NON SOLO TANGO LIVE | Arlia, Chiacchieretta

Pianist Filippo Arlia and bandoneon player Cesare Chiacchiaretta perform together on Non Solo Tango Live, recorded before an audience at the 2019 fonè Music Festival Piaggio. The duo explores Astor Piazzolla while moving beyond tango, with music from Il Postino by Luis Bacalov, Por una cabeza by Carlos Gardel, and Henry Mancini's The Pink Panther closing the full programme. Piano and bandoneon engage in an expressive dialogue. The LP has eight tracks; SACD and digital editions have twelve.

Available editions

• 33 rpm LP — Fonè LP146; 8 tracks.
• SACD — Fonè SACD214; 12 tracks.
• DSD 64 — Fonè DSD214; 12 tracks.
• WAV file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Fonè HD214; 12 tracks.

Tracklist

LP — Side A

1. Il Postino — 5:27 (Luis Bacalov)
2. Por una cabeza — 4:46 (Carlos Gardel)
3. Milonga del ángel — 5:47 (Astor Piazzolla)
4. Ave Maria — 5:30 (Astor Piazzolla)

LP — Side B

5. Adiós Nonino — 8:26 (Astor Piazzolla)
6. Escualo — 3:45 (Astor Piazzolla)
7. Oblivion — 4:28 (Astor Piazzolla)
8. Libertango — 6:09 (Astor Piazzolla)

SACD and digital editions — 12 tracks

1. Il Postino — 5:27 (Luis Bacalov)
2. Vuelvo al sur — 4:12 (Astor Piazzolla)
3. Por una cabeza — 4:46 (Carlos Gardel)
4. Milonga del ángel — 5:47 (Astor Piazzolla)
5. La muerte del ángel — 3:15 (Astor Piazzolla)
6. Ave Maria — 5:30 (Astor Piazzolla)
7. Adiós Nonino — 8:26 (Astor Piazzolla)
8. Milonga sin palabras — 5:49 (Astor Piazzolla)
9. Escualo — 3:45 (Astor Piazzolla)
10. Oblivion — 4:28 (Astor Piazzolla)
11. Libertango — 6:06 (Astor Piazzolla)
12. The Pink Panther — 3:36 (Henry Mancini)

Vuelvo al sur, La muerte del ángel, Milonga sin palabras and The Pink Panther appear on the full programme but not on the LP. The source listings give Libertango as 6:09 on vinyl and 6:06 on SACD.

Musicians

• Filippo Arlia — piano
• Cesare Chiacchiaretta — bandoneon

Recording and mastering

Recorded live on 13 April 2019 at the Auditorium of the Museo Piaggio, Pontedera. Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci, assisted by Paola Liberato. Neumann U47, U48 and M49 valve microphones, Signoricci components and a Pyramix DSD recorder with dCS converters were used. Fonè documents no editing cuts; SACD mastering employed the Signoricci valve-based system.

Credits

Piano: Filippo Arlia
Bandoneon: Cesare Chiacchiaretta
Production, recording and mastering: Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recording assistant: Paola Liberato
Photography: Andrea Manno
Label: Fonè.