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Cuesta abajo

Music by Carlos Gardel, lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. 11 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–2011.
1934: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1975: 2 · danced 6 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times2004: 1 · danced 0 times2006: 1 · danced 0 times2011: 1 · danced 0 times
1934’50’60’70’80’90’002011
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1934: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1975: 2, 6; 2001: 1, 0; 2004: 1, 0; 2006: 1, 0; 2011: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1934 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.

Cuesta abajo is a tango.

Cuesta abajo was published in 1934.

Cuesta abajo was composed by Carlos Gardel.

The lyrics of Cuesta abajo are by Alfredo Le Pera.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Carlos Gardel
Lyrics
Alfredo Le Pera

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

11 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoColumbia · Jun 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCarlos Galan · Odeon · Sep 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1934
  3. Francisco CanaroArgentino Ledesma · Odeon · Nov 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  4. José BassoRodolfo Galé · Odeon · Dec 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  5. Héctor VarelaFernando Soler
    1 dance
    1975
  6. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2001
  7. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2004
  8. Hugo DiazMost danced
    5 dances
    1975
  9. Orquesta Típica ImperialCristina De Los Angeles · Aug 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2006
  10. Orquesta Típica ImperialNicolás Abosky · Jun 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2011
  11. Trío Los ModernosRoberto Goyeneche · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  12. Terig TucciNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jul 301934
  13. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueMar 261968
  14. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue-unspecified male- · Mar 261968
  15. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue1971
  16. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  17. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue
  18. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueHéctor De Rosas
  19. Reinhard LangnickelNot in our catalogueFeline Lang
  20. Raúl LaviéNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1934–2011 · danced on film 2011–2012

20112012
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 3, 2012: 1

Noelia Hurtado & Oscar Arce4:58
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/215

Single source

tango.info · T0370009167

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Wikidata · Q11360565source

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MusicBrainz · 9c253c74-6133-4dac-a651-fca702a7f513source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1934

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Composer1

Composed by Carlos Gardel

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera

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Listen

  1. Cuesta abajoFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Galan · no clip yet1934
  2. Cuesta abajoJosé Basso · Rodolfo Galé · no clip yet1953
  3. Cuesta abajoTrío Los Modernos · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1961
  4. Cuesta abajoOsvaldo Fresedo1963
  5. Cuesta abajoFrancisco Canaro · Argentino Ledesma · no clip yet1969
  6. Cuesta abajoHéctor Varela · Fernando Soler1975
  7. Cuesta abajoHugo Diaz1975
  8. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica Fernández Fierro · El Chino Laborde · no clip yet2001
  9. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica Fernández Fierro · El Chino Laborde · no clip yet2004
  10. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica Imperial · Cristina De Los Angeles · no clip yet2006
  11. Cuesta abajoOrquesta Típica Imperial · Nicolás Abosky · no clip yet2011

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