Tango Argentina
A heatwave and a night of tangos – that’s how to see in the New Year
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Composer or Director: Carlos Di Sarli, Agustín Bardi, Astor Piazzolla, Virgilio Expósito, Horacio Salgán, Carlos Gardel, Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez, Traditional
Genre:
DVD
Label: Euroarts
Magazine Review Date: 1/2008
Media Format: Digital Versatile Disc
Media Runtime: 96
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: 2055868

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Mi Buenos Aires querido |
Carlos Gardel, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Gardel, Composer Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
Volver |
Carlos Gardel, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Gardel, Composer Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
Cuesta abajo |
Carlos Gardel, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Gardel, Composer Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
Gallo ciego |
Agustín Bardi, Composer
Agustín Bardi, Composer Leopoldo Federico, Bandoneon Orquesta Típica |
Milonguero viejo |
Carlos Di Sarli, Composer
Carlos Di Sarli, Composer Leopoldo Federico, Bandoneon Orquesta Típica |
Decaríssimo |
Astor Piazzolla, Composer
Astor Piazzolla, Composer Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
(La) Cumparsita |
Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez, Composer |
Adiós Nonino |
Astor Piazzolla, Composer
Astor Piazzolla, Composer Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Piano Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
Sueño de tango |
Traditional, Composer
Leopoldo Federico, Bandoneon Orquesta Típica Traditional, Composer |
Naranjo en flor |
Virgilio Expósito, Composer
Leopoldo Federico, Bandoneon Orquesta Típica Virgilio Expósito, Composer |
Al galope |
Traditional, Composer
Leopoldo Federico, Bandoneon Orquesta Típica Traditional, Composer |
Tanti anni prima |
Astor Piazzolla, Composer
Astor Piazzolla, Composer Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Leopoldo Federico, Bandoneon |
(El) Día que me quieras |
Carlos Gardel, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Gardel, Composer Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
(El) Firulete |
Horacio Salgán, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Horacio Salgán, Composer |
Libertango |
Astor Piazzolla, Composer
Astor Piazzolla, Composer Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor |
Don Agustín Bardi |
Horacio Salgán, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Horacio Salgán, Composer |
Aquellos tangos camperos |
Horacio Salgán, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Horacio Salgán, Composer |
A fuego lento |
Horacio Salgán, Composer
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Horacio Salgán, Composer |
Author: Andrew Farach-Colton
The programme is wide-ranging, drawing on classic tangos by Carlos Gardel and Julio de Caro as well as by examples of tango nuevo by Astor Piazzolla. The arrangements (by Jose Carli) are opulently textured and richly coloured, which gives a glittering sheen to music that is, at essence, roughly hewn. Nevertheless, the orchestra plays with gusto for Barenboim, even in well flogged warhorses like Piazzolla’s Adios Nonino, which is played with incendiary passion. A pair of appearances by veteran tanguero Leopoldo Federico and his crackerjack orquesta tipica – a traditional “large” tango ensemble (this one consisting of five bandoneons, four violins, piano, bass and cello) – offer a welcome change of aural scene. Other guests include dancers Mora Godoy and Junior Cervila, who move with slinky elegance, and Carlos Gari, who sings Naranjo en flor in a crooning kind of verismo. And how better to express the tango’s bloody heart and yearning soul?
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