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Por la cuesta arriba · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1945

Osvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor
Music by Argentino Galván, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–1945.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Miguel Caló, 1945

  1. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte1945
  2. Osvaldo FresedoOscar Serpa1945

Recorded on Nov 19, 1945, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1945

19351954

Osvaldo Fresedo: With Serpa period, 1942–1946

Por la cuesta arriba · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1945 was sung by Oscar Serpa.† Por la cuesta arriba · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1945 is a tango.† Por la cuesta arriba · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1945 lasts 02:38.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Argentino Galván
Words
Carlos Bahr
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Miguel Caló’s 1945 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1945 to 1945.
1940
Recordings of Por la cuesta arriba · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1945 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdMost dancedPor la cuesta arribaMiguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoOdeonMeasured automatically · 124 BPM · F major
    2 dances
    1945
  2. Osvaldo FresedoPor la cuesta arribaOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA VictorMeasured automatically · 122 BPM · C major
    No match yet
    1945

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Por la cuesta arribaOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Nov 19, 1945.

  1. JuliánOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 02480002031376-1-8

tango.info · 00743216757626-1-8

tango.info · 02480002043911-1-19

Singers1

Sung by Oscar Serpa

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:38

Audio feature15

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.92

Audio feature C

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.732

Audio feature -21.7

Audio feature 0.352

Audio feature 0.147

Audio feature 0.48

Audio feature 0.011

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.509

Audio feature 121.8

Audio feature 60.9

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Por la cuesta arribaMiguel CalóRaúl Iriarte

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