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Canción desesperada · Osmar Maderna · 1946

Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 11 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–2006.
1945: 4 · danced 12 times1946: 2 · danced 0 times1948: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times2004: 1 · danced 0 times2006: 1 · danced 0 times
1945’50’60’70’80’90’002006
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1945: 4, 12; 1946: 2, 0; 1948: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1972: 1, 0; 2004: 1, 0; 2006: 1, 0

  1. Miguel Caló recorded it in 1945 and 1969. 2 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Credit

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Lyrics
Enrique Santos Discepolo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

11 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdAlberto Marino · RCA Victor · Oct 9
    3 dances
    1945
  2. Miguel CalóMost dancedRaúl Iriarte · Odeon · Dec 27
    9 dances
    1945
  3. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · May 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  4. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Oct 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  5. Francisco CanaroNelly Omar · Odeon · Jan 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  6. Domingo FedericoCarlos Vidal · RCA Victor · Nov 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  7. Osmar MadernaLuis Tolosa
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  8. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2004
  9. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · May 26
    Not danced on film yet
    2006
  10. Atilio StamponeRoberto Goyeneche · Oct 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  11. Quintin VerduRobert Rodriguez · Mar 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  12. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque1945
  13. Vieri FidanziniNot in our catalogueLita Morales · Oct 281955
  14. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueSusy Leiva · Oct 11959
  15. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  16. María GrañaNot in our catalogue
  17. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  18. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  19. Sandra LunaNot in our catalogue
  20. Dalva de OliveiraNot in our catalogue

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. Canción desesperadaAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1945

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