Osvaldo Pugliese was the foremost proponent of the avantgarde of tango musicians. He followed in the footsteps of Julio de Caro, the creator and early figurehead of the avantgarde movement who tried to "push the envelope" of tango music from the 20s on.
Pugliese played the piano and had a sizeable number of hit recordings, some his unmistakeable arrangements of other composers' creations, some composed by himself. He composed one of his greatest hits, "Recuerdo", at the age of... well, accounts vary, but he was no older than 19, possibly younger.
After the fall of the military junta following the Falklands war, his orchestra became the first to perform in the prestigious Teátro Colón, the opera house of Buenos Aires.
Pugliese is usually played towards the later stages of a milonga. It is romantic, refined and of great emotional depth, demanding total immersion.
See him play "La Yumba" at Teátro Colón here. Or click here for the short version.
See Pocho and Nely dance to "La Tupungatina" here.
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