The duet made up of the flautist Paulina Fain and the pianist Exequiel Mantega launched their first record : +Tango.

 

An unusual formula, may be because of the youth of its members, or the versatility of their technique. The duet made up of the flautist Paulina Fain and the pianist Exequiel Mantega launched their first record : +Tango, with which they try to challenge instrumental tango totally familiarized with the bandoneón and the guitar.

 

Using a great technique and the greatest detail, the duet goes through the popular song´s book and introduces a selection including at the beginning a nice version of El Choclo followed by Tal vez será su voz, Flor de Lino and Rubí. They also devote a great deal of the material to do cover versions of those songs by Astor Piazzolla that endure in people´s minds. Tangata, Le Grand Tango and Tanti anni prima, and the exquisite interpretation of Adios Nonino, that reminds us of the greatness of the author and the versatility of the tunes, that in the version for flute and piano sound impeccable.

The record has some pleasant surprises. In the interpretation of the waltz Flor de Lino, the duet invites the Argentinian folklorist Liliana Herrero, who without giving up her origins, plays among the tunes imagined by Héctor Stamponi and the words by Homero Expósito. In addition the duet Fain – Mantega allowed itself to play two songs of its own. The melancholic Un día de Noviembre, by Paulina Fain and its antithesis, Valsecito Feliz, by Exequiel Mantega.

 

Both musicians perfectly fulfil the aim of the record that will work as a sound platform for launching their career as a duet. With unique arrangements and the interpretation of tangos through the original combination of flute and piano, +Tango seems to be more than just good intentions.