An interview with Chloe Williamson and Stephen Cutriss of Mendoza Tango Quartet starts, and there is an introduction to the singing and early death of Jorge Maciel.
Well, actually, no: the gremlins struck, and the interview will recommence in October 2017. I do apologise.
But you can listen to that interview with Chloe Williamson and Stephen Cutriss here:
Image: Chloe Williamson and Stephen Cutriss of Mendoza Tango Quartet, after playing in the Australian Tango Orquesta on 30 September 2017.
PLAYLIST:
- Remembranza, meaning ‘Remembrances’; a tango recorded by Alfredo J Gobbi on 8 September 1948, with music composed by Mario Melfi in 1934, lyrics by Mario Battistella and sung by Jorge Maciel.
- La Vieja Serenata, meaning ‘The Old Serenade’; a vals recorded by Alfredo J Gobbi in 1949, with music composed by Teofilo Ibáñez, lyrics by Sandalia Gómez and sung by Jorge Maciel.
- Tropa, from the lunfardo meaning ‘Crowd’, it’s a tango recorded by Alfredo J Gobbi on 31 October 1950, with music composed by Ángel Raúl Vilar, lyrics by Pedro Blasco and sung by Jorge Maciel and Héctor Coral.
- Silueta Porteña, meaning ‘Shadow of a Woman from Buenos Aires’; a milonga recorded by Osvaldo Pugliese on 2 August 1956; music composed by Nicolas Luis Cuccaro and Juan Ventura Cuccaro in 1936, lyrics by Orlando D’Aniello and Ernesto Noli and sung by Jorge Maciel and Miguel Montero.
- Adiós Corazón, meaning ‘Good-bye, Heart’; a tango recorded by Osvaldo Pugliese on 29 May 1958; with music composed by Lalo Etchegoncelay first recorded in 1957, lyrics by Héctor Sapelli and sung by Jorge Maciel.
- De Antaño from the ‘Good Enough For Gringos’ release in 2013, meaning ‘Of Days Gone By’; a milonga recorded by Tángalo with music and lyrics by Luis Rubistein in 1939, and sung here by Susie Bishop.
- Adiós Pampa Mia, meaning ‘Good-bye, My Pampa’; a tango recorded by El Arranque in 2002; music and lyrics by Francisco Canaro, Mariano Mores, and Ivo Pelay in 1945.
- Contrabajeando, meaning ‘Playing The Double Bass’; a tango recorded by Sexteto Mayor in 2008, with music composed by Astor Piazzolla and Anibal Troilo.
- Qué Bien Te Queda, a tango recorded by Ricardo Tanturi on 5 October 1943, with music composed by Vicente Salerno, lyrics by Juan Florencio Mazaroni and sung by Enrique Campos.
- Maldonado, the name a reference to a stream in Buenos Aires; a tango recorded by Osvaldo Fresedo on 7 February 1928, with music composed by Luis Nicolas Visca, lyrics by Luis Rubistein and sung by Ernesto Famá.
Tango Capital 