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Song

Piedad

Music by Carlos Percuoco, lyrics by Luis de Biase. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1956.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1928

  1. Pedro LaurenzHéctor Juncal1946
  2. Osvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá1928
  3. Francisco CanaroCharlo1928
  4. Ángel Vargas1956

Versions of Piedad recorded 1928–1956

Piedad was composed by Carlos Percuoco.† The lyrics of Piedad are by Luis de Biase.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Percuoco
Words
Luis de Biase
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1928 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1928 to 1956.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Piedad by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

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

  1. Pedro LaurenzPiedadPedro LaurenzHéctor JuncaltangoPampa1946
  2. Osvaldo FresedoPiedadOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon1928
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPiedadFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1928
  4. Ángel VargasPiedadÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor1956
  5. Príncipe AzulNot in our catalogue1928
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1928
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 111928
  8. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueTeófilo Ibáñez · Oct 221928
  9. Antonio Rodio, Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogue1929
  10. Edelmiro D'AmarioNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Aug 31956
  11. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  12. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini
All recordings of Piedad

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

PiedadFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370075447

TodoTango · tema/1848

Composer1

Composed by Carlos Percuoco

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis de Biase

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  1. PiedadFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
  2. PiedadOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  3. PiedadPedro LaurenzHéctor JuncaltangoPampa
  4. PiedadÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor

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