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Un lamento

Music by Graciano de Leone, lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1969.
1929: 1 · danced 9 times1936: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 2 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 2 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’40’50’601969
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 1, 9; 1936: 1, 0; 1942: 2, 0; 1944: 1, 2; 1953: 1, 0; 1960: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1929, 1944 and 1953.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Un lamento was composed by Graciano de Leone.†† The lyrics of Un lamento are by Pedro Numa Córdoba.†† Un lamento is a tango.†

Credit

Music
Graciano de Leone
Lyrics
Pedro Numa Córdoba

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoRCA Victor · Oct 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  2. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedRCA Victor · Mar 27
    9 dances
    1929
  3. Carlos Di SarliRCA Victor · Nov 8
    2 dances
    1944
  4. Carlos Di SarliMusic Hall · Jun 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel · Odeon · Jul 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  6. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Jul 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  7. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoJan 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  8. Quinteto Los VirtuososDec 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1936
  9. José ServidioNot in our catalogue1928
  10. Agustín MagaldiNot in our catalogue1932
  11. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueVirginia Doris · May 281956
  12. Celestino Ferrer, Güerino FilipottoNot in our catalogue
  13. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  14. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1969 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 3

Javier Rodríguez & Stella Missé2009 · 2:53

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJavier Rodríguez & Stella Missé2009
  2. The 2010sPaula Franciotti & Orlando Scarpelli2018
  3. The 2020sGianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370016162

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1644

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Graciano de Leone

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Listen

  1. Un lamentoCarlos Di Sarli · no clip yet1929
  2. Un lamentoQuinteto Los Virtuosos1936
  3. Un lamentoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · no clip yet1942
  4. Un lamentoÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1942
  5. Un lamentoCarlos Di Sarli1944
  6. Un lamentoCarlos Di Sarli1953
  7. Un lamentoOsvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel1960
  8. Un lamentoJuan D'Arienzo · no clip yet1969

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