Re: Recording Technology and Concert Tango

[andy Ungureanu <Andy.Ungureanu @t-online.de>]

astrid wrote:


> Taking the risk of being labeled another herstory-teller, I would guess that
> concert tango arrived with the compositions of Astor Piazzola. In my
> knowledge he was the first tango composer who made music designed for
> listening and not dancing, ...

There is a recording of "Halcon Negro" performed by F. Canaro in 1932.
He recorded it again in 1964 in better quality but with the same
arangements. Sexteto Mayor recorded it in another arangement 1991. It is
named "Tango sinfonico", so it was never designed for dancing.
Most songs by Gardel are called "cancion" and were not for dancing. As
we know he died long before the 50s.

Nevertheless technology changes music. Beatles were perfect for
transitor radios in 62, ten years later we had high fidelity and Pink
Floyd, later bombastic Rock like Barclay James Harvest. Can anyone
imagine Pink Floyd on transitor radios?

But the changes of style in the 50s are IMHO rather connected to the
upcomming of Rock n Roll or to the "big" sound of american show revues
than to the recording technology. But this may be one more history...
Andy

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