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El romántico

Music by Arturo de Bassi. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1952.
1944: 1 · danced 4 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times
1944’501952
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1944: 1, 4; 1952: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1944 and 1952.

    How we know

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

El romántico was composed by Arturo de Bassi.†

Credit

Music
Arturo de Bassi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1940’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedRCA Victor · Sep 21
    4 dances
    1944
  2. Juan D'ArienzoRCA Victor · Nov 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1952

Danced to it

Music from 1944–1952 · danced on film 2010–2025

20102025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2012: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20052012 · 3:10

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sSebastián Achaval & Roxana Suárez2012
  2. The 2020sAndres Amarilla & Meredith Klein2025

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370076133

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Arturo de Bassi

Single source

Listen

  1. El románticoJuan D'Arienzo1944
  2. El románticoJuan D'Arienzo1952

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