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Song

Prepárense

Music by Astor Piazzolla. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1951–2013.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: José Basso, 1951

  1. Aníbal Troilo1951
  2. Osvaldo Fresedo1951
  3. José Basso1951
  4. Astor Piazzolla19551955
  5. Sexteto Visceral2013

Versions of Prepárense recorded 1951–2013

Prepárense was composed by Astor Piazzolla.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

21 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Astor Piazzolla
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1951 to 2013.
1950’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Prepárense by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 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. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedPrepárenseAníbal TroilotangoTK
    17 dances
    1951
  2. Osvaldo FresedoPrepárenseOsvaldo FresedotangoColumbia
    4 dances
    1951
  3. José BassoEarliest we holdPrepárenseJosé BassoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1951
  5. Sexteto VisceralPrepárenseSexteto Visceraltango
    No match yet
    2013
  6. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueMay 311950
  7. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1957
  8. Quinteto Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1957
  9. Quinteto Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1961
  10. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogue1998
  11. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogue
  12. Juan José MosaliniNot in our catalogue
  13. Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Prepárense

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

PrepárenseAníbal TroilotangoTK
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 17 Performances

Diego Ortega & Aldana SilveyraWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2025 · World Champion · Tango Escenario 20103:40

Danced to it

Music from 1951–2013 · danced on film 2015–2026

20152026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 2, 2016: 6, 2018: 1, 2023: 2, 2025: 2, 2026: 3

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sTomas Galvan & Gimena HerreraMundial de Baile de Tango · 2015
  2. The 2020sCarlitos Espinoza & Agustina Piaggio2025

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. Gimena Herrera and Tomas Galvan

    2016 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La mentirosaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1954
    2. 2Noches correntinasEdgardo Donato, 1939
    3. 3PrepárenseAníbal Troilo, 1951
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Astor Piazzolla

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T9007727368

TodoTango · tema/4615

Listen

  1. PrepárenseJosé BassoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. PrepárenseOsvaldo FresedotangoColumbia
  3. PrepárenseAníbal TroilotangoTK
  4. PrepárenseAstor Piazzollatango
  5. PrepárenseAstor Piazzollatangovogue
  6. Prepárensetango

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