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Canaro en París · Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán) · 1960

Music by Juan Caldarella, Alejandro Scarpino, lyrics by José Scarpino. 18 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1998.
1926: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 93 times1940: 1 · danced 2 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1960: 1 · danced 1 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 10 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times1998: 1 · danced 0 times
1926’40’50’60’70’80’901998
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1926: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 93; 1940: 1, 2; 1946: 1, 0; 1949: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1960: 1, 1; 1961: 1, 0; 1964: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 10; 1968: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0; 1998: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro’s 1927 version holds 86% of its dancing (93 of 108).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 18 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1940, 1950 and 1967. 3 other orchestras 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
Juan Caldarella, Alejandro Scarpino
Lyrics
José Scarpino

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

18 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 36 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 21
    2 dances
    1940
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 5
    2 dances
    1950
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 28
    10 dances
    1967
  4. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Philips · Oct 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  6. Enrique RodríguezInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  7. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  8. Francisco CanaroMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · May 23
    93 dances
    1927
  9. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  10. José BassoInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  11. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jun 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  12. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jun 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  13. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Instrumental · Columbia
    1 dance
    1960
  14. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Instrumental · Philips
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  15. Orquesta El ArranqueInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1998
  16. Baffa-BerlingieriInstrumental · rca camden
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  17. Mario CanaroInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  18. Raúl GarelloInstrumental · Jan 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  19. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Oct 281940
  20. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogueInstrumental1950

Danced to it

Music from 1960 · danced on film 2017

Matías Batista & Batista Aleman & Silvana Prieto2017 · 3:25

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  1. Canaro en ParísFrancisco Canaro1926

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