Libertango
| "Libertango" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Astor Piazzolla | |
| from the album Libertango | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Format | Vinyl record (12") |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Genre | Tango Nuevo |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Carosello |
Libertango is a composition by tango composer Ástor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974. The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" (Spanish for liberty) and "Tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.[1]
Grace Jones's song I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) uses the same music, as does Jazz Mandolin Project's song "Jungle Tango", Guy Marchand's song "Moi je suis tango" and Kati Kovács's song Hívlak.
In 2002, a re-recording of Libertango appeared on Australian/British classical crossover string quartet Bond second album "Shine".
Also Libertango was played by the famous guitarist Al Di Meola in his 2000 album The Grande Passion and by the world-renowned cellist, YoYo Ma, in his 1997 album, Soul of the Tango: The Music of Ástor Piazzolla.
A section of Libertango constituted the backing music for the Tarot advert for Volvo's S60 compact executive saloon.[2]
The music was also well known previous to this advert from the Roman Polanski movie Frantic (1988)
In the Prince of Tennis anime series, Atobe Keigo and Sanada Genichirou attended a performance of this song. They used it later to set the beat for their Doubles match. In the fandom, this pairing of characters is known as the "Tango Pair" because of this.
[edit] Musicians
- Astor Piazzolla: bandoneón, arranger, conductor
- Felice Da Viá: piano
- Felice Da Viá, Gianni Zilioli: Hammond organ C3
- Gianni Zilioli: marimba
- Marlene Kessik: G flute
- Hugo Heredia, Gianni Bedori: C flute
- Giuseppe Prestipino (Pino Presti): bass guitar
- Tullio De Piscopo: drums
- Filippo Daccó: acoustic & electric guitar
- Andrea Poggi: timpani
- Tullio De Piscopo, Andrea Poggi: percussions
- Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli: first violin
- Elsa Parravicini: first viola
- Paolo Salvi: first cello
Producer: Aldo Pagani
Recorded in May 1974 at "Mondial Sound Studio", Milan (Italy)
Sound engineer: Tonino Paolillo
[edit] References
- ^ See Azzi and Collier, Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Ástor Piazzolla, Oxford University Press, 2000.
- ^ Video from Volvo's YouTube channel.
[edit] External links
- Video of Astor Piazzolla (original version)
- Video of Nestor Marconi playing libertango with Yo-Yo Ma
- arranged for Accordion
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