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Mi viejo reloj

Music by Osvaldo Fresedo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–1980.
1950: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 1 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 3 times
1950’60’701980
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1950: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 1; 1965: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 3

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1963 and 1965. One other orchestra 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.

Mi viejo reloj was composed by Osvaldo Fresedo.†

Credit

Music
Osvaldo Fresedo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1950’60’70’80

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 11
    1 dance
    1963
  2. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  3. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Columbia · Oct 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  4. Osvaldo FresedoMost dancedInstrumental · Columbia · Jul 4
    3 dances
    1980

Danced to it

Music from 1950–1980 · danced on film 2012–2026

20122026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2026: 1

Fausto Carpino & Stephanie Fesneau2012 · 2:51

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFausto Carpino & Stephanie Fesneau2012
  2. The 2020sRino Fraina & Graziella Pulvirenti2023

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370275072

Single source

TodoTango · tema/436

Single source

MusicBrainz · 9235b5ff-6d7d-4f03-8f1e-0f01679c1cc0source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Osvaldo Fresedo

Single source

Listen

  1. Mi viejo relojOsvaldo Fresedo1950
  2. Mi viejo relojAníbal Troilo1963
  3. Mi viejo relojAníbal Troilo1965
  4. Mi viejo relojOsvaldo Fresedo1980

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