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El arranque · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Julio de Caro. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–2002.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Pugliese, 1944

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1969
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1944
  3. Julio De Caro1951
  4. Enrique Francini1970
  5. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)1960
  6. Orquesta El Arranque19982002

Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Early years, 1943–1945

El arranque · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 is a tango.† El arranque · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 lasts 03:08.† El arranque · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944: An instrumental favourite from Pugliese's second year recording, chosen for its freedom of piano phrasing and liquid double-bass playing. and An instrumental, originally a De Caro composition, which Michael's book calls Pugliese transforming Caro into something richer.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

23 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Julio de Caro
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)’s 1960 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1944 to 2002.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of El arranque · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEl arranqueJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1969
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseEarliest we holdEl arranqueOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    9 dances
    1944
  3. Julio De CaroEl arranqueJulio De Caroinstrumentaltango
    3 dances
    1951
  4. Enrique FranciniEl arranqueEnrique FrancinitangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1970
  5. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Most dancedEl arranqueQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)tangoColumbia
    10 dances
    1960
  7. Atilio StamponeEl arranqueAtilio StamponetangoAudio Fidelity
    No match yet
    1958
  8. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogueJan 41934
  9. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogue1951
  10. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1961
  11. Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogueJul 102012
  12. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue
  13. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue
  14. Miguel De CaroNot in our catalogue
  15. Quinteto Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

El arranqueOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 9 Performances

Carlo Feller & Luciana Muzio2025 · 3:10

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Pugliese recorded on Aug 22, 1944.

  1. El Tango es una historiaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2015–2025

20152025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFederico Naveira & Sabrina MassoSunderland Club · 2015
  2. The 2020sCarlo Feller & Luciana Muzio2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso

    2017 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1El arranqueOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944
    2. 2TiernamenteAstor Piazzolla, 1947
    3. 3Parque PatriciosFrancisco Lomuto, 1941
    4. 4AmarrotoJuan D'Arienzo, 1951
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Connected

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues17

tango.info · 09991848000004-11-23

tango.info · 00077778126027-1-16

tango.info · 00229001001520-1-5

tango.info · 00724383743223-1-4

tango.info · 00724385902321-1-6

tango.info · 02480002005216-1-16

tango.info · 02480002028215-1-9

tango.info · 02480002101222-2-121

tango.info · 02480002102731-1-9

tango.info · 02480002159049-1-6

tango.info · 02480002159148-1-1

tango.info · 02480002334118-3-4

tango.info · 02480002709206-2-1

tango.info · 07798108080163-1-18

tango.info · 08427328130714-1-5

tango.info · 08427328146036-1-2

tango.info · 00008637215927-1-5

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:08

Audio feature12

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.947

Audio feature B

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.691

Audio feature -23.8

Audio feature 0.361

Audio feature 0.348

Audio feature 0.033

Audio feature 0.231

Audio feature 0.003

Audio feature 0.734

Notes2

An instrumental favourite from Pugliese's second year recording, chosen for its freedom of piano phrasing and liquid double-bass playing.

An instrumental, originally a De Caro composition, which Michael's book calls Pugliese transforming Caro into something richer.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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