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Sexteto Mayor
12+ albums
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Sexteto Mayor is an Argentine tango sextet, founded in 1973 by Luis Stazo and José Libertella. Still considered the best tango orchestra in the world, it has made more than 20 recordings and received numerous awards, among others, the Latin Grammy Award. Directed by bandoneon players and arrangers José Libertella and Luiz Stazo, the basis lineup of bandoneon, twin fiddle, bass, and piano remained consistent. Founding pianist Juan Mazzadi was replaced by Armando Cupo, who in turn was replaced by Oscar Palermo, while original bassist Omar Murtagh handed his position to Kicho Diaz and then Eduardo Aulicano. Violinists Mario Abromovich and Eduardo Walczak were preceded by Mauricio Mise, Fernando Suarez Paz, Reynaldo Nichele, and Hugo Baralis. The death of Libertella (2004) and the leaving the group by Luis Stazo (died in 2016) in the same year (he emigrated to Berlin) did not result in a break with the past. Abramovich and Walczak, who had represented the string fraction at Sexteto Mayor for years, took the reins and carefully expanded the range. When six senior citizens, who just happen to be the six most accomplished soloists in Buenos Aires, decide to sit down together and roll up their sleeves – something’s in the wind. And in this case, their sparkling, up-beat arrangements of classical tango pieces stemming from the first three decades of this century are anything but nostalgic. Bandoneon and violin dominate the foreground to trace the powerful and rhythmic outline of one
