[Tango-L] Contemporary classical tango orchestras, interpretations, recordings, compositions

[Konstantin Zahariev]

A clarification and a correction:

I forgot to say to ignore the Piazzolla-like stuff listed below when
looking for something for dancing, and especially the 3-3-2 musical
forms (based on the rural milonga, not the post-1930 city milonga form
- just noticed some of the linked video is like that). Piazzolla
dancers, on the other hand, please forgive this clarification -
preferences vary.

Also, I probably should have said "A _lot_ of these are danceable",
instead of "_most_".

BTW, the 3-3-2 form is also one of the ones Krasimir showed as an
undanceable example. It is not easy to dance classical tango to it on
the most basic level - uneven rhythmic divisions. It is not even good
for a Bulgarian rachenitsa dance (which is typically in 3-2-2 instead)
:-)

Lastly, I am probably being inclusive with having Piazzolla streams
within what I term classical tango (i.e. all that is not labelled
fusion, alternative, neotango, non-tango) since one can argue his
stuff could be labelled tango-classical or tango-jazz fusion. But I
don't want to get into arguments about that at the moment as it is not
important relative to the bulk of the material presented.

With best regards,

Konstantin
Victoria, Canada


On 10/1/07, Konstantin Zahariev <anfractuoso at gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
> E.
> Here is an incomplete list of new original classical tango
> compositions. Most of these are danceable:
>
>
> Fervor de BA (Di Sarli stream)
>         Javier Arias (leader of)
>                 Quien Sos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQL96Wa6aMs
>                 E.G.B.
>                 Despojo (con Bonfiglia)
>                 Pibita (con Mauricio)
>
>
> Rodolfo Mederos OT: (Troilo/Pugliese stream?)
>         Rodolfo Mederos:
>                 Abran Cancha (milonga)
>                 La Alegria De Encontrarte
>                 En Otro Lugar De Mi
>                 Contraluz
>                 Ropa Vieja
>
>
> Fernandez Fierro (late Pugliese stream):
>         Yuri Venturín (Contrabajo y dirección)
>                 Sin dudas y con firmeza: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQJAMfgeZTM
>                 011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McetUSo72Tc
>
>         Julio Coviello (bandoneon)
>                 Lengua seca
>
>         Julián Peralta (piano, but not in band anymore)
>                 Waldo
>                 Punto y Branca
>                 Prólogo
>                 Mal Arreado: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-OdhwySdQ
>                 Final
>
>
> Imperial (Pugliese stream):
>         Gerardo Martinez Argibay:
>                 A Salvador Aliende
>                 El Equilibrista (vals)
>         Pablo Bernaba
>                 Maradoneando (milonga)
>
>         Matilde Vitullo:
>                 Feos, Sucios y Malos
>                 El loco Milonga (tango)
>
>         Karina Martinelli:
>                 Facón grande
>                 Tango villero
>
> Hernán Bartolozzi (Bandoneón, with Imperial; also with Color Tango)
>                 Cadenero
>                 La Maquina Tanguera
>                 Mina
>                 America Antes De La Memoria
>
>
> Cerda Negra (mostly teenagers!)
>         Agustin Guerrero (leader of)
>                 El Flaco
>                 La Bronca del Pueblo
>
>
> El Afronte: (mixed; Pugliese)
>         Gabriel Atum:
>                 Pueblada
>                 Maldita
>
>
> Vale Tango (has Ariel Espandrio on violin, do a lot of milongas and valses)
>         Andres Linetzky:
>                 Vals De La Rosa (vals)
>                 Rey De Copas
>                 Los Ojos
>
>
> If you want to explore these, or want to get your hands on the
> recordings, please buy their CDs. These are mostly young people that
> have contributed to saving from
> extinction, preserving, and restarting the classical tango stream, and
> they deserve all the support we can give them.
>
> One place that has most/all of this material above is
> www.tangostore.com (I have no affiliation or interest in their
> business or prosperity). They would ship to most regions of the world,
> as far as I know, and there are 45-second previews on the songs on
> most of the CDs.
>
> I hope this helps a bit. Please do not shoot me down for omitting
> something or misplacing or mis-classifying something. It took a long
> time to compile and write this, and I offer it as is.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Konstantin
> Victoria, Canada
>