{Astor Piazzolla at the Montrows Jazz Festival, Switzerland Photo by Dany Gignoux 1986, Astor Piazzolla A Memoir by Natalio Gorin Translated, annotated, and expanded by Fernando Gonzalez EUS PRESS rtland, OregonJacket /coverustrationby Alberto De Piero for Mani Publishing, Aerolineas Argentinas Magee Unless otherwise indicated, photograph ae from the collection of Natali Gorin ‘The author also gratefilly acknowledges: ‘Dade Wolffe family photographs ‘Daniel Piarzolla for phosgraphs ‘Vietor Oliveros for documents and photwgraphs Afi Tain for photographs Aigo Pagani for photogeaphs ‘César Ltongo for photogzaphs Roberto Fernandes for bandoncon drawings emando Gonzalez for the translation and additions tothe Fulish-Language edition ‘Mariana Grogni for de reslaton ofthe Tesism edition ‘Academia Nacional del Tengo Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores (Argentine Society of Authors al Composers) _Asoelacn Aefentina de Interpretes (Aesontine Associaton of Interprets) ‘Astor Piazzolla: A Manera de Memorias copyright © 1990 and 1998 by ‘Natalio Gorin, ‘Translation copyright © 2001 hy Amadeus Press. All rights reserved. Additions to the English-language edition copyright © 2001 by Fernando Gonzalez, Published in 2001 by. AMADEUS PRI (on imprint of Times Press, Ine) ‘The Haseltine Building 183 SW. Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204 US.A, Printed in Singapore Libeary of Congress Cataloging in-Publicetion Data Piszella, Astor {Astor Pizzala, Eaglish] ‘Astor Piazzolla: a metvoi /hy Natalio Gorin; translated, annotated, and expanded by Fernando Gonzales, pen, ‘Tronsiation of Astor Piaazllas2 manera de memorias lucludes discography (p.), bsiosraphieal references (p. ond index. ISBN 1-87467-066-2 ISBN 1.57407.067.0 (90K) "Compotses-Angentins—Biography, 2, Bendongon players—Argentina—Biograe thy” I. Gorin, Natabo. It Gonzalez, Peano, 1854— ‘Maio P579 432001 7a 924621 i} 2ooo22151 To Carola, my wife ‘To Pablo.and Verdnica, my children ‘To Raquel Gorin To Mario Schapehuk To Jack Roitman To Eduardo and David KurmanContents Preface 9 Introduction 13 Prologue 23 1. Alevare 25 2, New York, New York (First Movement) 29 3. Maestro, Why Don't You Play a'Tango? 39 4, Suite Troileana 59 5, Nadia of Paris, Alberto of Barracas 69 6. New York, New York (Second Movement) 75 7.For Fans Only 79 8. Aria for Chorus 93 9.Love Theme 117 10. Love Theme (Encore) 123 IL. SelfPortrait 125 12, Bandoneon 141 13, 500 Motivations 747 14, Triunfal 151 Postscript. 157 ‘The Penultimate Goodbye 159 Milonga for Four 191 ‘My Crazy Bandoneon 207 Piazzolla’s Musicians and Singers 213 Discography of Recordings hy Astor Piazzolla 220 Chronology 249 Bibliography 2 Index 255