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La catrera

Music by Arturo de Bassi. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1912–1963.
1912: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 1 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 2 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 0 times
1912’20’30’40’501963
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1912: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 1; 1949: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 2; 1955: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1938, 1949, 1955 and 1963.

    How we know

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

La catrera was composed by Arturo de Bassi.†

Credit

Music
Arturo de Bassi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

1910’20’30’40’50’60

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 8
    1 dance
    1938
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  4. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  5. Juan MaglioEarliest we holdInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1912
  6. Alfredo GobbiMost dancedInstrumental · Apr 26
    2 dances
    1951
  7. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  8. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental1912
  9. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 161935
  10. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueInstrumental1951
  11. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Apr 261951
  12. Enrique MoraNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 271952
  13. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueInstrumental1953
  14. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  15. Puro ApronteNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1912–1963 · danced on film 2008

Michelle Erdemsel2008 · 3:06

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370006237

Single source

TodoTango · tema/492

Single source

MusicBrainz · 23d7f112-b2b9-458c-b86a-9d2ecbc72c2bsource

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Arturo de Bassi

Single source

Listen

  1. La catreraJuan Maglio · no clip yet1912
  2. La catreraJuan D'Arienzo1938
  3. La catreraJuan D'Arienzo1949
  4. La catreraAlfredo Gobbi1951
  5. La catreraJuan D'Arienzo1955
  6. La catreraHéctor Varela1957
  7. La catreraJuan D'Arienzo1963

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