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Fuegos artificiales · Miguel Villasboas · 2001

Music by Roberto Firpo, Eduardo Arolas. 16 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2001.
1927: 1 · danced 0 times1928: 1 · danced 2 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1941: 1 · danced 6 times1945: 1 · danced 3 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 4 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 2 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’70’80’902001
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 0; 1928: 1, 2; 1938: 1, 0; 1941: 1, 6; 1945: 1, 3; 1952: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 4; 1956: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1970: 2, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0; 2001: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1945 and 1952. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Roberto Firpo, Eduardo Arolas

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

16 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Feb 26
    6 dances
    1941
  2. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 29
    3 dances
    1945
  3. Aníbal TroiloTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  4. Edgardo DonatoInstrumental · Pampa · Dec 17
    4 dances
    1954
  5. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  6. Roberto FirpoEarliest we hold
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  7. Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Odeon · May 31
    2 dances
    1928
  8. Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Odeon · Jan 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  9. Armando PontierInstrumental · Jul 31
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  10. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Apr 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  11. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  12. Donato Racciatti
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  13. Enrique MoraInstrumental · Jul 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  14. Horacio Salgan y Dante AmicarelliPhilips
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  15. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  16. Miguel Villasboas
    Not danced on film yet
    2001
  17. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogue1950
  18. Roberto Firpo (hijo)Not in our catalogue1951
  19. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogue1952
  20. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogue1952

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

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  1. Fuegos artificialesRoberto Firpo1927

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