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Las historia de las orquestas: la época de oro (1935-1945) - Volver Tango
This Volver Tango episode follows the tango orchestras through what its title calls the golden age, 1935 to 1945. Narration and interviews with musicians trace how tango came back from a slump in the early 1930s and became the dance music of the 1940s.
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D'Arienzo and the revival
The film says that in the early 1930s, during economic crisis and after the 1930 coup, tango musicians lost work and dancers began leaving the floor. It credits Juan D'Arienzo, from 1935, with a strongly marked rhythm built on pizzicato bass, driving bandoneons and a rhythmic piano. Interviewees say this brought young people back to the clubs. They also describe how his pianists Rodolfo Biagi, Juan Polito and Fulvio Salamanca shaped the orchestra's sound.
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The orchestras of the 1940s
Speakers connect the 1940s boom with migration from the interior and with the Second World War, which they say cut off imported records. The film then profiles several orchestras. It presents Carlos Di Sarli's sound as led by the violins with a sparse bandoneon section. According to the narration, Aníbal Troilo's orchestra debuted on 1 July 1937, and speakers stress the piano of Orlando Goñi. Osvaldo Pugliese is shown starting from Julio De Caro's style and, interviewees say, finding his own identity in La Yumba.
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Arrangers and followings
The episode describes the arranger's growing role and names Argentino Galván. The narration says Alfredo De Angelis debuted at the Café Marzotto in 1941, and the film presents his orchestra as one of the most popular of the period. Interviewees recall fans dividing their loyalties among the orchestras. The episode's main narrative ends with Miguel Caló's orchestra and its young musicians, including Enrique Francini, Domingo Federico, Osmar Maderna and Armando Pontier.
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