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Milonga del Ángel - Orquesta Z (2019)

The great Astor Piazzolla wrote Milonga del Ángel in 1984. Often recorded, this is our take of Yo-Yo Ma’s 1997 version with Kathryn Stott on his album “The Soul of Tango”.

Orquesta Z is a San Francisco non-profit formed in 2013, which performs classic Argentine tangos to modern and new compositions in order to spread the joy of this unique and beautiful, internationally-loved music and dance.

For more info and for booking:  www.OrquestaZ.com

AMURADO was composed in by Pedro Laurenz and Pedro Maffia in 1927.  This version was recorded by the San Francisco-based tango sexteto Orquesta Z in 2011 in the manner of the Laurenz orchestra’s original 1940 record.

Orquesta Z’s version of No Está, by Carlos Di Sarli with Lyrics by José Bohr (1942) which we recorded July 10, 2018.

Watashi - Orquesta Z (2017) como Taro Wakase and Forever Tango (2001)

I arranged this piece for my San Francisco-based tango sextet Orquesta Z after watching a tango troupe perform to it last week:  Watashi, by violinist Taro Wakase, was originally composed in 1997, and performed by the Forever Tango Orquestra in 2001 in Osaka.

BERCEUSE - ORQUESTA Z (2014) como QUARTANGO (2000)

The Canadian tango quartet QUARTANGO is one of our favorites for their modern interpretation of tango.  This piece was written in 2000 by Quartango's bandoneon player Denis Plante and we've arranged it after his lovely version.