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Ojos tristes · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1938

Osvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor
Music by Rafael Iriarte, lyrics by ALFREDO NAVARRINE. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1947.

Pinned at 1938 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · gold: With Ray, 1931–1939

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Rafael Iriarte
Words
ALFREDO NAVARRINE
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1938 to 1947.
1930’40
Recordings of Ojos tristes · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1938 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdOjos tristesOsvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor1938
  2. Astor PiazzollaOjos tristesAstor PiazzollaHéctor Insuatango1947

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Osvaldo Fresedo

Ojos tristesOsvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Audio feature14

Audio feature 126.0

Audio feature 0.928

Audio feature E

Audio feature minor

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Audio feature -23.1

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Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.684

Audio feature 126.6

Audio feature 63.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Ojos tristesOsvaldo FresedoRoberto Ray

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