This panoramic survey of Argentine tangos shows the genre in all its rich variety of moods and virtuosity. It salutes Ángel Villoldo, the father of tango, whose El choclo (‘The Corncob’) is one of the most famous tangos of all time, and charts the music’s evolution towards the romanticism and lush harmonies of Augustín Bardi. Improvisatory styles, syncopation and jazz harmonies were introduced by such great composers as José Pascual and Orlando Goñi, whilst Enrique Francini developed his personal qualities of dissonance and rhythmic flair into the 1960s. This survey is the first in a series that will document around one hundred rare and classic tangos, all performed by the Argentine pianist Mirian Conti.
This recording was made on period instruments: Yamaha Disklavier DC7X Enspire Pro and Yamaha DCFX ENPRO
Tracklist
Delfino, Enrique
1
Re Fa Si (version for piano) (1917) (00:02:18)
Maglio, Juan Pacho
2
Armenonville (version for piano) (1908) (00:02:42)
Villoldo, Ángel
3
El Porteñito (version for piano) (1903) (00:01:23)
4
El Choclo (version for piano) (1903) (00:01:48)
Arolas, Eduardo
5
Papas Calientes (version for piano) (1910) (00:01:53)
Matos Rodríguez, Gerardo
6
La Cumparsita (version for piano) (1916) (00:02:16)
De Caro, Francisco
7
Flores Negras (version for piano) (1927) (00:02:32)
Villoldo, Ángel
8
El Torito (version for piano) (1910) (00:01:27)
Bardi, Agustín
9
Nunca Tuvo Novio (version for piano) (1928) (00:01:53)
Cobián, Juan Carlos
10
La Casita de Mis Viejos (version for piano) (1932) (00:03:09)
Ventura Cuccaro, Juan
11
Silueta Porteña (version for piano) (1936) (00:01:48)
Cuccaro, Nicolás Luis
11
Silueta Porteña (version for piano) (1936) (00:01:48)
Pascual, José
12
Arrabal (version for piano) (1934) (00:03:38)
Piana, Sebastián
13
Tinta Roja (version for piano) (1941) (00:01:49)
Laurenz, Pedro
14
Milonga de Mis Amores (version for piano) (1937) (00:01:47)
Goñi, Orlando
15
Mi Regalo (version for piano) (1944) (00:01:41)
Federico, Domingo
16
Percal (version for piano) (1943) (00:02:19)
Aieta, Anselmo
17
Corralera (version for piano) (1946) (00:01:58)
Gobbi, Alfredo
18
El Andariego (version for piano) (1951) (00:02:36)
Pansera, Roberto
19
Naturaleza Muerta (version for piano) (1955) (00:03:15)
Francini, Enrique
20
Tema Otoñal (version for piano) (1955) (00:02:49)
Plaza, Julián
21
Melancólico (version for piano) (1960) (00:02:46)
Balcarce, Emilio
22
Sideral (version for piano) (1962) (00:03:00)
Plaza, Julián
23
Nostálgico (version for piano) (1962) (00:02:34)
Pugliese, Osvaldo Pedro
24
A los Artistas Plásticos (version for piano) (1964) (00:03:44)
Mores, Mariano
25
El Firulete (version for piano) (1943) (00:02:45)
