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El amanecer

Music by Roberto Firpo. 27 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2002.
1928: 1 · danced 7 times1937: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 1 times1950: 2 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 34 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 2 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1964: 3 · danced 4 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1973: 1 · danced 0 times1974: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times1982: 1 · danced 1 times1983: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times2002: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’50’60’70’80’902002
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 1, 7; 1937: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 1; 1950: 2, 0; 1951: 1, 34; 1953: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 2; 1955: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1964: 3, 4; 1965: 1, 0; 1966: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1973: 1, 0; 1974: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 1982: 1, 1; 1983: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0; 2002: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1942, 1951 and 1954. 3 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.

El amanecer was composed by Roberto Firpo.†

Credit

Music
Roberto Firpo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

27 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 26 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 23
    1 dance
    1942
  3. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · Music Hall · Sep 26
    34 dances
    1951
  4. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 31
    2 dances
    1954
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Philips · Apr 1
    3 dances
    1964
  6. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  7. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · May 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  8. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1937
  9. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · May 31
    7 dances
    1928
  10. Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Odeon · Jan 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  11. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Dec 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  12. Domingo FedericoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  13. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Aug 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  14. Ricardo PedevillaInstrumental · Pampa · Nov 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  15. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  16. José BassoInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1983
  17. Orquesta Francini-PontierInstrumental · Snow Records Japan
    Not danced on film yet
    1973
  18. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jul 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  19. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  20. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · País
    Not danced on film yet
    1974

Danced to it

Music from 1928–2002 · danced on film 2009–2025

20092025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 7, 2024: 3, 2025: 3

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232024 · 3:35

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sOctavio Fernández & Samantha Dispari2009
  2. The 2010sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana SepulvedaPlanetango · 2012
  3. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2024

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370000977

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1456

Single source

MusicBrainz · 3d528d08-238d-49e9-8060-945f9bb9df14source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Roberto Firpo

Single source

Listen

  1. El amanecerRoberto Firpo1928
  2. El amanecerTípica Victor1937
  3. El amanecerRoberto Firpo1938
  4. El amanecerCarlos Di Sarli1942
  5. El amanecerDomingo Federico1950
  6. El amanecerRicardo Pedevilla · no clip yet1950
  7. El amanecerCarlos Di Sarli1951
  8. El amanecerCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · no clip yet1953
  9. El amanecerCarlos Di Sarli1954
  10. El amanecerJuan Carlos Caviello · no clip yet1955
  11. El amanecerArmando Pontier1958
  12. El amanecerno clip yet1959

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