About few gran orquestas, which belong to the core repertoire of danceable Tango Argentino‘s, opinions today diverge as widely as about De Angelis. There are dancers who do not consider De Angelis to be part of the core repertoire. Only the best valses by De Angelis are hardly questioned, often they are vocal duets. However, this is too short-sighted. De Angelis has so much more to offer to dancers and music lovers alike. And this much more has now become audible.
Many things that were completely unbalanced in previous restorations and were wrongly blamed on the musicians and singers of the time, fall back into place with this restoration.
These recordings were transferred from shellacs and completely restored by TangoTunes in 2021. Hearing De Angelis in this quality for the first time puts many negative opinions about this gran orquesta into perspective. Because listening to it answers many open question. Many things that were completely unbalanced in previous restorations and were wrongly blamed on the musicians and singers of the time, fall back into place with this restoration. When De Angelis’ peculiarity of many high violin sounds is contrasted with a double bass with a foundation and it is clearly audible where bass and grand piano play in unison, the result is a tonal balance that remains a matter of taste but makes perfect sense.…
Domingo Federico
lived a long life.
1916–2000
He was a bandeonist and composer of many of the best known tangos in history such as Al compás del corazon, Yuyo verde, Tristezas de calle Corrientes, Percal to name some.…
Original post 10th October 2016, update: 26th June 2017: added 2 new albums
So we did it again, we published Biagi for the second time! This time completely and under Golden Ear conditions.…
Thoughts about Pugliese’s TangoTunes transfers
by Christian Xell (Don Xello)…
TangoTunes music quality connoisseur badge
The TangoTunes connoisseur badge decorates tango music lovers who constantly are on the hunt for the best transfer.…
Let’s be honest! Alfredo Gobbi does not play in the highest league of best Tango orchestras ever. At least not in Europe and in the USA.…
Last Call Caló!
We decided to publish all available recordings by Miguel Caló from 1947 to 1950. We almost succeeded – apart from 6 tunes.…
What audio player is supporting which file format? It’s not always clear. It even might be that the music player supported a file format in a last version, but does not in the new version – although it’s usually the other way round and music players support more and more file formats.…
We introduced a new filter in the catalogue: Now you can search for tunes and albums in the Golden Ear Edition.…
Jens-Ingo Brodesser about the Music Hall recordings by Carlos Di Sarli:…
It’s a small enhancement, but it will help you get to your downloads even easier and quicker: Instead of the old mini link that you had to click to download your tunes, the download screen will now open with a click on the button.…
It’s hard to remember all tracks in your music library by heart. (Hard! If not impossible!) When browsing the TangoTunes catalogue, you might have found yourself wondering: Did I already buy this tune? …
Watching a download bar’s progress can be a satisfying, calming experience. Only a few seconds away from your tunes!…
Ever wondered what Ricardo Tanturi looks like? Have a look at the publication “Los Grandes del Tango”. …
November 2014
Summer afternoon in downtown Buenos Aires. Suitable scenery, this center that once was the center of the heart where tango lived through its golden era, for a meeting with Carlos Puente, who arrives at a tranquil pace, without strutting the treasure he carries with him. …
On 24th June 1935, Carlos Gardel, the most popular tango star at that time, died tragically. Such was Gardel’s prominence in Tango music that his sudden death left a void, but that was to change. …
Information about compensation for older versions of D’Arienzo shellac tunes
We almost feared it would happen: After our first phase of very good digitalizations since the start in 2013, we came across technology and processes, that promised even better sound quality.…
D’Arienzo – 1935–1939
The 116 recordings with his second orchestra are of major importance to danceable Argentine tango
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