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Picasso

"Picasso" is a tango composed by Astor Piazzolla, also listed under the alternative title "A Pablo Picasso" [1] [2]. No lyricist is credited for the work [1] [2]. Its earliest known recording dates from 1955 and is credited to Astor Piazzolla [1].

Who recorded it

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Earliest we hold: Astor Piazzolla, 1955

  1. Astor Piazzolla19551955

Versions of Picasso recorded 1955

"Picasso" is a work credited to the composer Astor Piazzolla in two catalogues of tango music [1] [2]. One work listing classifies it in the tango genre [1].

The piece also appears under the alternative title "A Pablo Picasso" [1] [2]. Both work pages give the lyricist field as empty, so no lyricist is credited for the composition [1] [2].

The sources do not give a composition, publication or premiere year for the work [1] [2]. The earliest dated entry in one listing is a recording from 1955 [1].

The song

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1 orchestra recorded it

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Composer and lyrics

Both work pages name Astor Piazzolla as the composer of "Picasso" [1] [2]. One page lists the lyricist as "-" [1], and the other credits only the music to Piazzolla [2]. Neither source names a lyricist [1] [2].

Recordings

One discographic listing records two performances and two tracks of the work [1]. Both listed performances are credited to Astor Piazzolla and dated 1955, which is the earliest known recording of the piece in that listing [1]. The dates in this listing are recording dates. They do not establish when the work was composed or first performed [1].

1950
Recordings of Picasso by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 4, 2026

Listed recordings:

  • Astor Piazzolla (1955) [1]
  • Astor Piazzolla (1955) [1]

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Who wrote it

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Astor Piazzolla
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One recording

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Astor Piazzolla

PicassoAstor Piazzollatango
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References

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  1. Picasso (tango.info work page) · tango.info“Composer | Astor Piazzolla | Lyricist | -”
  2. Picasso (A Pablo Picasso) (Todo Tango work page) · todotango.com“Picasso (A Pablo Picasso) Música: Astor Piazzolla”

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The year it was written.

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Composer1

Composed by Astor Piazzolla

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  1. PicassoAstor Piazzollatango
  2. PicassoAstor Piazzollatangovogue

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