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El marne · Pedro Maffia · 1959

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 20 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–2013.
1920: 1 · danced 0 times1933: 1 · danced 0 times1939: 1 · danced 48 times1947: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 1 times1952: 2 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 8 times1957: 1 · danced 1 times1958: 2 · danced 31 times1959: 2 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 2 · danced 3 times1969: 1 · danced 3 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times2013: 1 · danced 94 times
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’002013
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1920: 1, 0; 1933: 1, 0; 1939: 1, 48; 1947: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 1; 1952: 2, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 8; 1957: 1, 1; 1958: 2, 31; 1959: 2, 0; 1963: 1, 0; 1967: 2, 3; 1969: 1, 3; 1980: 1, 0; 2013: 1, 94

  1. Orquesta Forever Tango’s 2013 version holds 49% of its dancing (94 of 189).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 20 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1939, 1950 and 1954. 2 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
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

20 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 4
    48 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 28
    1 dance
    1950
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 10
    8 dances
    1954
  4. Aníbal TroiloTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  5. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 29
    3 dances
    1967
  6. Osvaldo PuglieseJun 1
    3 dances
    1969
  7. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · Jun 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  8. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1933
  9. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  10. Osmar MadernaInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1947
  11. Armando PontierCBS Columbia · Jun 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  12. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · May 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  13. Horacio SalganInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  14. Horacio SalganPhilips
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  15. Astor Piazzolla
    1 dance
    1957
  16. Orquesta Forever TangoMost danced
    94 dances
    2013
  17. Los Astros Del TangoMusic Hall
    31 dances
    1958
  18. Orquesta Típica SelectEarliest we holdInstrumental · Victor · Sep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1920
  19. Pedro MaffiaTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  20. Puglia-Pedroza
    Not danced on film yet
    1952

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

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  1. El marneOrquesta Típica Select · no clip yet1920

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