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Contratiempo · Aníbal Troilo · 1952

Music by Astor Piazzolla. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1952–1952.

Contratiempo · Aníbal Troilo · 1952: Written by Astor Piazzolla for Troilo's early-50s band; Michael likes that it is one of Piazzolla's less overdone arrangements for the orchestra.†

Credit

Music
Astor Piazzolla

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1950

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedTK
    9 dances
    1952
  2. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · May 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · May 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdApr 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  5. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueApr 211952
  6. Jorge FernándezNot in our catalogueOct 241952

Danced to it

Music from 1952 · danced on film 2019–2022

20192022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2019: 1, 2022: 2

Diego Ortega & Aldana SilveyraWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2025 · World Champion · Tango Escenario 20101:15

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFacundo Piñero & Vanesa Villalba2019
  2. The 2020sDiego Ortega & Aldana SilveyraPorteño y Bailarín · 2022

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance

Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Porteño y bailarínCarlos Di Sarli, 1945 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2PatéticoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1948 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3Con los amigosRicardo Tanturi, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances

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Danced at

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Videos danced in

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

Written by Astor Piazzolla for Troilo's early-50s band; Michael likes that it is one of Piazzolla's less overdone arrangements for the orchestra.

Single source

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  1. ContratiempoOrquesta Francini-Pontier1952

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