Song

Nocturna

Music by Julián Plaza. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1961–2002.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1961

Aníbal Troilo1961 1963
Miguel Caló1961
Orquesta El Arranque2002
Baffa-Berlingieri1968

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Versions of Nocturna recorded 1961–2002

Nocturna is a milonga.

Nocturna was composed by Julian Plaza.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music: Julián Plaza
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1961 to 2002.

1960’70’80’90’00

Recordings of Nocturna by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

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Miguel CalóNocturnaMiguel CalóinstrumentalmilongaSep 15, 1961Odeon
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1961
Orquesta El ArranqueNocturnaOrquesta El Arranquemilonga2002
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2002
Baffa-BerlingieriNocturnaBaffa-Berlingierimilonga1968rca camden
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1968
QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2003
QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2005
Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
Quique LannooNot in our catalogue
Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue
Jorge ArduhNot in our catalogue
Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue
Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogue
Orquesta del Tango de Buenos AiresNot in our catalogue
Ensemble HyperionNot in our catalogue
QuartangoNot in our catalogue

All recordings of Nocturna

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

NocturnaAníbal TroiloinstrumentalmilongaAug 18, 1961RCA Victor

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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

10th Bari Interational Tango Congress - The interview, Sebastian Achaval1:15

Danced to it

Music from 1961–2002 · danced on film 2019

EntryJulian PlazaPerson
EntryNocturnoComposition
EntryTango NocturnoComposition
EntryNocheraComposition
EntryEl nocheroComposition
EntryNocturno camperoComposition
EntryNegruchaComposition
EntryAquel nocturnoComposition

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/4517

tango.info · T0370455416

MusicBrainz · ca7dd31b-942f-43f4-96c3-18f5040627ccsource

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Is a Milonga

Composer1

Composed by Julian Plaza

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