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María

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Catulo Castillo. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–2004.
1945: 4 · danced 2 times1963: 1 · danced 0 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times2004: 1 · danced 0 times
1945’50’60’70’80’90’002004
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1945: 4, 2; 1963: 1, 0; 1968: 1, 0; 2004: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1945 and 1963.

    How we know

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

María was composed by Aníbal Troilo.† The lyrics of María are by Catulo Castillo.†

Credit

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Lyrics
Catulo Castillo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 18 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdAlberto Marino · RCA Victor · Oct 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  2. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Rufino · RCA Victor · May 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  3. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Nov 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  4. Domingo FedericoMost dancedOscar Larroca · RCA Victor · Nov 26
    2 dances
    1945
  5. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2004
  6. Baffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyeneche · rca camden
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  7. Francisco FiorentinoOct 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  8. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · Oct 161945
  9. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Dec 271945
  10. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueOscar Alonso1946
  11. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueNelly Vázquez1961
  12. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Nov 151962
  13. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue
  14. Floreal RuízNot in our catalogue
  15. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  16. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  17. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
  18. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue
  19. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  20. Juan Carlos CáceresNot in our catalogueJuan Carlos Cáceres

Danced to it

Maria Rivarola & Carlos Rivarola1:58

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370232884

Single source

TodoTango · tema/69

Single source

MusicBrainz · 9a2929ae-10dc-40cf-9416-2392469873d3source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Aníbal Troilo

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Catulo Castillo

Single source

Listen

  1. MaríaAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1945
  2. MaríaFrancisco Fiorentino · Francisco Fiorentino1945
  3. MaríaFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas · no clip yet1945
  4. MaríaDomingo Federico · Oscar Larroca1945
  5. MaríaAníbal Troilo · Roberto Rufino1963
  6. MaríaBaffa-Berlingieri · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1968
  7. MaríaOrquesta Típica Fernández Fierro · El Chino Laborde · no clip yet2004

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