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Orchestra

Aníbal Troilo

The Orquesta Típica Aníbal Troilo was a tango orchestra led by bandoneonist Aníbal Troilo. It debuted at the Marabú on 1 July 1937 with Orlando Goñi on piano and Francisco Fiorentino as singer.[1][3][20] Sources differ on the date and titles of its first recordings.[1][2]

The orchestra was led by Aníbal Troilo.[1][20] It debuted at the Marabú on 1 July 1937, with Orlando Goñi on piano, Francisco Fiorentino as singer and Juan Miguel Rodríguez among its members.[1][3] Hugo Baralis joined in 1937.[1]

Later singers with the orchestra included Amadeo Mandarino, Alberto Marino, Floreal Ruiz and Edmundo Rivero.[7][11][14][19] Astor Piazzolla played in the orchestra as bandoneonist and arranger.[3][13] Sources differ on which sides were the orchestra's first recordings, and on when they were made.[1][2]

History

Aníbal Troilo was born on 11 July 1914.[6] He first performed in public on the bandoneón in 1925, aged eleven, in a bar beside the Mercado de Abasto.[3] In 1930 he joined the sextet of Elvino Vardaro and Osvaldo Pugliese, which never recorded.[3]

Troilo's own orchestra debuted at the Marabú on 1 July 1937.[1][3] In 1938 it performed at the Café Germinal.[1] Astor Piazzolla joined in 1939 as bandoneonist and arranger and stayed until 1944.[3][13] Michael Lavocah has commented on the orchestra's work of 1939–1940.[21] In August 1941 the orchestra performed at Radio El Mundo.[2]

José Basso joined the orchestra in September 1943 and played in it until 1947.[8] Alberto Marino joined in 1943.[11] Francisco Fiorentino left in 1944 after almost seven years with the orchestra.[4] A 1945/1946 lineup is documented.[2] In 1948 Troilo and his orchestra appeared in the film *El tango vuelve a París*.[3] Floreal Ruiz left in 1948.[17][18] Sources differ in precision: one dates his departure to July 1948, and another gives only the year.[17][18]

In 1953 Troilo played Eduardo Arolas in Cátulo Castillo's play *El patio de la morocha*, in a duo with guitarist Roberto Grela.[3] In 1968 he formed a quartet with Ubaldo de Lío, Osvaldo Berlingieri and Rafael del Bagno, which recorded for Victor.[3]

Troilo married Zita in a civil ceremony on 3 August 1971.[3] He died in 1975 at the Hospital Italiano in Buenos Aires after a cerebral haemorrhage and was buried at Chacarita.[3] In 2005 Congress made his birthday, 11 July, the National Bandoneón Day.[5]

Musicians

The orchestra's opening lineup at the Marabú in 1937 included Orlando Goñi on piano and Juan Miguel Rodríguez.[1][3] Hugo Baralis joined in 1937.[1]

Members listed for 1938–1939:[1] - Aníbal Troilo (leader)[1] - Juan Miguel Rodríguez[1] - Hugo Baralis[1] - David Díaz[1] - Orlando Goñi[1]

Members listed for 1940–1942:[2] - Aníbal Troilo (leader)[2] - Juan Miguel Rodríguez[2] - Astor Piazzolla[2] - Hugo Baralis[2] - David Díaz[2] - Orlando Goñi[2]

Piazzolla was with the orchestra from 1939 to 1944 as bandoneonist and arranger.[3][13] José Basso joined in September 1943.[8] The 1945/1946 lineup included Juan Miguel Rodríguez, David Díaz and José Basso.[2]

Singers

Francisco Fiorentino sang with the orchestra from its debut in 1937.[1] He appeared with it through 1938–1939 and 1940–1942, and left in 1944 after almost seven years.[1][2][4]

Amadeo Mandarino was called in by Troilo in early 1940 to share the vocal parts.[7] He sang with the orchestra in 1940–1941 and left in 1941.[2]

