MBE Archives – Nadia Boulanger, his teacher
- Gustavo Santaollala | Live Interview 5/2/13 – The bandoneón
- Bajofondo | Patras | Presente | Masterworks
- Gustavo Santaollala | Live Interview 5/2/13 – Piazzolla, Bajofondo & Tango
- Grace Jones | I’ve Seen that Face Before | Nightclubbing | Island
- Astor Piazzolla | Adios Nonino | The Rough Guide to Astor Piazzolla | Rough Guides