My favorite performances: El puntazo (D’Arienzo)
My choice for this week is ‘El puntazo’ (Juan D’Arienzo, 1952). I reviewed 54 performances. My favorite: Vanessa Gauch Arabacıoğlu & Eşref Tekinalp. I also liked the performances by Virginia...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Laurenz/Gobbi –‘Triste destino’
The star of this dramatic mixed tanda is vocalist Alfredo Del Río. As Abel Palermo notes in his biographical sketch, Del Río’s “great vocal facility, his special sense for interpretation, and his...
View ArticleMy favorite performances: La mulateada (Di Sarli)
My choice for this week is ‘La mulateada’ (Carlos Di Sarli, 1941). I reviewed 15 performances. (I was disappointed to see so many couples dancing to the Sexteto Milonguero version, which is of...
View ArticlePedro Laurenz’s bandoneón variations
Pedro Laurenz was not only a first-class composer and conductor, but an extraordinary bandoneón player who influenced an entire generation of musicians. His impressive technical skills are, I believe,...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Di Sarli – ‘Volver a soñar’
Another moving Di Sarli tanda from the 1940s, although in a more subtle, intimate way than the one previously featured on this blog. ‘Cuando el amor muere’ is the only recording that Carlos Acuña made...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Juan Maglio – ‘Pobre flor’
Almost every dancer is familiar with Alfredo De Angelis’ version of ‘Pobre flor’, but few know that the vals was also recorded by Juan Maglio in 1932. A year before, Pacho recorded another vals, sung...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Di Sarli – ‘Los muñequitos’
A while ago, my friend Alia—a superb dancer and DJ—left me the following message on Facebook: “Have you already composed a tanda with this beautiful tango?” The message included a link to Francisco...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Mixed tanda – ‘El viejo vals’
This is an experimental tanda, which I included in my recent DJ set for Twilight Milonga @ Studio 1924 (an excellent milonga in Oakland, CA). I absolutely love Charlo’s version of ‘El viejo vals’, and...
View ArticleMy favorite performances: Tus labios me dirán (Di Sarli)
My choice for this week is ‘Tus labios me dirán’ (Carlos Di Sarli, 1945). I reviewed 11 performances. My favorite: Noelia Hurtado & Pablo Rodríguez. Latest update: 9th October, 2015
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: mixed tanda – ‘A don Pedro Maffia’
Pedro Maffia (1899-1967) played in the orchestras of Roberto Firpo, Francisco Lomuto, Juan Carlos Cobián and Julio De Caro. Perhaps his most important legacy, however, was as a composer of some of the...
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