Alberto Marino joined in 1943 and sang with the orchestra until 1947.[11] Floreal Ruiz sang alongside Marino in the 1945/1946 lineup.[2][14] Ruiz left in 1948.[17][18] Edmundo Rivero is listed with the orchestra on dates in 1948.[19]

Recordings

The orchestra's first recordings are disputed.[1][2] One Todo Tango chronicle gives *Comme il faut* and *Tinta verde* on 7 March 1938.[1] The English version of the chronicle gives *Toda mi vida*, *Yo soy el tango*, *Mano brava* and *Cachirulo*, dated March 1941.[2] The tango.info calendar for 1938 lists Troilo leading the orchestra on 7 March 1938.[9]

Dated entries placing Fiorentino with the orchestra in 1942 include 8 January, 16 April, 1 September, 10 September, 18 September, 9 October, 30 October and 14 December.[10] He is also listed with the orchestra on 4 August 1943.[12]

Other dated entries for the orchestra's singers include:[14][15][16][19] - 28 February 1945: Alberto Marino and Floreal Ruiz[14] - 10 April 1946: Alberto Marino[15] - 14 June 1946: Floreal Ruiz and Alberto Marino[16] - 23 February 1948: Edmundo Rivero[19] - 8 July 1948: Floreal Ruiz and Edmundo Rivero[19]

The 1968 quartet recorded for Victor.[3]

References

  1. 1.Orquesta Típica Aníbal Troilo (Néstor Pinsón) · todotango.com
  2. 2.Orquesta Típica Aníbal Troilo - Todotango.com · todotango.com
  3. 3.Aníbal Troilo · es.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.Francisco Fiorentino · todotango.com
  5. 5.El día del bandoneón · pagina12.com.ar
  6. 6.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app
  7. 7.Amadeo Mandarino - Semblanza por Abel Palermo · todotango.com“A principios de 1940, es requerido por su amigo Aníbal Troilo, para compartir los cantables”
  8. 8.Biografía de José Basso · todotango.com“en septiembre de 1943, se incorporó a las filas de Pichuco”
  9. 9.Calendar - Argentine Tango - tango.info · tango.info
  10. 10.Calendar - Argentine Tango - tango.info · tango.info
  11. 11.Biography of Alberto Marino · todotango.com
  12. 12.Alberto Marino (ficha) · todotango.com
  13. 13.Music Played at Milongas · tangovoice.wordpress.com
  14. 14.1945-02-28 · tango.info
  15. 15.Fuimos · todotango.com
  16. 16.Camino del Tucumán · todotango.com
  17. 17.Biografía de Francisco Rotundo · todotango.com
  18. 18.Biografía de Floreal Ruiz · todotango.com
  19. 19.Calendar - Argentine Tango - tango.info · tango.info
  20. 20.TangoCloud public music credits · tangocloud.app
  21. 21.Tango and Coffee: Is ‘El tigre Millán’ this year’s ‘Tormenta’? · tangomusicsecrets.co.uk
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19381971

1938: 2, 1941: 24, 1942: 27, 1943: 30, 1944: 28, 1945: 22, 1946: 21, 1947: 14, 1948: 8, 1949: 14, 1950: 2, 1951: 15, 1952: 27, 1953: 8, 1954: 12, 1955: 6, 1956: 16, 1957: 8, 1958: 13, 1959: 2, 1961: 6, 1962: 5, 1963: 29, 1964: 7, 1965: 32, 1966: 12, 1967: 12, 1968: 20, 1969: 12, 1970: 16, 1971: 12

Singers over the years

First to last recording together · source: TangoCloud catalogue · tap a bar for the takes

