Libertango is a composition by tango composer stor Piazzolla, recorded and publis

hed in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" (Spanish for
liberty) and "Tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from Classical Tango to Tan
go Nuevo.
Contents [hide]
1 Performances
2 Derivatives
3 Media
4 1974 performance
5 References
6 External links
Performances[edit]
stor Piazzolla, recorded and published Libertango in 1974 in Milan, symbolizing h
is break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.[1] (see below for recording detail
s)
Cellist YoYo Ma played Libertango on his 1997 album - Soul of the Tango: The Mus
ic of stor Piazzolla.
It was featured by guitarist Al Di Meola in his 2000 album The Grande Passion.
In 2002 Libertango appeared on Australian/British classical crossover string qua
rtet Bond second album "Shine".
Derivatives[edit]
Cuban-American singer/composer Luisa Maria Gell added lyrics in the theme of the
"Libertango" title and recorded it for her 2007 album ' 'Una' '.
According to the performance database at All Music Guide, the composition has ap
peared on over 500 separate releases.[2] Grace Jones's song I've Seen That Face
Before (Libertango) uses the same music, as does Jazz Mandolin Project's song "J
ungle Tango", Guy Marchand's song "Moi je suis tango" and Kati Kovcs's song Hvlak.
In 1997 Irish folk musician Sharon Shannon recorded a cover of Grace Jones' I've
Seen That Face Before (Libertango) for her third album, Each Little Thing.[3] F
eaturing session vocals by Kirsty MacColl it also appeared in 2001 on The One an
d Only, a compilation album released after her death.[4] Shannon re-released the
recording as the title track of her 2005 compilation.[5]
Media[edit]
In the Prince of Tennis anime series, Atobe Keigo and Sanada Genichirou attended
a performance of this song. They used it later to set the beat for their Double
s match. In the fandom these characters are known as the "Tango Pair".
Libertango was the backing music in the Tarot advert for Volvo's S60 compact exe
cutive saloon.[6]
The music was used in the Roman Polanski movie Frantic (1988)
1974 performance[edit]
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla: bandonen, arranger, conductor
Felice Da Vi: piano
Felice Da Vi, Gianni Zilioli: Hammond organ C3
Gianni Zilioli: marimba
Marlene Kessik: G flute
Hugo Heredia, Gianni Bedori: C flute
Giuseppe Prestipino (Pino Presti): bass guitar

Tullio De Piscopo: drums

Filippo Dacc: acoustic & electric guitar
Andrea Poggi: timpani