
(Writing from Buenos Aires Argentina)
The title of this post is the identity for the very first reprint of Julio De Caro's most famous recordings that RCA Victor produced in 1959.
As usual with the Victor LP's it features an article on its back that always made these editions far more interesting than anything produced in CDs.
The earlier Long Plays also featured an English abreviated version of the article, although they were not exactly translations.
Here is the English version of the text (I will later post the Spanish version, which is by far more interesting):
Some thirty-five years ago, back in the era of silent films, a brilliant young violinist joined a sextet to play tango "background" music in a small suburban movie theater. Little did Julio De Caro imagine at that moment, tha he had placed his foor on the first rung of the ladder to fame and success. Tango music became the rage in all movie houses, completely ousting the erstwhile popular tinkling piano, and until the advent of the "talkies", five years later, the best tango bands in the country attained some of their greatest successes playing for movie audiences.
Julio De Caro, soon at the head of his own band, was quick to realize the tremendous potential value of these listening audiences. He broke away from simple, mechanical renderings and introduced arrangements and orchestrations, giving the tango harmony and expression. But he never forgot that the tango is essentially a dance, however high his flights of fancy, the basic beat is always present.
These were the golden years for Julio De Caro. Famous as a violinist, as a composer and as an orchestra leader, he reigned supreme in all three fields. The numerous recordings he made for RCA VICTOR during that period are today priceless heirlooms of an era in which, many aver, the tango was played and heard at its genuine best.
The title of this post is the identity for the very first reprint of Julio De Caro's most famous recordings that RCA Victor produced in 1959.
As usual with the Victor LP's it features an article on its back that always made these editions far more interesting than anything produced in CDs.
The earlier Long Plays also featured an English abreviated version of the article, although they were not exactly translations.
Here is the English version of the text (I will later post the Spanish version, which is by far more interesting):
Some thirty-five years ago, back in the era of silent films, a brilliant young violinist joined a sextet to play tango "background" music in a small suburban movie theater. Little did Julio De Caro imagine at that moment, tha he had placed his foor on the first rung of the ladder to fame and success. Tango music became the rage in all movie houses, completely ousting the erstwhile popular tinkling piano, and until the advent of the "talkies", five years later, the best tango bands in the country attained some of their greatest successes playing for movie audiences.
Julio De Caro, soon at the head of his own band, was quick to realize the tremendous potential value of these listening audiences. He broke away from simple, mechanical renderings and introduced arrangements and orchestrations, giving the tango harmony and expression. But he never forgot that the tango is essentially a dance, however high his flights of fancy, the basic beat is always present.
These were the golden years for Julio De Caro. Famous as a violinist, as a composer and as an orchestra leader, he reigned supreme in all three fields. The numerous recordings he made for RCA VICTOR during that period are today priceless heirlooms of an era in which, many aver, the tango was played and heard at its genuine best.