Argentine Tango School

Adolfo Carabelli. Argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.

“El 13” by Adolfo Carabelli y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Gómez, 1932.

Adolfo Carabelli

Pianist, composer, and leader.
(September 8, 1893 – January 25, 1947)

The real amplitude of Carabelli’s capacity is evidenced in 1926 when Victor hired him as artistic director of the label and, at the same time, commissioned him to form an orchestra that would play either jazz or tango music. Thanks to Carabelli, since then, the Victor staff has reached a higher hierarchy since the Victor staff has achieved the inclusion of notable musicians and chosen an attractive repertoire. Similarly, the development of orthophonic recordings reached an unexpected sound quality just a few months before.

Among the best well-known tangos of his tango orchestra (orquesta típica) are the most authentic creations he made of “Mi refugio” (1931); “Cantando” (1931, with the added vocals by Simone and Alberto Gómez as a duo), “Felicia” (1932), “Por dónde andará” (1932), “Inspiración” (1932), “Mar adentro” (1933), etc. Also, some renditions with the refrain of tangos that usually are played only instrumentally, like “Rodríguez Peña” (1932) and “El Trece” (1932), are well remembered. Read more at www.todotango.com…


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