19411971
  1. Francisco Fiorentino1941–1944 · 60
  2. Alberto Marino1943–1946 · 52
  3. Roberto Goyeneche1956–1971 · 50
  4. Floreal Ruiz1944–1948 · 31
  5. Edmundo Rivero1947–1956 · 24
  6. Tito Reyes1964–1970 · 24
  7. Jorge Casal1950–1954 · 20
  8. Nelly Vázquez1964–1966 · 16
  9. Ángel Cardenas1956–1959 · 15
  10. Raúl Berón1951–1955 · 15
  11. Roberto Rufino1963–1965 · 11
  12. Aldo Calderón1949–1951 · 6
  13. Elba Berón1962 · 4
  14. Carlos Olmedo1955 · 2
  15. Amadeo Mandarino1941 · 1
  16. Choir1946 · 1
  17. Pablo Lozano1956 · 1

Singers

Led by1

Led by Aníbal TroiloSingle source

Described as10

Described as First public performance on bandoneón, aged eleven, in a bar beside the Mercado de Abasto.1925Single source

Described as Joins the sextet of Elvino Vardaro and Osvaldo Pugliese, which never recorded.1930Single source

Described as Debuts his own orchestra at the Marabú, with Orlando Goñi on piano and Francisco Fiorentino singing.1937-07-01Single source

Described as Astor Piazzolla joins as bandoneonist and arranger, staying until 1944.1939Single source

Described as Francisco Fiorentino leaves the orchestra after almost seven years.1944Single source

Described as Appears with his orchestra in the film El tango vuelve a París.1948Single source

Described as Plays Eduardo Arolas in Cátulo Castillo's play El patio de la morocha, in a duo with guitarist Roberto Grela.1953Single source

Described as Forms a quartet with Ubaldo de Lío, Osvaldo Berlingieri and Rafael del Bagno and records for Victor.1968Single source

Described as Marries Zita in a civil ceremony.1971-08-03Single source

Described as Dies at the Hospital Italiano in Buenos Aires after a cerebral haemorrhage; buried at Chacarita.1975Single source

Won1

Won Congress makes his birthday, 11 July, the National Bandoneón Day.2005Single source

Commented on1

Michael Lavocah — commented on Aníbal Troilo1939–1940Single source

Joined6

Amadeo Mandarino — joined Aníbal Troilo1940Single source

Hugo Baralis — joined Aníbal Troilo1937Single source

Alberto Marino — joined Aníbal Troilo1943Single source

Floreal Ruiz — joined Aníbal Troilo1944Single source

Osvaldo Manzi — joined Aníbal Troilo1954–1957Single source

Osvaldo Berlingieri — joined Aníbal TroiloSingle source

Played in25

José Basso — played in Aníbal Troilo1943-09–1947-01Single source

Orlando Goñi — played in Aníbal Troilo1937-07-01Single source

Juan Miguel Rodríguez — played in Aníbal Troilo1937-07-01Single source

Aníbal Troilo — played in Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

Juan Miguel Rodríguez — played in Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

Hugo Baralis — played in Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

David Díaz — played in Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

Orlando Goñi — played in Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

Aníbal Troilo — played in Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Juan Miguel Rodríguez — played in Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Astor Piazzolla — played in Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Hugo Baralis — played in Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

David Díaz — played in Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Orlando Goñi — played in Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Astor Piazzolla — played in Aníbal Troilo1939–1944Single source

Juan Miguel Rodríguez — played in Aníbal Troilo1945–1946Single source

David Díaz — played in Aníbal Troilo1945–1946Single source

José Basso — played in Aníbal Troilo1945–1946Single source

Aníbal Troilo — played in Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Domingo Mattio — played in Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Fernando Tell — played in Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

David Díaz — played in Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Osvaldo Manzi — played in Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Osvaldo Manzi — played in Aníbal Troilo1954–1957Single source

Roberto Grela — played in Aníbal Troilo1953-04-24Single source

Led6

Aníbal Troilo — led Aníbal Troilo1937-07-01Single source

Aníbal Troilo — led Aníbal Troilo1938-03-07Single source

Aníbal Troilo — led Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

Aníbal Troilo — led Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Led 1945/1946 lineup1945–1946Single source

