Tango Youth Orquesta, revisited

Tango Youth Orquesta - AMRAP

There is a report on the 19 April debut of the 2 ensembles of the first Tango Youth Orquesta at 505, in Surry Hills, Sydney, and the music of Titi Rossi features along with the second part of an interview with Sydney DJ Alex Nodelman. That’s Tango Capital this Sunday evening from 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

Image: above: Senior Tango Youth Orquesta; below: Junior Tango Youth Orquesta

For a link to the report on the Tango Youth Orquesta, click here.

PLAYLIST:

  • Mishiadura; recorded by Edgardo Donato on 11 March 1942; a tango with music composed by Eduardo Arolas and lyrics by Alfredo Bigeschi.
  • Mi Noche Triste, meaning ‘My Sad Night’; recorded by Francisco Rotundo on 21 February 1949; a tango with music composed by Samuel Castriota in 1916, lyrics by Pascual Contursi, and sung by Floreal Ruiz.
  • Pa’ Que Oigan, Bandoneón, meaning ‘For You To Hear, Bandoneón’; recorded by Héctor Varela on 22 July 1956; a tango with music composed by Titi Rossi.
  • No Me Hablen De Ella, meaning ‘Do Not Talk To Me About It’; recorded by Héctor Varela in 1974; a tango with music and lyrics composed by Titi Rossi and Jorge Moreira, and sung by Victor Daniel.
  • La Gran Aldea, meaning ‘The Great Village’; recorded by Edgardo Donato on 23 March 1944; a tango with music composed by Edgardo Donato, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti, and sung by Jorge Denis.
  • Sacale Punta; recorded by Edgardo Donato on 9 March 1938; a milonga with music composed by Edgardo Donato, lyrics by Sandilio Gómez, and sung by Horacio Lagos and ‘Randona’ (the singing name of Donato’s violinist).
  • Tango Remembrances, meaning ‘Tango Remembrances’; recorded by Yo-Yo Ma in 1997; a tango nuevo with music composed by Astor Piazzolla and Jorge Calandrelli. In this piece Yo Yo Ma plays a duo with Piazzolla’s studio outakes dating back to August of 1987.
  • La Vida Es Corta, meaning ‘Life Is Short’; recorded by Ricardo Tanturi on 19 Febraury 1941; a tango with music composed by Ricardo Tanturi, lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo, and sung by Alberto Castillo.
  • Mi Romance, meaning ‘My Romance’; recorded by Ricardo Tanturi on 7 July 1941; a vals with music composed by José Raúl Iglesias, lyrics by Juan Bautista Gatti, and sung by Alberto Castillo.
  • Mozo Guapo, meaning ‘Handsome Lad’; recorded by Ricardo Tanturi on 19 February 1941; a milonga with music composed by Ricardo Tanturi, lyrics by Eusebio Francisco López, and sung by Alberto Castillo.

 

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