Danza Y Movimiento - Tango Selection Top 22: DJ Theresa Faus

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Tango Selection Top 22: DJ Theresa Faus

Genre: Tango: Tango
Label: DyM-Online Duration: 60 min
Code: DZ030004
EAN: 4024236300044
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Here I present my selection of two fantastic orchestras - Roberto Firpo and Julio De Caro -, that were not only historically very important because they were pioneers of tango, but also left us many beautiful songs which are, unfortunately, rarely played in ...

From these two orchestras I built 6 tandas (4T-4T-3V-4T-4T-3M) - not because I suggest to play them exactly like this in a milonga, but because I want to demonstrate how music of Firpo and De Caro could be used for dancing; and the possibilites are energetically very different.

In the first tanda we hear music of Roberto Firpo's orchestra from 1928-1929. In those times his orchestra was one of the most successful, and he was in strong competition with Francisco Canaro; but Firpo's orchestra played more elastic, subtle, and refined. This music is tender and romantic, yet the rhythm is strong and invites to dance. The singer Teófilo Ibañez was one of the popular estribillo singers, he sings slightly nasally, as it was in fashion, and very sentimental.

Then we hear Julio De Caro's orchestra from around 1950. Three of the four songs are composed by Julio De Caro himself. The orchestra plays in the avart-garde style with which it was successful in the twenties; in particular with a lot of rubato (delays which are "caught up" again), and very expressive, but with a warmer sound inspired by Osvaldo Pugliese. The instrumental sections play in several voices and often contrapuntally, which means different but harmonically matching melodies; and we hear wonderful solos of violin, bandoneon, and piano, as well as percussion on the instruments played with different techniques. The last song of the tanda is a masterpiece dedeicated to the colleague Anibal Troilo.

Firpo's vals tanda from 1936-1937 demonstrates us what swinging valses are. These songs with the swinging rhythms, together with dizzying violins, irresistibly gets the dancers to the floor.

In the early fourties, other musicians were the protagonists, and Julio De Caro's orchestra followed the trend they established. He created a number of wonderful romantic tangos, some of which from 1942 are compiled in this tanda; two composed by Julio De Caro himself. Especially the song Buen amigo is very decarean, contrapuntal with wonderful a capella passages of various instruments.

The Firpo tanda from 1939-1941 follows the trend to rhythmic high-energy music that was dominant around 1940, inspired by Juan D'Arienzo, Three of the four pieces are composed by Firpo himself. The brilliant musicians play with maximal energy, especially the pianist (probably Horacio Salgán) plays with extreme virtuosity.

In the De Caro milonga tanda from around 1940 we can enjoy the liveliness and the crazy enthusiasm of the orchestra. Saca chispas is one of the most energetic milongas ever. And the classic song No hay tierra como la mía in De Caro's version - with extreme rubatos especially in the bandoneons and the singing - is hilarious to dance.

I would have loved to add a tanda of Julio De Caro from the twenties; this was the time when the orchestra was at the top of the avant-garde. I couldn't because of the restriction to 22 songs.

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Una noche en la milonga - 02:52

Detailed information on the titles

1 - Una noche en la milonga
Roberto Firpo

Duration: 02:52
Genre: Milonga
Instrumental:
Composer: Guillermo del Ciancio
Author: Fidel Robertassi, Nolo Lopez
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19290801
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305348

2 - Entre tangos y champagne
Roberto Firpo con Teófilo Ibáñez

Duration: 02:43
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Carlos Rocco
Author: Carlos Rocco
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 1928
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305309

3 - Pare, cochero
Roberto Firpo con Teófilo Ibáñez

Duration: 02:30
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Edemundo Bianchi
Author: Edemundo Bianchi
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 1928
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305300

4 - Madrecita de mi ensueño
Roberto Firpo con Teófilo Ibáñez

Duration: 02:50
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: n.a.
Author: n.a.
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 1928
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305313

5 - El arranque
Julio De Caro

Duration: 03:06
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Julio De Caro
Author: Mario César Gomila
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19511116
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104065

6 - La rayuela
Julio De Caro

Duration: 03:02
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Julio de Caro
Author:
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19501027
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104032

7 - Criolla linda
Julio De Caro

Duration: 02:45
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Vicente Gorrese, Bernardo Germino
Author: Luis Rubistein
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19500911
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104062

8 - Aníbal Troilo
Julio De Caro

Duration: 03:21
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Julio De Caro
Author:
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19490929
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104058

9 - Barreras de amor
Roberto Firpo con Carlos Varela

Duration: 02:34
Genre: Vals
Instrumental:
Composer: Antonio Sureda
Author: Geronimo Sureda
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 1936
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305661

10 - Noche de ronda
Roberto Firpo con Carlos Varela

Duration: 03:13
Genre: Vals
Instrumental:
Composer: Maria Teresa Lara
Author: Maria Teresa Lara
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19370611
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305674

11 - Dicha y dolor
Roberto Firpo con Carlos Varela

Duration: 02:34
Genre: Vals
Instrumental:
Composer: Carmelo Saponaro
Author: Jose Domingo Aiello
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 1937
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305671

12 - Un dilema
Julio De Caro con Augstín Volpe

Duration: 02:38
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Julio de Caro
Author: Enrique Cadícamo
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19421028
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104016

13 - Decime que pasó
Julio De Caro con Augstín Volpe

Duration: 02:40
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Miguel Nijensohn, José Niesow
Author: José María Suñé
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19420702
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104017

14 - De vuelta al bulín
Julio De Caro con Roberto Quiroga

Duration: 03:00
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: José Martínez
Author: Pascual Contursi
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19420113
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104010

15 - Buen amigo
Julio De Caro con Augstín Volpe

Duration: 03:16
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Julio de Caro
Author: Juan Carlos Marambio Catán
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19420916
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104014

16 - Fantasma
Roberto Firpo con Alberto Diale

Duration: 02:26
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Enrique Delfino
Author: Catulo Castillo
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19391228
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305690

17 - De vuelta al pago
Roberto Firpo

Duration: 03:03
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: n.a.
Author: n.a.
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19400425
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305694

18 - Curda completa
Roberto Firpo

Duration: 02:18
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Roberto Firpo
Author:
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19391228
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305688

19 - El talento
Roberto Firpo

Duration: 02:58
Genre: Tango
Instrumental:
Composer: Roberto Firpo
Author:
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19410108
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721305699

20 - Saca chispas
Julio De Caro con Luis Díaz

Duration: 02:32
Genre: Milonga
Instrumental:
Composer: Julio de Caro
Author: Julio de Caro
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 20010924
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN720000215

21 - Morena del 900
Julio De Caro con Héctor Farrel

Duration: 02:42
Genre: Milonga
Instrumental:
Composer: Alfredo Cordisco
Author: Lito Bayardo
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 19420702
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104012

22 - No hay tierra como la mía
Julio De Caro con Héctor Farrel

Duration: 02:03
Genre: Milonga
Instrumental:
Composer: Charlo
Author: Enrique Cadícamo
Publisher: n/a
Record year: 1939
Country: DE
ISRC: DEN721104003