By Richard S. Mason
Copyright © 2007
An all Tango CD without a traditional Tango melody, from the Klaus Hallen Ochestra of Germany! That is his TANGO COLLECTION, 14 of the staccato-type Tangos characteristic of International-Style Tango music, all of them at 33 MPM. The tunes are a combination of classical and popular numbers, nine of them instrumentals and five of them vocals.
Of the popular ones, I particularly enjoyed “What Now My Love”; it’s really stimulating and sung by a fine baritone. All in all there’s plenty of fine dancing here, with many of the tracks useful for exhibitions, although all but four may be too short for that pupose. Here are the tracks and their durations:
- Phantom of the Opera (Weber) 2:58
- Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) 2:15
- Kalinka (traditional Russian melody) 2:29
- Turkischer Marsch (Mozart) 2:38
- Donna Diana (Reznicek) 3:16
- The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) 2:02
- Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White (3:04) Do you believe it? I’ve always danced cha cha to this tune!
- St. Louis Blues Tango (3:01) What a surprise! It’s good.
- Verano Porteno (2:36) Perhaps this is a Tango tune, as the composer is Malando, whose orchestra is famous for its Tangos.
- What Now My Love (2:28) Vocal
- Alice in Fashionland (2:52) Vocal
- Money, Money, Money (2:49) Vocal
- Part Time Love (3:25) Vocal
- Belle (2:39) Vocal