Modern Tango World N° 11 (Paris, France) | Page 44

New Tango Music
Arndt Büssing
Sexteto Cristal: Viento del Note
The album Viento del Note from the
Germany-based Sexteto Cristal is in line
with the style of golden age tangos. They
follow the approved orquesta tipica for-
mula with two violinists, Maja Hunziker
and Rupert Dintinger, two bandoneo-
nists Christian Gerber and Hendrik
Lessmann, a pianist, Pablo Woizinski,
and a double bassist, Rodolfo Paccapelo.
In addition, they have invited Guillermo
Rozenthuler to sing with a contempla-
tive charm that avoids pathetic phras-
ings. The seven tangos, three valses, two
milongas and one foxtrot have all that is
needed to please the milongueros —:
dramatic phrasings, emotional melody
lines and accentuated rhythms.
Thank God, they opted for a repertoire
that is not yet completely overused.
There are some old treasures such as
Viento Norte by Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi
& Juan Carlos Suncho, El Adios by Maru-
ja Pacheco Huergoa & Virgilio San Cle-
mente my favorite, the beautiful Caricias
by Juan Martí & Alfredo Bigeschi, and the lively Flor de Montserrat by Juan Santini & Vicente Planells
del Campo. With these songs, they clearly focus on the dancers, recommending themselves for live
performance. I imagine them playing in a grand café´s music hall or in an old music pavilion under a
starry sky — old fashioned, indeed, but wonderful.
Overall Scoring: ****
Dancer´s pleasure > Listener´s pleasure
Duration: 34 min.
Artist´s website: http://www.tangocristal.net/
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