Carlos Di Sarli - Virtual Class 8/30/2020 by Makela Tango
Carlos DI SARLI (07/01/1903 - 12/01/1960)
For the dancers, Carlos Di Sarli brings us lots of memories. Maybe the first class taken was playing his music. I particularly remember a performance of Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida of Bahía Blanca at el Club Almagro in the 90s. I thought they were magnificent, and I will never forget how they expressed the music of Di Sarli with their foot work and embrace.
Carlos Di Sarli has many danceable tangos . They are simple, with a clear beat and at the same time the violins add a great sweet romantic melody. The piano is present in all the little spaces, to give us followers the opportunity to add embellishments. The almost inexistent bandoneon, appears in the moments that it is needed, given to the piece the tango flavor.
Real name, Di Sarli, Cayetano
Nickname: El Señor del Tango
Place of birth: Bahía Blanca (Buenos Aires) Argentina
Pianist, conductor , arranger, and composer (~380 recordings)
He succeeded to create a style that can be identified from the first notes.
How to identify Di Sarli at the milonga
To identify Carlos Di Sarli at the milonga, you just need to recognize...
• Di Sarli’s bells at the piano, usually at the end of a phrase and/or during transitions.
• His lyrical and romantic style with the violins at the forefront.
• His slow tempo, with 2 strong beats per measure.
• The lack of solos in general.
• His ending: 1st chord with the whole orchestra, the second lower and shiny at the piano. (example Bahia Blanca) From https://www.el-recodo.com/
His singers were (among others)
1. Roberto Rufino 2. Alberto Podestá 3. Oscar Serpa 4. Mario Pomar 5. Jorge Durán 6. Ernesto Fama
His creations include:
Milonguero viejo dedicated to Osvaldo Fresedo, Bahía Blanca dedicated to his home town, Verdemar, Otra vez carnaval
With Héctor Marco: Nido Gaucho, Porteño y bailarín, En un beso la vida, Bien Frappé
Why the black sunglasses? - Due an accident at his parents gun shop, he got his right eye injured. He was very young.
Time line
1923 With the help of Alberico Spatola, the composer of the tango El trece and the director of the Buenos Aires police orchestra, he was able to join the band of Anselmo Aieta.
1924 Orchestra of Juan Pedro Castillo
1926 Osvaldo Fresedo orchestra
1927 Started to set up his own sextet or orquesta típica
1938 Reorganized his orchestra - 1939 debut Radio El Mundo
1939 Recorded RCA Victor Corazón and Retirao.
1944 Di Sarli / Jorge Durán (Que no sepan las estrellas, Vieja luna, Tu íntimo secreto (1945).
1942 Esta noche de luna (Roberto Rufino)
1951 The return to Radio El Mundo (after a 2 years and a half break) Mario Pomar
1959 His last presentation at the Podestá de Lanús. The last tango he played there was Bahía Blanca
Many dedicated him their tangos
1945 Di Sarli by Pedro Laurenz
1960 Adiós a Carlos Di Sarli by José Nieto Acuña
Carlos by Aníbal Troilo
By Alberto Podestá
Carlos Di Sarli taught me a lot. He was demanding, he insisted that I didn’t scream, that I should be careful with my voice. He told me: “sing with interest”. El maestro gave me my artistic name Alberto Podestå, replacing the one I used until that moment “Juan Carlos Morel”. People loved him. “
For my favorite tunes please check my spotify @makelatango.