The Masters of Tango

"Everything" about Gardel justified this incredible popularity. Its timbre, which was one of a kind, was superb, warm and velvet-smooth, closer to the baritone of an opera singer than a singer with no formal training, and always absolutely in tune. The man had a hitherto unheard of mastery of phrasing which enhanced the words he sang and he used rubato in a well thought-out way which came to characterise his work. His sense of interpretation, which liberated tango from being a mere dance, remains without equal. All of this raised Gardel to the status of a natural born singer.

Cast :

Carlos Gardel
Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri, guitar
José María Aguilar, guitar
Domingo Ángel Riverol, guitar
José Ricardo, guitar
Horacio Pettorossi, guitar
Julio Domingo Vivas, guitar