Aníbal Troilo — led Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Performed at3

Performed at Marabú1937-07-01Single source

Performed at Café Germinal1938Single source

Performed at Radio El Mundo1941-08Single source

Sang with51

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1937-07-01Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1938Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1938–1939Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1940–1942Single source

Amadeo Mandarino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1940–1941Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-09-10Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-10-30Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-09-18Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-01-08Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-10-09Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-09-01Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-04-16Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1942-12-14Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1943–1947Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1943-08-04Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1945-02-28Single source

Floreal Ruiz — sang with Aníbal Troilo1945-02-28Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1945–1946Single source

Floreal Ruiz — sang with Aníbal Troilo1945–1946Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1946-04-10Single source

Floreal Ruiz — sang with Aníbal Troilo1946-06-14Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1946-06-14Single source

Floreal Ruiz — sang with Aníbal Troilo1948-07-08Single source

Edmundo Rivero — sang with Aníbal Troilo1948-07-08Single source

Edmundo Rivero — sang with Aníbal Troilo1948-02-23Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-06-07Single source

Floreal Ruiz — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-11-23Single source

Floreal Ruiz — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-11-23Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-11-23Single source

Francisco Fiorentino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-03-30Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-12-19Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-04-11Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-09-27Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-10-04Single source

Alberto Marino — sang with Aníbal Troilo1944-10-06Single source

Edmundo Rivero — sang with Aníbal Troilo1949-03-31Single source

Aldo Calderón — sang with Aníbal Troilo1949-03-31Single source

Edmundo Rivero — sang with Aníbal Troilo1949-06-30Single source

Edmundo Rivero — sang with Aníbal Troilo1949-07-22Single source

Edmundo Rivero — sang with Aníbal Troilo1949-10-20Single source

Aldo Calderón — sang with Aníbal Troilo1949-10-26Single source

Jorge Casal — sang with Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Raúl Berón — sang with Aníbal Troilo1954-08-27Single source

Raúl Berón — sang with Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Jorge Casal — sang with Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Jorge Casal — sang with Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Raúl Berón — sang with Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Jorge Casal — sang with Aníbal TroiloSingle source

Jorge Casal — sang with Aníbal Troilo1953-04-24Single source

Raúl Berón — sang with Aníbal Troilo1953-04-24Single source

First recorded2

First recorded Comme il faut; Tinta verde1938-03-07Single source

First recorded Toda mi vida; Yo soy el tango; Mano brava; Cachirulo1941-03Single source

Left5

Francisco Fiorentino — left Aníbal TroiloSingle source

Amadeo Mandarino — left Aníbal Troilo1941Single source

Floreal Ruiz — left Aníbal Troilo1948-07Single source

Floreal Ruiz — left Aníbal Troilo1948Single source

Carlos Figari — left Aníbal Troilo1954Single source

Born on1

Born on 1914-07-111914-07-11source

Recorded in4

A unos ojos · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 — recorded in Aníbal Troilo1949-03-31Single source

Milonga en negro · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 — recorded in Aníbal Troilo1949-03-31Single source

La viajera perdida · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 — recorded in Aníbal Troilo1949-10-20Single source

Un tango para Esthercita · Aníbal Troilo · 1954 — recorded in Aníbal Troilo1954-08-27Single source

Listen

  1. Comme il fautAníbal Troilo1938
  2. Tinta verdeAníbal Troilo1938
  3. Mano bravaAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  4. Toda mi vidaAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  5. CachiruloAníbal Troilo1941
  6. Yo soy el tangoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  7. Te aconsejo que me olvidesAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  8. Con toda la voz que tengoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  9. TaberneroAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  10. Pájaro ciegoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino, Amadeo Mandarino1941
  11. Milongueando en el cuarentaAníbal Troilo1941
  12. El bulin de la calle AyacuchoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941

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