Liber Tango is a spontaneous, live analogue recording of Tango and Latin music, built around Astor Piazzolla’s monumental Libertango legacy. The recording was made off-the-floor, with no overdubs and no editing, keeping the pure energy and appeal of the moment.
It's like the trio are performing in your room.
Liber Tango is a killer recording in either analogue format. This Blumlein miked recording using a single Neuman stereo SM 69 tube microphone feeding a Nagra IVs tape machine features the Trio de Curda performing nine compositions (eight on LP with the track "Pedacito de Cielo" omitted) from famed Argentinian tango master...
This recording is extremely natural sounding and replete with effortless dynamics and detailed low frequencies. The airiness surrounding the cello and bass on the tape is something special!
Libertango (One Microphone Recording) - The Trio de Curda performs a program of Tango and Latin music, built around Astor Piazzolla’s monumental “Libertango”, which gives this album its name. Recorded “off-the-floor” on 1/4″ Analog Tape on a Nagra IV-S Tape Recorder in CCIR eq curve, with no overdubs and no editing. This is a wonderful, spontaneous, direct recording by René Laflamme at L’Église St-Jean Baptiste in Montreal on October 28, 2019. Only one Neumann Stereo Tube Microphone (SM69) was used in the Pure Blumlein microphone technique.
Trio De Curda Musicians:
- José Ariel Palacio, Accordion
- Juliette Malgrange, Cello
- Lucas Maxit, Double Bass
Genres: Jazz, Latin
Analog Recording Equipment: Nagra IV-S Tape Recorder in CCIR eq curve
Microphones: One Microphone Recording with Neumann Stereo Tube Microphone (SM69) used in the Pure Blumlein microphone technique
Instruments: Accordion, Double bass, Cello
Original Recording Format: Analogue Audio Tape
Recording Engineer: Rene Laflamme
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