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El cisne

Music by Antonio Anselmi, lyrics by Antonio Anselmi. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–1950.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1950

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1950

Versions of El cisne recorded 1950

El cisne was composed by Antonio Anselmi.† The lyrics of El cisne are by Antonio Anselmi.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Antonio Anselmi
Words
Antonio Anselmi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1950 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1950 to 1950.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedEl cisneJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
    5 dances
    1950
All recordings of El cisne

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

El cisneJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 5 Performances

Sebastián Acosta & Laura D'AnnaWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20142017 · 2:46

Danced to it

Music from 1950 · danced on film 2011–2017

20112017
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370037469

TodoTango · tema/6567

Composer1

Composed by Antonio Anselmi

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Antonio Anselmi

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  1. El cisneJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor

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