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José María Contursi

José María Contursi (31 October 1911 – 11 May 1972) wrote tango works, beginning with the vals Tu nombre in 1933, with music by Raúl Portolés [1][7]. In the late 1930s and early 1940s he wrote pieces with Pedro Laurenz, Aníbal Troilo, Mariano Mores, Carlos Di Sarli and Francisco Lomuto [2][3][4][5]. He died in Capilla del Monte, Córdoba [6].

José María Contursi was born on 31 October 1911 [7]. His first known work was the vals Tu nombre, written in 1933 with music by Raúl Portolés [1].

From 1937 to 1943 he wrote a series of works with several musicians [2][3][4][5]. These were Pedro Laurenz (Milonga de mis amores, 1937; Como dos extraños, 1940), Aníbal Troilo (Toda mi vida, 1941), Mariano Mores (En esta tarde gris, 1941; Gricel, 1942), Carlos Di Sarli (Verdemar, 1943) and Francisco Lomuto (Sombras nada más, 1943) [1][2][3][4][5]. Gricel was about Susana Gricel Viganó, whom Contursi later married [1]. He died on 11 May 1972 in Capilla del Monte, in the province of Córdoba [6].

History

Contursi was born on 31 October 1911 [7]. The available sources do not give his place of birth, his family background or his early life.

His first known work dates from 1933 [1]. It was the vals Tu nombre, with music by Raúl Portolés [1].

In 1937 he wrote Milonga de mis amores with Pedro Laurenz [2]. He worked with Laurenz again in 1940 on Como dos extraños [3].

In 1941 he wrote two works with different composers [4]. Toda mi vida was written with Aníbal Troilo, and En esta tarde gris with Mariano Mores [4].

In 1942 he wrote Gricel with Mores [1]. The work was about Susana Gricel Viganó, whom Contursi later married [1].

In 1943 he wrote Verdemar with Carlos Di Sarli and Sombras nada más with Francisco Lomuto [5].

Contursi died on 11 May 1972 in Capilla del Monte, Córdoba [6].

Repertoire

Works attributed to Contursi in the sources, with collaborators and years, include [1][2][3][4][5]:

- Tu nombre (vals), music by Raúl Portolés, 1933 [1] - Milonga de mis amores, with Pedro Laurenz, 1937 [2] - Como dos extraños, with Pedro Laurenz, 1940 [3] - Toda mi vida, with Aníbal Troilo, 1941 [4] - En esta tarde gris, with Mariano Mores, 1941 [4] - Gricel, with Mariano Mores, 1942 [1] - Verdemar, with Carlos Di Sarli, 1943 [5] - Sombras nada más, with Francisco Lomuto, 1943 [5]

Personal life

Contursi later married Susana Gricel Viganó, the subject of his 1942 work Gricel [1]. The sources do not give the date of the marriage.

Referencias

  1. 1.José María Contursi: biografía · todotango.com
  2. 2.Milonga de mis amores · todotango.com
  3. 3.Como dos extraños · todotango.com
  4. 4.Toda mi vida · todotango.com
  5. 5.Verdemar · todotango.com
  6. 6.José María Contursi · es.wikipedia.org
  7. 7.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app
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Descrito como Writes his first known work, the vals Tu nombre, with music by Raúl Portolés.1933Single source

Descrito como Writes Milonga de mis amores with Pedro Laurenz.1937Single source

Descrito como Writes Como dos extraños with Laurenz.1940Single source

Descrito como Writes Toda mi vida with Aníbal Troilo and En esta tarde gris with Mariano Mores.1941Single source

Descrito como Writes Gricel with Mores, about Susana Gricel Viganó, whom he later marries.1942Single source

Descrito como Writes Verdemar with Carlos Di Sarli and Sombras nada más with Francisco Lomuto.1943Single source

Descrito como Dies in Capilla del Monte, Córdoba.1972-05-11Single source

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Nació el 1911-10-311911-10-31source

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