Julio De Caro - Agua corriente (Running water)
In May 1926, the orchestra of the De Caro brothers (violinist Julio, and pianist Francisco - the true musical motor of the orchestra) had already been recording with Victor for over 18 months. Why wait until now to present a work from the orchestra? Surely there have already been many great works? What about their first session with the new electrical system on 12th April, in which four tracks were cut? I was tempted to present the tango Feliz viaje , but I wanted to wait for something more accessible for the dancer : early De Caro can often feel a bit like chamber music. Something with broader appeal appears on 11th May 1926 with the tango Agua corriente . The delicate piano opening - just like the running stream referenced by the title - is quite unexpected, and when it reappears towards the end of this section, Pedro Maffia decorates it with very high-pitched bandoneon firuletes (flourishes) that would simply have been inaudible under the old acoustic recording system. When w...